Easy Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons diced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped green chiles (Notes: such as Ortega®)
• 2 tablespoons Mexican-style hot tomato sauce (Notes: such as El Pato®)
• 1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
• 0.5 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
• 2 tablespoons Neufchâtel cheese
• salt and ground black pepper (Notes: to taste)
• 6 null corn tortillas
• avocado oil cooking spray

Instructions

1. 1
   Gather all ingredients.
2. 2
   Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add green chiles and Mexican tomato sauce; stir to combine. Add shredded chicken, Mexican cheese blend, and Neufchâtel cheese. Cook and stir until cheeses have melted and mixture is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. 3
   Heat tortillas in a skillet or directly on the grates of a gas stove until soft and pliable. Place 3 tablespoons of chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Fold over and roll into taquitos.
4. 4
   Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place taquitos in a single layer in the air fryer basket, making sure they are not touching, and mist with avocado oil.
5. 5
   Cook until golden brown, 6 to 9 minutes. Turn taquitos over, mist with avocado oil, and air fry until crispy, 3 to 5 minutes.
6. 6
   Serve and enjoy!

Tips & Variations:

• Be sure to warm up your tortillas before rolling them or they may crack.
• Don’t overfill the tortillas or they will be impossible to roll.
• Use room temperature cream cheese for better mixing.