These Quick & Easy Chicken Flautas made in the Air Fryer are absolutely delicious!! Crispy chicken flautas filled with a creamy chicken mixture and baked or air-fried to perfection! Once you try these homemade flautas, you may never go back to the premade stuff! These come together in seriously no time at all, and the whole family will love them! Make it with me!!
The Very Best Chicken Flautas
These Chicken Flautas are incredibly easy and they taste amazing! A healthier, but just as delicious twist on traditional flautas, you’re going to LOVE this Air Fryer Chicken Flautas Recipe.
Flour tortillas filled with the easiest instant pot creamy chicken (recipe below) and air fried until golden brown and crispy.
You can also use prepared shredded chicken for this recipe if you have it on hand!
The Air Fryer!!
I recently purchased an Air Fryer and as my first official post about it, I need to brag! I am not sure if I have been living under a rock, or just not listening to everyone tell me how great an air fryer is, but oh man does it live up to the hype!
Man is this kitchen appliance a GAME CHANGER!!
Things that should be deep fried, taste the same without getting out and heating up any oil!!
Crispy on the outside, soft and cooked through the inside, EVERY TIME! I am not kidding, everything I have made, has turned out delicious!
French fries, pizza rolls, chicken nuggets, taquitos, these chicken flautas, salmon, and veggies are all perfectly crisped with just the right amount of cooked!
Which Air Fryer Should You Buy?
I honestly didn’t do much research when I was looking into brands of Air Fryers. The one I originally wanted, the Gourmia, was sold out.
When I saw that the Instant Pot brand had their own Air Fryer Oven, I was sold! That’s the one I went with from Target, and I have been very happy with it so far!
Heres a direct (affiliate) link to shop the one I have on Amazon. Instant Pot Air Fryer!
I now can officially say I think every single person needs to own an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker and an Air Fryer Oven!
How to Make the Creamy Chicken Filling in the Instant Pot
For this recipe, I actually prepared the creamy shredded chicken filling for the Quick & Easy Chicken Flautas in my Instant Pot! Using the Instant Pot is my favorite way to prepare chicken!
The recipe is simple!
3-4 chicken breasts
1 16 ounce bottle la victoria salsa verde
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoon taco seasoning
4 ounces cream cheese
Place the chicken, salsa verde, chicken broth, and taco seasoning in the Instant Pot.
Lock the lid, set the valve to seal, and manually set the pressure for 20 minutes.
When finished, quick release the pressure, remove the chicken from the pot and shred. Reserve about a 1/2 cup of the juices from the pot, discarding the rest.
Stir the juice and the cream cheese into the shredded chicken.
You can use this chicken recipe to fill the tortillas for these flautas, or you can use any shredded chicken you like!
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Quick & Easy Chicken Flautas {Air Fryer}
The most delicious, crispy chicken flautas made in the Air Fryer!
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken (see notes)
- 4 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 8 flour tortillas
- 8 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
Instructions
- Preheat the Air Fryer to 385˚
- In a bowl, mix together the shredded chicken, softened cream cheese, and taco seasong.
- Working with one tortilla at a time, add 1/4 cup of the creamy chicken mixture and 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. Roll up tightly. Repeat 8x.
- Place 4 flautas in the air fryer, seam side down, and set the timer for 8 minutes. At the halfway point, your air fryer should sound to let you know to flip your food. Flip and continue cooking.
- Repeat with the remaining 4 flautas.
- Serve flautas with a tablespoon of sour cream and shredded lettuce. Enjoy!
Notes
* I prepared my creamy shredded chicken filling in my Instant Pot. See above in the blog post for the full Instant Pot chicken recipe! Simple & delicious!
* If using already prepared shredded chicken or canned chicken, heat the chicken up first before mixing in the softened cream cheese. You want it to be warm and well incorporated.
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