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Learn how to cook taquitos in an air fryer for an easy snack! These Air Fryer Taquito instructions work for homemade or frozen taquitos!
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How to Air Fry Frozen Taquitos

Learn how to air fry frozen taquitos for a quick, filling snack! Once you try taquitos in air fryer, you'll never want them any other way.
Prep Time3 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time9 minutes
Course: Air Fryer Recipes, Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: air fryer frozen taquitos, taquitos in air fryer
Servings: 4 servings (12 taquitos total)

Equipment

Ingredients

  • Frozen or homemade taquitos Tested with frozen beef taquitos in corn shells with both Delimex and Jose Ole brand. Also tested with homemade taquito; recipe in notes

Instructions

  • Allow air fryer to preheat for 3 minutes. If using frozen taquitos, preheat to 370 degrees F; if using homemade taquitos, preheat to 390 degrees F.
  • Cook frozen taquitos 4-6 minutes, flipping once halfway through cooking. Homemade taquitos will be finished quicker than frozen, so begin checking those at 3 minutes.

Notes

  • Homemade Taquito Recipe: https://easywraprecipes.com/air-fryer-buffalo-chicken-taquitos/
  • Jose Ole brand was best pulled at 4 minutes, and Delimex brand was best pulled at 6 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 3 taquitos | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 340mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g