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Air Fryer Cheesy Chicken Taquitos

Air Fryer Cheesy Chicken Taquitos

You will love these homemade Air Fryer Cheesy Chicken Taquitos. Make them for an easy dinner or a party appetizer. Small corn or flour tortillas are filled with shredded chicken, cream cheese, and salsa mixture, rolled, and then air fried until delicious and crispy.

Ingredients

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  • 6 fajita size flour tortillas
  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup prepared salsa
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F.
  2. Stack tortillas onto a plate and set aside.
  3. Place chicken, cheese, salsa, sour cream, salt and pepper into a large mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.
  4. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of chicken mixture onto the center of each tortilla. Roll tightly and place seam side down onto another plate. Continue until all 6 tortillas have been filled with chicken filling.
  5. Lightly spray tops of rolled taquitos with cooking spray.
  6. Carefully transfer taquitos into air fryer basket making sure they’re placed in a single layer seam sides down.
  7. Cook taquitos at 400 degrees F. for 5-6 minutes until golden brown and toasted.
  8. Remove taquitos with long tongs onto a serving plate. Top with sour cream and salsa if desired and garnish with chopped cilantro leaves.