Crispy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
These macro-friendly crispy buffalo chicken taquitos are simple to make and packed with protein. Perfect for a quick meal using an air fryer.
Prep
0
min
Cook
5
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 3 oz Chicken (5 oz can drained)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 3 tbsp 1/3 Fat Cream Cheese (Philadelphia)
- 28g Extra Large Egg / Egg Wash (Eggland's Best)
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- 4 Carb Balance Tortilla Wraps fajita (Mission)
📦Other(2)
- 32g Buttery Buffalo Sauce (Kinder's)
- 4 slices Fat-Free Singles (Kraft)
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
200
Protein
20g
Carbs
18g
Fat
10g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mix together your drained canned chicken, cream cheese, and buttery buffalo sauce until fully combined.
- 2
Liberally coat both sides of your tortillas with the egg wash.
- 3
Place one fat-free single on each tortilla, then divide your buffalo chicken mixture equally among the 4 tortillas, fill them up, and roll them tight.
- 4
Pro Tip: Once rolled, gently poke in both ends of the tortilla to seal it and prevent the cheese and filling from spilling out while they cook.
- 5
Place the rolled taquitos seam-side down in a preheated air fryer and cook at 350°F for 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Apply egg wash in two thin layers with 2-3 minute air-dry intervals between coats, building a 0.5mm cumulative coating that crisps uniformly without pooling.technique0.5mm coating | 2-3 minute intervals
- ✓Place cheese slice at the tortilla's center before adding buffalo chicken mixture, as the fat content (0g in fat-free singles) requires strategic positioning to melt into the filling rather than separate during the 5-minute cook.ingredientCenter placement | 5 minutes at 350°F
- ✓Poke sealed ends at a 45° angle downward into the seam, not perpendicular, so the tortilla's starch fibers compress toward the filling rather than piercing through to create leakage points.technique45° angle insertion
- ✓Fill each taquito to 65-70% capacity (approximately 1.3 oz filling per tortilla), as exceeding this creates internal steam pressure that forces filling through the seal; the low-fat ingredient profile can't contain moisture like traditional full-fat cheese would.ingredient65-70% fill | 1.3 oz per taquito
- ✓Increase air fryer temperature to 375°F for the final 1 minute after the initial 5-minute cook to evaporate residual egg wash moisture on the surface, achieving crackling exterior texture that fat-free formulations won't develop naturally.timing5 min at 350°F + 1 min at 375°F
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Prep
0
min
Cook
5
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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Crispy Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
These macro-friendly crispy buffalo chicken taquitos are simple to make and packed with protein. Perfect for a quick meal using an air fryer.
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 3 oz Chicken (5 oz can drained)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 3 tbsp 1/3 Fat Cream Cheese (Philadelphia)
- 28g Extra Large Egg / Egg Wash (Eggland's Best)
🫙Pantry Staples(1)
- 4 Carb Balance Tortilla Wraps fajita (Mission)
📦Other(2)
- 32g Buttery Buffalo Sauce (Kinder's)
- 4 slices Fat-Free Singles (Kraft)
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
200
Protein
20g
Carbs
18g
Fat
10g
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mix together your drained canned chicken, cream cheese, and buttery buffalo sauce until fully combined.
- 2
Liberally coat both sides of your tortillas with the egg wash.
- 3
Place one fat-free single on each tortilla, then divide your buffalo chicken mixture equally among the 4 tortillas, fill them up, and roll them tight.
- 4
Pro Tip: Once rolled, gently poke in both ends of the tortilla to seal it and prevent the cheese and filling from spilling out while they cook.
- 5
Place the rolled taquitos seam-side down in a preheated air fryer and cook at 350°F for 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Apply egg wash in two thin layers with 2-3 minute air-dry intervals between coats, building a 0.5mm cumulative coating that crisps uniformly without pooling.technique0.5mm coating | 2-3 minute intervals
- ✓Place cheese slice at the tortilla's center before adding buffalo chicken mixture, as the fat content (0g in fat-free singles) requires strategic positioning to melt into the filling rather than separate during the 5-minute cook.ingredientCenter placement | 5 minutes at 350°F
- ✓Poke sealed ends at a 45° angle downward into the seam, not perpendicular, so the tortilla's starch fibers compress toward the filling rather than piercing through to create leakage points.technique45° angle insertion
- ✓Fill each taquito to 65-70% capacity (approximately 1.3 oz filling per tortilla), as exceeding this creates internal steam pressure that forces filling through the seal; the low-fat ingredient profile can't contain moisture like traditional full-fat cheese would.ingredient65-70% fill | 1.3 oz per taquito
- ✓Increase air fryer temperature to 375°F for the final 1 minute after the initial 5-minute cook to evaporate residual egg wash moisture on the surface, achieving crackling exterior texture that fat-free formulations won't develop naturally.timing5 min at 350°F + 1 min at 375°F