Name: Fryer Salsa Chicken Taquitos, Air Style
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 20 toquitos
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Ingredients: 1 cooked chicken (shredded from roasted or rotisserie chicken); 1/2 cup salsa (or more to taste); 20 flour tortillas (fajita size); 1½ cups cheddar jack cheese; olive oil spray

Fryer Salsa Chicken Taquitos, Air Style

These Air Fryer Salsa Chicken Taquitos couldn’t be any easier! Shredded cooked chicken is tossed with salsa and wrapped in a tortilla with cheese. Then they are lightly sprayed with olive oil and air fried until crispy

Serves 20 toquitos

Prep 5 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Total 25 minutes

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Truly Unfussy Recipe alert!

Either served as an appetizer for guests or a fun and simple dinner, these salsa chicken taquitos never disappoint. And BONUS! you only need 5 (yes! FIVE) ingredients to make them. That’s the kind of recipe my weekdays need!

This method originally was something I quickly whipped up when I had a bare bones and nearly empty fridge. Luckily, some leftover shredded chicken, salsa and soft flour tortillas saved the day. The outcome was these truly crispy, cheesy and incredibly well-seasoned taquitos and it only took me minutes to pull together. #favoriterecipe

We like ours on top of finely shredded lettuce and garnished with sour cream (plain greek yogurt for me), jalapeño hot sauce, fresh pico de gallo and a little Cotija cheese. However, plain with a little hot sauce is still pretty darn savory! Even my two teenagers gave them the thumbs up – and that’s saying a lot.

To Make These Air Fryer Salsa Chicken Taquitos Set out:

shredded cooked chicken from 1 roasted chicken or rotisserie
salsa – store bought or kitchen-made
shredded cheese
flour soft tortillas
olive oil spray

Add 3 to 4 cups shredded cooked chicken into a mixing bowl with 1/2 cup (give or take) and toss to combine. Oh and B-T-W use your go-to salsa, from-scratch or jarred. I knowww this is a in a home kitchen blog, but even I need a cheat ingredient every now and again.

Working in batches, lay couple of the tortillas down. On the bottom third of each one, top with a little of the chicken and a little cheese.

Roll tightly and repeat until all 20 taquitos are rolled. Place them seam side down on to a rimmed metal baking sheet.

Next spray with some of the olive oil spray while your air fryer preheats to 350℉ (or 180℃).

What Is Air Frying?

An air fryer is a counter top appliance that requires less oil (anything from a few spritz to 1 tablespoon) yet produces crispy food that rivals most deep fried foods. By using circulating hot air, it moves at a high speed so the food tends to cook in a fraction of the time.
There are a bunch of different makes and models of air fryers. A regular at dinner did the research (as he’s known to do) and found this air fryer [affiliate] to be one of the go-to. But do your research and purchase one that fits your lifestyle.

How is Air Frying Healthier?

Air frying is healthier because only a thin layer of oil coats the food and when the hot air comes in contact it will crisp. Saving you a ton of fat and calories (without sacrificing any flavor!) because food is not being submerged in a vat of hot oil.
Keep in mind, not all air fryers are equal. Some preheat and some do not. Some are smaller than others therefore you may need to work in smaller batches to air fry.

Once your air fryer has preheated, work in batches of 4 or 5 and air fry for 4 to 5 minutes or until golden and crispy. Try to avoid air frying less than 4 as they may unravel.

I serve mine on a bed of shredded lettuce (like restaurants do!) and top with jalapeño hot sauce, greek yogurt, pico and Cotija cheese.

Crispy and savory and SO savory!