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Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Taquitos

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 These crispy Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Taquitos have a creamy filling and make a great snack and are perfect for gameday.

Taquitos filled with chicken on a white plate.

 

They cook up in just 6 to 7 minutes. Top with Avocado sauce, pico de gallo, cilantro, and queso fresco and you have a Mexican feast.

The filling is a mixture of shredded chicken, cream cheese, chipotle peppers, chili powder, and cumin. The chipotle peppers give a little bit of heat. Cut back to one chipotle pepper if you don’t want it spicy. The chipotles add an incredible smokiness to the filling.

These taquitos get fabulously crispy in the air fryer. Every bit as crispy as deep frying but without all the added fat and calories.

Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Taquitos Recipe Tips:

Don’t crowd the taquitos for best results. They should not be touching each other. You want there to be room for the air to circulate around them so they get crispy.

For convenience, use rotisserie chicken.

Overhead of Chicken Taquitos with fresh cilantro and limes.

 

Small flour tortillas can be used instead of corn tortillas.

Be sure to microwave the tortillas covered with a damp paper towel. This will help prevent them from splitting apart when you roll them up.

Taquitos in an air fryer basket.

 

If you can’t find queso fresco cheese, try using feta cheese instead.

To save time, the filling can be made up to 24 hours in advance as well as the avocado sauce. Be sure to cover the surface of the avocado sauce with plastic wrap so it doesn’t turn brown.

It’s best not to use aerosolized cooking spray like Pam in your air fryer. They contain propellants that can damage the nonstick coating on your air fryer basket. Instead purchase a mister and fill it with vegetable oil or olive oil. Note: Pam has started making a non-aerosol olive oil spray but I haven’t tried it yet.

Spicy Chicken Taquitos topped with avocado cream on plate.

Try These Other Air Fryer Recipes:

  • Air Fryer Bacon BBQ Burgers
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Taquitos filled with chicken on a white plate.
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Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Taquitos

These Spicy Chicken Taquitos have a creamy filling and get so crispy in the air fryer!

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Keyword air fryer, gameday
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 446 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 12 small corn tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
  • cooking spray
  • Pico de gallo, chopped fresh cilantro, crumbled queso fresco for serving

Avocado Sauce

  • 1 ripe avocado, pitted
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Start by making Avocado Sauce. Combine avocado, sour cream, cilantro, and lime juice in a food processor and process until smooth.

    Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until needed.

    Note: If you don't have a food processor, you can use a blender, or mash by hand until smooth.

  2. In a medium bowl stir together chicken, cream cheese, chipotle peppers, chili powder, and cumin until evenly mixed.

  3. Cover tortillas with a damp paper towel and microwave for 3o seconds to make more pliable.

  4. Sprinkle a few tablespoons of cheese on a tortilla and then spread about 1/4 cup of filling towards one side. Roll up tightly. Repeat with 5 more.

  5. Lightly spray air fryer basket with oil. Add the 6 taquitos seam side down and spray the tops with oil.

    Air fry at 400 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes.

  6. Repeat with remaining tortillas for a second batch.

  7. To serve, drizzle with Avocado sauce and top with Pico de gallo, cilantro, and Queso Fresco.

Nutrition Facts
Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Taquitos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 446 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 102mg34%
Sodium 683mg30%
Potassium 421mg12%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 36g72%
Calcium 450mg45%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin A 759IU15%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from Delish Party in a Air Fryer

Nutritional values are provided as an estimate only and can vary based on brands of products used, measuring techniques and cooking methods.

Close-up of Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Taquitos

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Filed Under: air fryer, appetizers Tagged With: chicken

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