Air Fryer Taquitos
Homemade taquitos made in the air fryer with little-no oil and no special skills required! These are perfect finger foods for parties, game days, or a simple lunch. Feel free to use the filling recipe provided or create your own!
Ingredients
Filling*
- 1/2 onion, any color diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 bell pepper, any color diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 2 (14oz) cans pinto and/or black beans drained & rinsed
- 1/3 cup water
Taquitos
- Corn tortillas
- Guacamole for dipping
- Salsa for dipping
Instructions
To make the filling*:
- Heat a medium-large saute pan on medium heat
- Add the diced onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, & garlic cloves. Saute, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften and become translucent.
- Add all the spices plus the salt and stir for about a minute.
- Then add the drained & rinsed beans and ⅓ cup water.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until the water has mostly evaporated.
- Use the back of a fork or a potato masher to mash the beans, leaving a few whole pieces
- Taste & adjust seasonings/salt as needed
To assemble the taquitos:
- You’ll be making the taquitos in batches
- Wrap 4-6 corn tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds. Flip & microwave for another 30 seconds. Careful, they’ll be hot!
- While the tortillas are still hot & soft, carefully take one and add 2-4 TBSP of filling in a line in the center of the tortilla
- Wrap the tortilla carefully and tightly into a taquito shape.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas
- If you have a crisping tray for your air fryer, put that in. Spray the bottom of the air fryer/crisping tray with oil**
- Add your taquitos seam side down, making sure they don’t overlap, and spray the tops of them with oil**
- Air fry at 390F for 10-12 minutes, depending on how crispy you want them
- Repeat steps 1-8 until you’ve made your desired amount of taquitos (the filling above made about 14)
- Carefully remove the cooked taquitos from the air fryer as they’ll be hot! Serve with guacamole and salsa.
Notes
Leftovers keep well, just store them in the fridge (or freezer) in an airtight container. To reheat, pop them back in the air fryer for 3-4 minutes (longer if frozen)
*Feel free to use whatever filling you prefer and use this method to make the taquitos. You can read in the blog post some other filling options
**If you’re oil free, simply omit. They may not get quite as crispy.