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Healthy Instant Pot Airfryer Chicken Taquitos

These Healthy Instant Pot Airfryer Chicken Taquitos are such a quick and easy dinner for the whole family.  Just prep some Salsa Lime Chicken in your Crock Pot or your Instant Pot and easily make Taquitos either in your oven or in your Airfryer!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Easy
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 288kcal
Author: Nancylynn

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken tenderloins
  • 1 jar organic salsa
  • 1 lime
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese of your choice
  • 12 corn tortillas or sub gluten-free or whole wheat flour tortillas
  • Olive oil or avocado oil cooking spray
  • Salt
  • 1 tablespoon salt free taco seasoning optional

Optional toppings:

Instructions

Chicken:

  • Place chicken in your Instant Pot.
  • Top with Salsa.  Lock lid and hit the poultry button or use the manual/pressure cook button and set for 15 minutes.
  • After cook time, natural release.
  • Shred chicken and squeeze on some fresh lime juice.   Taste and add a pinch of salt and/or 1 T of salt free taco seasoning, if desired. 

Taquitos:

  • Wrap 4 corn tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds. **Note - if your tortillas are crumbling, wrap again and heat them longer!  Try wetting your paper towel more, too.  **Update - Another way to heat these tortillas is to heat them in a 400 degree oven for a few minutes.  Spray them with olive oil spray and heat on a baking sheet until just pliable.  
  • Working one by one, place 2 Tablespoons of  chicken on the top edge of the tortilla and add 1.5 tablespoons of cheese.  Gently roll tortilla into a taquito shape, using a toothpick to hold them together.  **Optional add in - stir in some greek yogurt to your chicken mixture before rolling.  
  • Spray basket of airfryer 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 for a few minutes or until your taquito is crisp.
  • Repeat steps with remaining corn tortillas.
  • Garnish with avocado/guacamole (or more cheese), fresh pico, cilantro, and a drizzle of Greek yogurt if desired.  
  • **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.

Notes

21 Day Fix: 1 YELLOW, 3/4 RED, 1/2 GREEN, 1/2 BLUE plus toppings (per 2 Taquitos)
WW: 6 points plus toppings (per 2 taquitos) [Calculated using reduced fat cheese]

Nutrition

Serving: 2Taquitos | Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 638mg | Potassium: 541mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 529IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 195mg | Iron: 1mg