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Air Fryer Flautas

By Karly on October 18, 2022 | Updated October 18, 2022 | 2 Comments

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These air fryer chicken flautas come out crispy, flavorful, and so good looking!  These air fryer chicken flautas come out crispy, flavorful, and so good looking!  These air fryer chicken flautas come out crispy, flavorful, and so good looking!  These air fryer chicken flautas come out crispy, flavorful, and so good looking!  These air fryer chicken flautas makes them crispy, flavorful, and so good looking!

Our Air Fryer Flautas are filled with seasoned chicken, salsa, sour cream, and plenty of cheese! They crisp up nicely in the air fryer! Our recipe is delicious on it’s own, but it’s fun to pile on the toppings!

Overhead view of two plates of chicken flautas.

Wondering what the difference between a flauta and a taquito is? It’s all in the tortilla!

Taquitos use small corn tortillas and flautas are made with large flour tortillas! Both are deep fried (or, in our case, air fried) until crispy on the outside and they’re usually filled with a mixture of meat or beans, cheese, and spices.

Our Air Fryer Flautas are a major favorite around here – loaded with seasoned chicken, salsa, and plenty of cheese. And all the fun topping just make these chicken flautas extra tasty!

You could easily turn these into taquitos by using corn tortillas. No need to even change the filling, just know that corn tortillas are a bit more fragile. You can see our tips and tricks for those in our recipe for air fryer taquitos!

If you’ve got leftover tortillas after this, give our Buffalo Chicken Flautas a try next!

Table of Contents

  • Ingredient Notes:
  • How to Make Chicken Flautas in an Air Fryer:
    • Shop our Favorite Air Fryers!
  • FAQ:
  • Karly’s Tips & Tricks!
    • More Mexican Inspired Favorites:
  • Air Fryer Chicken Flautas
    • Equipment
    • Ingredients  1x2x3x
      • For the flautas:
      • For topping:
    • Instructions 
    • Video
    • Notes
    • Nutrition
      • Did You Make This Recipe?

Ingredient Notes:

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Chicken flauta ingredients spread out on a white countertop.

Chicken – We use rotisserie chicken for this recipe. You could also shred the meat from our air fryer whole chicken!

Shred your chicken while it’s still warm. It pulls apart much easier! Store in a ziptop bag in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months and use in a variety of recipes.

Tortillas – We’re using 8 inch flour tortillas in this recipe. The low carb variety work well, if you’re watching carbs.

Filling ingredients– Salsa, sour cream, cream cheese, taco seasoning, lime juice, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, and shredded Cheddar all go into this dish.

Topping options– Depending on your taste you may choose to add the following for topping or dipping your flautas into:

  • Guacamole
  • Sour Cream
  • Crumbled Queso Fresco
  • Shredded Lettuce
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Green Onion
  • Cholula, for drizzling over the top

How to Make Chicken Flautas in an Air Fryer:

Four step collage of rolling up chicken flautas.
  1. Make the seasoning mix: Stir together the salsa, sour cream, cream cheese, lime juice, and taco seasoning in a bowl. Be sure the cream cheese is at room temperature so that it mixes in nicely.
  2. Combine your filling– Add the chicken and cheese to the seasoning and stir to combine. You can use any mix of cheese you like here. We do cheddar and Monterey jack.
  3. Fill the tortillas– Wrap your stack of tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave them for 20 seconds to soften the tortillas. Add the filling down the center of each tortilla and roll them up tightly. Brush the outsides of the tortilla with olive oil.
  4. Air fry the flautas– Place your flautas in the air fryer. Be sure to leave a bit of space between them for air to flow or the edges won’t crisp up. You will likey need to cook these in batches. Air fry for 7 minutes at 400 degrees F. Flip halfway through cooking. When done, the flautas should be browned and cripsy.
Four cooked flautas in an air fryer basket.

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FAQ:

Are flautas bigger than taquitos?

Yes, flautas use larger flour tortillas while taquitos are made with small corn tortillas.

How do I eat flautas?

It is perfectly acceptable to eat flautas with your hands. Dip them into your favorite dip or just eat them as is. If you’d like to load them with toppings, as shown, you’ll want to enjoy these with a knife and fork.

How do I reheat leftover chicken flautas?

Put them back in your air fryer at 375 degrees F for 3-5 minutes.

Garnished chicken flautas on a small black plate.

Karly’s Tips & Tricks!

You will likely need to work in batches while cooking in the air fryer. Keep cooked flautas warm in a 200 degree oven on a baking sheet while cooking the rest. Subsequent batches will cook faster as the air fryer will be hot.

Like a little spice? Add minced jalapeno, pepper jack cheese, or cayenne pepper to your filling!

More Mexican Inspired Favorites:

  • Air Fryer Tacos
  • Air fryer Shrimp Fajitas
  • Southwest Egg Rolls
  • Fish Stick Tacos
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Chicken flautas on black plate.

Air Fryer Chicken Flautas

Created by: Karly

Course Chicken
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
12 flautas
Our Air Fryer Flautas are filled with seasoned chicken, salsa, sour cream, and plenty of cheese! They crisp up nicely in the air fryer! Our recipe is delicious on it's own, but it's fun to pile on the toppings!
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Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

For the flautas:

  • ½ cup salsa
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 2 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 3 cups shredded chicken cooked
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar
  • 12 8-inch flour tortillas
  • Olive oil for brushing on the flautas

For topping:

  • Guacamole
  • Sour Cream
  • Crumbled Queso Fresco
  • Shredded Lettuce
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Green Onion
  • Hot Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Add the salsa, sour cream, cream cheese, taco seasoning, and lime juice to a mixing bowl and stir until well combined.
  • Stir in the chicken and cheese to combine.
  • Wrap the stack of tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds to make the tortillas soft and pliable.
  • Spoon 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 flautas 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 flautas are browned and crispy.

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Notes

You will likely need to work in batches while cooking in the air fryer. Keep cooked flautas warm in a 200 degree oven on a baking sheet while cooking the rest. Subsequent batches will cook faster as the air fryer will be hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 2flautas | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 885mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 501IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 248mg | Iron: 3mg

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  1. Sallyjojo says

    December 16, 2022

    5 stars
    Had these last night and they were great! Made as written. Reheating some for lunch. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Karly says

      December 17, 2022

      So glad you enjoyed these! Thanks for the review!

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