We have come up with a new and exciting appetizer by combining two traditional bar foods. Finger foods are the perfect choice for game day treats or hanging out with friends. Buffalo Chicken Wings and Taquitos are two finger foods that everyone loves. Although they are not considered diet food, our reimagined recipe allows everyone to indulge in both appetizers guilt-free. You no longer have to watch your friends enjoy the appetizers while you pretend to enjoy the garnish by saying, "Mmmm, this celery is so yummy." We have combined our two favorite appetizers to create one delightful treat - Buffalo chicken air fryer taquitos. These taquitos are so scrumptious that you'll feel like you're cheating on your diet, but you're not.
Buffalo Chicken Air Fryer Taquitos
Awesome Appetizer
This recipe is quick and easy to make, and it's also low in calories since it uses 99% fat-free ground chicken breast. If you're counting calories, note that the extra-thin corn tortillas are about 40 calories per tortilla, while regular corn tortillas contain 62 calories each. We typically use the extra thin tortillas. Additionally, the sauce has zero calories! Yes, you read that right: zero calories. However, the cheese does contain calories, so we opted for whipped cream cheese to reduce the amount of cheese used. This adds extra creaminess to the mixture without taking away from the delicious buffalo chicken flavor. The best part? Each Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Taquito is only 99 calories!!!! Not bad when comparing them to fried taquito, which is around 176 calories!
Air Fryer Taquitos
These Buffalo Chicken Air Fryer Taquitos are incredibly easy to make. You can prepare the filling ahead of time and turn on the Air Fryer or Oven when you're ready to make the appetizer. You can even bake them in the oven if you prefer. In just about 15 minutes, you'll have a delicious and satisfying appetizer that doesn't require any celery.
Check out some of our other Air Fryer Recipes: Chicken Taquitos, Shrimp and Snow Peas, Chicken Nuggets, and Sesame Chicken wings.
TIP:
Ground chicken is often considered dry while cooking, leading people to add a lot of oil to it. However, there's a better way to keep the flavor of the chicken and its seasoning intact. Start cooking it with a ¼ cup of water, season the chicken, and if it starts sticking to the pan, add another ¼ cup of water. This method will help to keep the chicken moist and flavorful without having to add any oil. Cook it over medium-high heat and taste it when done to check if you need to add more salt.
Looking for more Recipe Options? We have some Suggestions You Might Enjoy:
- Steak and Cheese Taquitos - Air Fryer Steak and Cheese Taquitos are easy to make and great for dinner, appetizers, or snacks. Make ahead for a quick appetizer.
- Black Beans - Incredibly easy to make healthy and flavorful black beans! Perfect for burritos, dips, nachos, taquitos, and more.
- Buffalo Cauliflower - Crunchy air-fried cauliflower tossed in a spicy, tangy sauce. Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower has all the irresistible flavor of buffalo wings in an easy, lower-calorie snack.
- Spicy Buffalo Chicken Tender - Low Fat baked Spicy Buffalo Chicken Tender
- Buffalo Chicken Meatballs - For game day, why not try buffalo chicken meatballs? There is enough flavor to feel like a wing but without the guilt.
Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
A Few Things We Use
Ingredients
Taquito Filling
- 1 Pound Ground chicken breast
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Sea salt
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- 3 Tablespoons Whipped Cream cheese
- 1 Ounces Blue cheese
- 1 Ounces Cheddar cheese
- 1 Cup Buffalo sauce
Tortillas
- 20 Corn tortillas Extra thin tortillas
Instructions
Taquito Filling
- Mix together the cream cheese, blue cheese, and cheddar cheese.
- Add Ground Chicken to a sauté pan. Stir in the chopped garlic salt, pepper, onion powder. and ¼ cup of water. Cook over medium heat. If the meat starts to stick, add an additional ¼ cup of water. Let all the water evaporate when the chicken is done remove from heat.Add the cheese mixture (cream cheese, blue cheese, and cheddar cheese) to the Chicken.
- Stir in the Buffalo Sauce to the chicken/cheese mixture. Taste you might want to add more buffalo sauce. If using peppers, add the chopped peppers.
Assemble Taquitos
- Add about 2 Tablespoons of the chicken/cheese mixture to the corn tortilla. You'll be rolling the tortilla around the mixture, so add the filling down the middle.
- Fold one side of the tortilla over the filling, then fold the other side over. Lay seam side down. You can secure the taquitos with a toothpick if you like.
Air Fry/Bake Taquitos
- Spray the fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray
- Add taquitos to the basket (don't overcrowd the basket) and Air Fry at 390 degrees for 6 minutes. If baking in regular oven bake for 12 minutes and check. More than likely it will take 15 minutes.
- Enjoy!!!!
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