A spicy filling of chicken and cheese wrapped in a tortilla and air fried until crisp. These buffalo chicken taquitos are perfect as an appetizer or meal.
In a large bowl, mix the shredded chicken, cream cheese, hot sauce, monterey jack and crumbled blue cheese until well mixed.
Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of chicken mixture down the center of a tortilla and then roll up like a cigar. If using corn tortillas, make sure you warm them first to prevent cracking as you roll. See notes below.
Place the taquitos seam down in the air fryer basket in a single layer.
Brush or spray the tops of the taquitos with a bit of olive oil.
Set the air fryer to 350°F and cook the taquitos for 8-12 minutes until crisp. Check them halfway through and, if necessary, turn them for even cooking as all air fryers cook a bit differently.
Serve with additional toppings if desired.
Notes
If you don't like blue cheese you can leave that out of the recipe.You can use either flour or corn tortillas, or a flour/corn blend. However, if you are using corn tortillas you will need to warm them first or they will crack while rolling. You can warm the tortillas one-by-one in a warm skillet on the stove. Place the tortilla in the skillet, warm for 10-20 seconds then remove. Or wrap a stack of tortillas in a paper towel and place them in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.Flour tortillas seem to crisp a bit faster than corn tortillas, so make sure you are checking at the halfway point so you don't overcook.