These beef taquitos are a tried and true family staple! My mom has been making these for us for as long as I can remember and they’re super kid friendly (leave out the chilis if your kids don’t like any spice). The original way she makes them is deep frying, but we’ve been making them in the air fryer and we think it’s just as good!

Serve with your favorite, salsa, guac, cheese dip… Y’all let me know what you think!

Beef Taquitos

Author: sandymargritz
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 20 Taquitos 1x

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Description

Tried and true family favorite. You can either deep fry these beef taquitos or use an air fryer!

Ingredients

Scale

2 lbs Ground beef
20 Corn Tortillas
8–10 oz Velveeta
1 Can Rotel
1 small Can Diced Green Chilis
Salt & Pepper
Spray oil
Toothpicks

Instructions

For Taquitos

Brown ground beef, drain fat, salt and pepper to taste.
Add rotel, green chilis and velveeta until melted.
Spoon into tortillas (I normally warm 4 at a time and use 1 big spoonful), and roll keeping together with a toothpick.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

Air Fryer Instructions

Add to air fryer in single row at 350 degrees and spray tops of taquitos with oil. (Normally 3-4 at a time depending on the size of your air fryer.)
Cook for 5-7 minutes.
Put finished taquitos on a parchment or newspaper lined cookie sheet and keep in 250 degree oven to keep warm until all are fried.
Serve with your favorite salsa!

Deep Frying Instructions

Heat vegetable oil in large pot. Add taquitos to hot oil and fry until crisp. Normally 3-4 at a time.
Put finished taquitos on a parchment or newspaper lined cookie sheet and keep in 250 degree oven to keep warm until all are fried.
Serve with your favorite salsa!

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Main Dish

Keywords: Taquitos, ground beef, beef taquitos, Air Fryer, Fried, Mexican Food