Chili Lime Chicken Taquitos

Chili lime chicken taquitos are the crispy, creamy Tex-Mex snack you didn’t know you needed. Packed with juicy canned chicken, tangy lime, and two cheeses, these golden taquitos are air fried to perfection. Whether you're whipping them up for a family dinner or prepping appetizers for a party, this quick and easy recipe delivers big flavor with minimal effort. Plus, they come with a creamy salsa dip that takes them over the top!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: air fryer, chicken, easy meal, easy recipe, Easy Recipe, quick recipe, easy recipe, quick recipe, simple recipe,, mexican, quick meal, Quick, weeknight meal, simple recipe

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings: servings

Calories: 485kcal

Equipment

1 Medium Bowl
1 Air fryer
1 Measuring cups
1 Measuring spoons

Ingredients

14 oz Canned Chicken Breast Meat drained
2 tbsp Taco Seasoning
6 oz Cream Cheese
2 tbsp Lime Juice or 1 lime juiced
½ cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
½ cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
12 6-inch Flour Tortilla Shells
Olive Oil Spray or Cooking Spray
⅔ cup Salsa
⅔ cup Sour Cream

Instructions

In a medium bowl microwave the cream cheese for 20 seconds until very soft.
Add the soften cream cheese, taco seasoning, and lime juice. Stir well.
Add in the shredded cheeses and mix well. Add in the chicken and mix well.
Put about ¼-⅓ cup of the meat mixture into the 12-tortilla shells. Roll up.
Preheat the Air fryer to 400 degrees. Add the taquitos seam side down in the air fryer, leaving space between each taquito. Spray the tops with olive oil or cooking spray.
Cook in the Air Fryer for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown on top.
While the taquitos are cooking, make a creamy salsa dip by mixing the salsa and the sour cream.
Serve the taquitos with the creamy salsa dip. Enjoy.

Notes

If you do not have an air fryer they can be backed at 400 degrees for abut 5-10 minutes or until golden brown.

The creamy salsa dip is good with salsa verde, too!

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