Description
These taquitos are air fried, which makes them healthier than deep fried ones. Using shredded rotisserie chicken provides a quick prep but you can always use home-cooked chicken. Serve with sides of sour cream, Mexican tomato sauce, and guacamole, or your choice of sides.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped green chiles (such as Ortega®)
- 2 tablespoons Mexican-style hot tomato sauce (such as El Pato®)
- 1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
- 2 tablespoons Neufchatel cheese
- ½ cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 6 each corn tortillas
- 1 serving avocado oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until soft and translucent
- 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant
- about 1 minute. Add green chiles and Mexican tomato sauce; stir to combine. Add shredded chicken
- Mexican cheese blend
- and Neufchâtel cheese. Cook and stir until cheeses have melted and mixture is warmed through
- about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat tortillas in a skillet or directly on the grates of a gas stove until soft and pliable. Place 3 tablespoons of chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Fold over and roll into taquitos.
- Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place taquitos in a single layer in the air fryer basket
- making sure they are not touching
- and mist with avocado oil. Cook until golden brown
- 6 to 9 minutes. Turn taquitos over
- mist with avocado oil
- and air fry until crispy
- 3 to 5 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 6