Air Fryer Taquitos

Make delicious Taquitos in Air Fryer crispy like fried and filled with delicious sausage and beans filling. Seasoned with Mexican flavors of jalapeno, oregano, and tomatoes, these taquitos are bursting with flavor of spices. Also sharing a 2-minute recipe for a tasty Chipotle Lime Crema Sauce to serve with taquitos. 

These taquitos fry extra-crunchy in air fryer with just a lite brush of oil. Make a double batch as these disappear fast.

These Air Fried Taquitos recipe is perfect for a healthy and guilt free air-fried snack or breakfast. I filled taquitos with spicy chicken sausage and bean filling. You can use any kind of sausage you prefer. I highly recommend adding beans to the filling as beans hold the filling together. This way filling does not fall when taquitos cook in air fryer.

Air Fryer Taquitos

Taquitos means "Little Tacos" are small rolled tacos made with corn tortillas, which are filled and fried for crunch taco snack. Air frying taquitos makes cooking taquitos mess-free, oil-free and also healthier. I simply love the fact that I can serve taquitos from air fryer to breakfast table without dealing with splattering oil.

With this recipe, I'm also sharing a mouthwatering taco filling recipe. Really, the same filling will work as-is to fill in tacos for taco Tuesday. Or add to breakfast burritos. 

For today's recipe, I served Taquitos with Chipotle Lime Cream and dust of Cotija Cheese.

Dig in!

What Do You Need to Make Taquitos?

Here is what you need to make Taquitos in Air Fryer:

1. Sausage
2. Beans
3. Tortillas (corn)
4. jalapeno
5. Taco seasoning
6. Onion
7. Garlic
8. Tomato Sauce
9. Salt and Pepper

One recipe yields 10-12 rolled 6" Taquitos. Recipe doubles easily. Double the ingredients and cook in two batches to add more serving.

Sauce for Taquitos

The best way to enjoy Taquitos is with a spicy-tangy dipping sauce such as Chipotle Creama (recipe included). I also love snacking on air fried taquitos with spicy ketchup. (yum!)

Cooking Taquitos in Air Fryer

If you like like Mexican flavors and fried food, this recipe will quickly become your favorite. Cooking taquitos in the Air Fryer takes total 13-15 minutes. 3 minutes of pre-heating, and 10-12 minutes to air fryer taquitos.

Look at the picture of taquitos below. It is perfectly crispy yet there is no drop of oil. Air Fryer delivers!

To make taquitos, I start by cooking the filling. This is the only part that needs time. Once filling is ready and cooled down. Simple, stuff tacos, roll and air fry. It is that simple and easy!

For Best Results:

1. Preheat Air Fryer to ensures even cooking from the start. 
2. Don't use air fryer rack.
3. Flip Taquitos half-way: Flip taquitos after first 5 minutes of cooking. This ensures even cooking and perfect browning as if fried in oil

Time for Cooking Taquitos in Air Fryer

I use Ninja Foodi Max XL Air Fryer. It takes 10-12 minutes at Air Fry setting, at 400 degrees Fahrenheit to make perfectly crispy Taquitos.

For best results, keep an eye in last 1-2 minutes. I have also learned with experience that cooking taquitos in batches will make crunchy taquitos vs cooking in bulk. 

This delicious Taquitos recipe is perfect for a healthy snack or breakfast. I even don't mind these as dinner. Since I started cooking taquitos in Air Fryer,  Taquitos has become regular in our menu. I hope you will enjoy these as much as we do. Happy Cooking!