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Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos Recipe

By Karly on December 15, 2022 | Updated December 15, 2022 | 2 Comments

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These crispy chicken taquitos are simple to make in the air fryer from scratch!  Dip them in your favorite sauce and go to town on them!These crispy chicken taquitos are simple to make in the air fryer from scratch!  Dip them in your favorite sauce and go to town on them!These crispy chicken taquitos are simple to make in the air fryer from scratch!  Dip them in your favorite sauce and go to town on them!

Our Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos recipe is made from scratch, filled with a cheesy chicken mixture, and cooks in just 10 minutes to crispy perfection!

Cooked chicken taquitos stacked up inside of an air fryer basket.
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There are so many great things about taquitos. I don’t care if you are eating fresh homemade taquitos or even warming up some frozen taquitos, they are all great!

Our recipe for homemade taquitos that we’ve already shared is made with beef, but today I was in a chicken mood.

We started this air fryer chicken taquitos recipe with cooked, shredded chicken, plenty of cheese, salsa, and a few seasonings! So simple, but gosh these are good.

Be sure to serve these up with a variety of dips, like cheese sauce, salsa, guacamole, or sour cream!

Table of Contents

  • Ingredient Notes:
  • How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos:
    • Shop our Favorite Air Fryers!
  • FAQ:
  • Karly’s Tips!
  • Dip Ideas
  • Other Popular Mexican-inspired Air Fryer Recipes
    • Air Fryer Mexican Pizza
    • Air Fryer Quesadilla
    • Air Fryer Shrimp Fajitas
    • Air Fryer Flautas
  • Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos Recipe
    • Equipment
    • Ingredients  1x2x3x
      • For the taquitos:
      • For serving (optional):
    • Instructions 
    • Video
    • Notes
    • Nutrition
      • Did You Make This Recipe?

Ingredient Notes:

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Ingredients for chicken taquitos spread on a white countertop.

Tortillas – For taquitos, you need to use corn tortillas, not flour tortillas. Flour tortillas would turn these into flautas, which are also tasty!

Chicken– You need precooked, shredded chicken. We like to use leftover air fryer whole chicken here. It’s like a rotisserie chicken and so tasty!

Dairy – Cheddar, Monterey jack, sour cream, and cream cheese are all added here.

Seasoning – Salsa, taco seasoning, and lime juice add big flavor.

How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos:

Collage of the steps of assembling chicken taquitos.

Chicken & Cheese – Grab a medium bowl and add your chicken and cheese to it. Stir those to combine.

Sauce – Add cream cheese, salsa, sour cream, taco seasoning, and lime juice to a second small bowl now and stir again to combine. Pour your cream cheese over the chicken and stir to combine and complete the filling.

Fill the Taquitos– Wrap your entire stack of tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave them for 20 seconds. This will make your corn tortilla soft and pliable. Spoon three tablespoons of filling into the bottom third of each tortilla and roll it up tightly. Brush or spritz the outside of the taquitos with olive oil.

Air fry the tortillas– Place your taquitos in a single layer in your air fryer basket. Try to keep them from touching each other or the sides of your basket. Work in batches if needed. Air fry for 7-8 minutes at 400 degrees F. You will need to flip them halfway through cooking.

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Chicken taquitos stacked on a plate in front of an air fryer basket.

FAQ:

How do I store leftover taquitos?

You can place them in an air-tight container or freezer bag and store them in the fridge for up to 4 days. If you need to store leftovers longer than that, it is best to freeze them.

How do I reheat taquitos?

Use your air fryer to reheat your leftovers. Reheat at 350 degrees until warm. This should take around 5 minutes.

Karly’s Tips!

Be sure to warm your tortillas in a damp paper towel in the microwave before filling. This will help keep the tortillas from cracking and splitting as you roll them.

You may use flour tortillas isntead of corn tortillas, but then you’ve made flautas instead of taquitos.

Won’t eat a full batch? Cook them up, freeze them in a freezer safe bag for up to 3 months, and reheat in the air fryer.

A chicken taquito being dipped into guacamole.

Dip Ideas

  • Salsa
  • Queso
  • Guacamole
  • Sour Cream
  • Refried Bean Dip

Other Popular Mexican-inspired Air Fryer Recipes

  • A cooked Mexican pizza cut into four pieces.

    Air Fryer Mexican Pizza

  • Overhead view of two garnished quesadillas in an air fryer basket.

    Air Fryer Quesadilla

  • Close up of a plate of shrimp fajitas next to a fork.

    Air Fryer Shrimp Fajitas

  • Garnished chicken flautas on a small black plate.

    Air Fryer Flautas

A chicken taquito being dipped into salsa.
Chicken taquitos stacked up in an air fryer basket.

Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos Recipe

Created by: Karly

Course Air Fryer Snacks, Chicken
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
15 taquitos
Our Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos recipe is made from scratch, filled with a cheesy chicken mixture, and cooks in just 10 minutes to crispy perfection!
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Equipment

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Ingredients
  

For the taquitos:

  • 3 cups cooked, shredded chicken
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup salsa
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 15-20 corn tortillas
  • Olive oil for brushing on the taquitos

For serving (optional):

  • Queso dip
  • Guacamole
  • Salsa

Instructions
 

  • Add the chicken and cheese to a medium mixing bowl and stir to combine.
  • Add the cream cheese, salsa, sour cream, taco seasoning, and lime juice to a small bowl and stir until well combined.
  • Pour the cream cheese mixture over the chicken and stir to combine to make the filling.
  • Wrap the stack of tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds to make the tortillas soft and pliable.
  • Spoon 3 tablespoons of filling into the bottom third of each tortilla and tightly roll up the tortilla.
  • Brush the outsides of the tortillas with olive oil.
  • Arrange the taquitos in a single layer in the air fryer, leaving room between each for air to flow. You will likely need to work in batches.
  • Air fry at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking, or until browned and crispy.
  • Serve with choice of dips.

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Notes

You will likely need to work in batches while cooking in the air fryer. Keep cooked taquitos warm in a 200 degree oven on a baking sheet while cooking the rest or return them all to the air fryer in a pile for 1-2 minutes to rewarm when ready to eat. Subsequent batches will cook faster as the air fryer will be hot.
Be sure to use warm corn tortillas or they’ll split and crack while rolling.
Flour tortillas may be substituted for corn tortillas, and you’ll then be making flautas rather than taquitos. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1taquito | Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 686mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 392IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. june leathers says

    December 15, 2022

    Do you have a conventional oven instruction for this receipe?

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    • Karly says

      December 16, 2022

      No, sorry, we only test these recipes in the air fryer.

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