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