Air Fryer Frozen Taquitos

Can you cook frozen taquitos? Do You Need to Thaw first?

No, you don’t need to thaw these first. They are to be air fried frozen, straight from the freezer. It’s incredible how easy frozen taquitos are to cook straight from the freezer into the air fryer. The hot circulating air cooks these taquitos or flautas and they taste wonderful!

How to Cook Air Fryer Frozen Taquitos or Flautas

Air fried frozen taquitos are one of our favorite snacks and finger foods! Seriously, the air fryer makes them super crispy and amazing. The outside tortilla is crunchy crispy and the inside is perfect. We’ve made them fresh many times and here’s our taquito recipe on our sister site if you’re ambitious. But if you’re in a bind, then try air frying frozen taquitos and you’ll be equally satisfied.

• A light oil spray helps. The oil keeps them from drying out too fast.
• Don’t pack them too tight in the air fryer. Leave some space between the taquitos so the hot air can cook all sides.
• Lay them in a single layer in your air fryer basket or air fryer oven tray.
• It’s not a good idea to stack them either. Try laying them all in one layer. The stacking might cause the to bend and break.
• We tested these on different chicken taquitos and chicken flautas. They should work with any other filling long as they are about the same size.
• All recipe details are in the recipe box below.
• Pro-Tip: here’s our favorite tools to help make air frying easier:

We LOVE Evo Oil Sprayers. Not the prettiest, but they’re functional and spritz oil great! They don’t clog up like many others we’ve bought. There’s different styles, but all seem to have the same great spray head. Works great for grilling!

There are Square Mats & Round Mats. These perforated non-stick silicone mats are used to cook food in your air fryer or steamer to minimize sticking. Holes allow hot circulating air to cook the food & keeps the food from sticking.

Parchment sheets are great for your air fryer or bamboo steamer (food tends to stick most on wire basket or tray). Choose from different sizes, shapes, white and brown (unbleached). Holes allow air to cook food evenly.

Video: Air Fried Frozen Taquitos or Flautas 

Difference Between Taquitos and Flautas?

It’s all about the tortillas. Generally taquitos are made with corn tortillas and flautas are with flour tortillas. What are these delicious rolled goodies? Here’s what Wikipedia says: “A taquito, tacos dorados, rolled taco, or flauta is a Mexican food dish that typically consists of a small rolled-up tortilla that contains filling, including beef, cheese or chicken. The filled tortilla is then crisp-fried or deep-fried. The dish is often topped with condiments such as sour cream and guacamole.” When you’re cooking these start with a small batch first to see what the best timing is for your preferred texture. Brands differ so much on the size, so if they’re thicker they might take longer to cook. Also, if you like your flautas a little more soft, then reduce timing so they’re not as crisp.

Easy Enchilada Recipe using Frozen Taquitos or Flautas in the air fryer

Ok, this is a recipe hack that’s crazy simple and surprisingly delicious! We tested this several times and each time it was devoured within minutes. When you’re craving enchiladas give our recipe a try. You just might be as obsessed as we are! Click here for our crazy easy air fryer enchiladas recipe.

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