These quick and easy Healthy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos are the perfect gluten free, 21 Day Fix/WW lunch, dinner, or gameday app! Make them in your oven or in your AirFryer, but definitely make them! This post contains affiliate links for products I’m obsessed with.
Guys…I could eat these Buffalo Chicken Taquitos all day long.
In fact, I ate them for breakfast last week. They. Are. So. Good.
And they are stupid easy, too. Who doesn’t love Stupid Easy Recipes? I love them so much, I actually considered rebranding my site to stupideasyrecipes.com but apparently that domain is taken.
Annnnnnnnnnyway.
How to Make Healthy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
First, cook some chicken breast. One of the reasons these taquitos are so easy is because, just like in my Salsa Lime Chicken Taquitos rercipe, I use my Instant Pot to cook and shred my chicken. I love doing this in advance, too, because then this recipe comes together even quicker!
If you don’t have an Instant Pot, you can prep your chicken in the oven, on the grill, in the slow cooker, or even use rotisserie chicken. Your call.
Next, you just mix the chicken with some creamy cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, hot sauce, cheddar cheese, green onions, and some blue cheese. These are the same ingredients that I use for my Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats!
I don’t love Blue Cheese…what can I sub for this?
Lol- I talked at length about the great Blue Cheese debate in that same Zucchini Boat post, so I won’t get into here. Just use more cheddar, goat cheese, or even mozzarella in it’s place and you are all good!
Is there a sub for Cottage Cheese?
Guys, I promise you will NOT taste the cottage cheese – it just makes the Buffalo Chicken mixture nice and creamy without the cream cheese. This is a little trick I learned from my friend Stephanie from the Foodie and the Fix back when she posted this makeover Spinach and Artichoke Dip!
Should I use flour or corn tortillas for Buffalo Chicken Taquitos?
I use gluten-free corn tortillas because, well, we are gluten free…AND you can have TWO corn tortillas for one yellow on the 21 Day Fix. And the kind I buy (Mission Extra Thin Corn Tortillas) you can actually have three! However, if you want to sub flour tortillas, you totally can.
How to Warm Corn Tortillas Before Wrapping Taquitos
Corn tortillas can be a pain to work with if you are not used to them…but this is literally the hardest part about this recipe! As long as you get them hot, they will roll! Too much work? Use flour tortillas instead!
Wrap 4 corn tortillas in a wet paper towel and microwave for 60 seconds. They should be soft and pliable. **Note – if your tortillas are crumbing, wrap again and heat them longer and try wetting your paper towel more, too.
Another way to heat these tortillas is spray them with olive oil spray and heat them on a baking sheet in a 400 degree oven for a few minutes they are soft and pliable. This is perfect, especially if you are baking these in the oven anyway!
Another tip: try to use your tortillas while they are warm! As they cool, they will crumble again!
Can I make these Buffalo Chicken Taquitos in my Air Fryer? Can they be made in an oven?
Yes! These are Healthy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos, so we won’t be frying them today. But, I have included both Air Fryer and Oven directions for you in the recipe card below. You can even make them in your Mealthy CrispLid!
Can I freeze these Healthy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos?
Yes! You can freeze the Buffalo Chicken mixture alone or make your taquitos and freeze them for a quick meal or snack! Just be sure to lay them flat on a baking pan first and until frozen and then place in a freezer bag. You can easily thaw and crisp up again in the Airfryer or oven. YUM!
What should I serve with these Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Taquitos?
I love making a quick, homemade blue cheese dip for my chicken taquitos, and it also makes for a great dip for carrots, celery or even a salad dressing!
Have leftover filling? This makes an amazing salad topper!
Looking for More Buffalo Chicken Recipes? Check out these favorites:
Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Chili
Buffalo Chicken Pasta | The Foodie and The Fix
Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps | Carrie Elle
And click here for more Air Fryer or Mealthy Crisp Lid Recipes!
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Healthy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos [Instant Pot | Air Fryer]
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 12 taquitos 1x
- Category: Dinner | Lunch
- Method: Air Fryer | Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These quick and easy Healthy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos are the perfect gluten free, 21 Day Fix/WW lunch, dinner, or gameday app. Make them in your oven or in your AirFryer, but definitely make them!
Ingredients
salt, pepper, garlic powder for seasoning
1 lb of boneless chicken breast tenders
2/3 cup 2% greek yogurt
1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese
1/3 cup of shredded cheddar
1/3 cup of blue cheese
⅓–1/2 cup hot sauce (I use Franks), plus more for drizzling
1/2 T chopped green onion (optional)
12 corn tortillas (or sub flour for easier rolling)
carrots and celery sticks
Dressing:
⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
2/3 cup 2% Greek yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
If your chicken is raw, prep this first. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- In your Instant Pot – add 1 cup of broth or water and your raw chicken breast. Cook for 15 minutes and do a full natural release. Drain well and shred.
- In your oven- cook chicken breast on 350 for 30 minutes. Let cool and dice.
- On your stovetop – cover chicken with broth or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Then remove from heat and cover for 20 minutes before dicing or shedding and drain well.
For the Taquitos
- In a medium sized bowl, measure out cottage cheese using a slotted spoon to drain some of the liquid out. I usually just tap the spoon slightly on the side of the container to remove what I can. Add Greek yogurt, cheddar, blue cheese, green onion, and hot sauce. Stir. Next add in cooked chicken. Taste and adjust hot sauce as needed and sprinkle with salt, pepper, or garlic powder if desired.
- Heat tortillas in a 400 degree oven for a few minutes. Spray them with olive oil spray and heat on a baking sheet until soft and pliable. Alternately, you can wrap 2-4 at a time in wet paper towels and warm in the microwave for 60 seconds.
- Working one by one, place 2-3 tablespoons of chicken on the top edge of the tortilla. Gently roll tortilla into a taquito shape, using a toothpick to hold them together. TIP: do this while your tortillas are still very warm! As the tortillas cool, they will break apart again!
- Spray basket of your airfryer or mealthy crisp lid so shells don’t stick or cover with parchment.
- Spray shells with olive oil spray and sprinkle with salt. Air fry in batches of 2-4 at a time on 390 (400 for Mealthy Crisp Lid) for a few minutes or until your taquito is crisp.
- Repeat steps with remaining corn tortillas.
- To make the Taquitos in the oven, just follow the instructions above, but instead of Air Frying, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and bake your Taquitos for 12-14 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Mix dressing ingredients, if desired, and serve 1/8 cup with taquitos! Or drizzle with extra hot sauce before serving. Enjoy with carrots and celery or a side salad!
Notes
Makes 6 servings, 2 taquitos each
21 Day Fix: Corn tortillas – 1/2 RED, 1 YELLOW, 1/3 BLUE, plus 1 ORANGE for dressing, if using (per 2 taquitos) [Tip: If you use Mission Extra Thin Corn Tortillas, you can have three count as a yellow, and get closer to a full red since you can fit more in] Flour tortillas: 1 RED, 2 YELLOW, 1/3 BLUE, plus 1 ORANGE for dressing, if using (per 2 taquitos)
WW: Taquitos – Green – 7 points, Blue – 5 points, Purple – 5 points (per serving); Dressing – Green, Blue, Purple – 1 point (per serving) [Calculated using fat free Greek yogurt, 2% cottage cheese, 2% shredded cheddar, reduced fat blue cheese, and light mayo]
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 taquitos
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Jacquelyn says
Just curious if these could be prepped ahead of time and then froze?
Nancylynn says
Yes! I have details in the post!
april says
Just a heads up that this recipe can’t be pinned because it says the description is too long. We as users can’t change the dexcription so I can’t pin it. I think you weree oveer by 6 characters.
Nancylynn says
Ugh – you are the best for letting me know!
Kari says
Do you have reheating instructions?
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Yunhwa says
I made these for dinner and they turned out AMAZING! We loved them so much! I didn’t have cottage cheese on hand so I used ricotta instead and you couldn’t tell the difference. I made a batch in the oven along with a batch with my Mealthy lid and they both came out fine, but the Mealthy lid did give it more of a crisp. Thanks for such an easy yummy recipe!
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Megan says
Can I ask how the tortilla type changes the red container counts? Red is protein/meat. Wouldn’t the tortilla be a carb and count as yellow?
Nancylynn says
Hi! Sorry this is confusing! The tortillas I was referring to are three for one yellow…but because you are increasing the amount of filling, you are getting more red. Does that make sense?
Denise says
In the Notes section where you provide different counts for Corn vs Flour, the red actually does increase. Is that bc the Mission Extra Thin Tortillas are the flour ones? Thanks!
Nancylynn says
Mission extra thin are still corn but because they are thin, 3 = 1 yellow. Then, because you can fill 3 tortillas instead of 2, the amount of total red you can eat ends up being more.
Allie says
This recipe looks delicious! Going to try it this week. However, I can’t stomach blue cheese. Will omitting this change container counts at all?
Hema says
Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.
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Nancylynn says
Thank you!!
Chelsie says
Love your recipes!
Can I ask what size tortillas you used?
Thanks!
Nancylynn says
Thank you! 6 inch corn tortillas