If you're always on the lookout for easy, make-ahead, meal prep friendly breakfast ideas, these air fryer breakfast taquitos are for you. These breakfast taquitos are loaded with flavour, and perfect for prepping in advance. Set aside a little time on the weekend to make these and keep them stored in the freezer for a quick, tasty breakfast. You can customize the taquitos in so many ways, so feel free to make them your own.

Similar to these air fryer taquitos with chicken, the amount of times we've made these now are hard to count. We love that they don't take up much room in our freezer (condo living) and they pack a lot of flavour. Plus they make busy mornings a breeze when it comes to breakfast.

Why You'll Love These Breakfast Taquitos

• Customizable to suit your tastes and needs.
• Easy to prep in advance for meal prep.
• Packed with flavour and protein.
• Easy to cook in the air fryer or oven.
• Crispy and crunchy!

Ingredients

• Tomatillos
• Serrano pepper (or use jalapeño)
• White onion
• Cilantro
• Limes
• chorizo sausage (or other type of sausage)
• eggs
• milk
• baby spinach
• tortillas
• cheddar cheese
• avocado oil spray

How to Make Taquitos in the Air Fryer

These air fryer breakfast taquitos couldn't be easier to make. And if you don't have an air fryer, you can easily make this in the oven as well. See instructions for that below.

The first thing you'll want to do is make the salsa verde. Preheat your oven to broil and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (for easier clean up). Toss the tomatillos, onion and serrano pepper on the baking tray. Broil fir about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through, until nice and charred.

Let the tomatillos cool slightly and then transfer everything to a food processor. I added a little lime zest to the salsa verde.

Pulse the ingredients until everything is nicely chopped and fairly smooth.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the sausage and crumble with the back of a wooden spoon or spatula. Cook until crispy and cooked through, about eight to ten minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate lined with paper towel. Discard some of the fat remaining.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with a splash of milk and salt and pepper.

In the same skillet, pour in the eggs and cook over medium-low heat, until cooked through. Remove and set aside with the sausage.

To the same skillet, add the spinach and cook until just wilted, about two minutes. Remove and set aside.

Assemble the taquitos by placing one tortilla on a flat surface. Place some of the eggs first, followed by the spinach, salsa verde and sausage. Top with cheese and then roll them up tightly, sealing with a toothpick.

Place the taquitos seam side down in the air fryer and spray the tops with avocado oil spray and bake for five to six minutes. Flip and bake for another five to six minutes, until lightly browned and crispy.

Serve with cubed avocado, cilantro, sour cream or greek yogurt and extra salsa verde if desired.

Tips

• Prep the salsa verde ahead of time to make things extra easy and efficient in the kitchen.
• Seal the tortillas with a little bit of yogurt when rolling them up or simply use a toothpick to keep them rolled up.
• Don't overstuff the tortillas, as the filling will fall out and make a mess.
• Use avocado oil spray on the taquitos to get them extra crispy.

Substitutions

• Gluten-free: use gluten-free tortillas, cut them into smaller circles for taquitos if needed.
• No dairy: use a dairy-free shredded cheese, dairy-free milk/yogurt.
• No pork: use another type of sausage, anything will work here (turkey, chicken, veggie).
• More fibre: add some black beans instead of sausage, or use half sausage, half beans.
• No salsa verde: you can omit the salsa verde and use your favourite salsa instead.

How to Cook Frozen Taquitos in the Air Fryer

• If freezing these, it's best to freeze them without the salsa verde inside as it could turn into a funny texture.
• Prep the taquitos up until they're rolled and sealed with a toothpick.
• Place the frozen taquitos in a freezer safe plastic bag and store in the freezer for up to three months.
• When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 375℉.
• Place the taquitos in the air fryer and bake for about 12 minutes, flipping halfway through. You can increase the temperature at the end to get them more browned and crispy.

How to Make Taquitos in the Oven

If you don't have an air fryer, you can prepare these breakfast taquitos in the same way and then bake them in the oven at 425℉ in a baking dish for about 15 to 20 minutes. I would recommend spraying the taquitos with avocado spray as well to get them crispy.

Which Air Fryer Do I Use and Recommend

I've tried three different air fryers over the years, and my most recent is also my favourite.

It's the Wonder Oven from Our Place. I absolutely love it and highly recommend it, for several reasons.

• Aesthetically pleasing: as with all Our Place products, the design is unmatched. This means you can leave it out on your countertop and don't need to hide it away in a cluttered drawer.
• Non-toxic: the trays that come with the Wonder Oven are all non-toxic and made from stainless steel and aluminum with a toxin-free nonstick ceramic coating. This is SO hard to find with other types of air fryers and is the main reason I use it so much.
• Different cooking modes: this is not just an air fryer, it can air fry, bake, toast, roast, reheat and broil. I also love the steam function for bringing breads back to life.
• Compact size: I love how small and mighty it is. It won't take up much room on your countertops, something that was so important to me living in a condo with limited countertop space.

The only drawbacks I've noticed while using this is the timer function. It's not digital and can be hard to be precise when using it. So I prefer to just use the timer on my oven or microwave when using it to be sure it's exact. The knob also has to be turned off manually by turning it rather than having an on/off switch.

But honestly, other than those missing features, it's such a great appliance and I do recommend it.

You can check out Our Place Wonder Oven here!

More Air Fryer Recipes:

• Air fryer coconut shrimp
• Air fryer crispy calamari
• Mexican style chicken wings (air fryer)
• Shredded chicken taquitos (air fryer)
• Air fryer bang bang shrimp
• Crispy Thai sweet chili chicken (air fryer)
• Air fryer buffalo chicken tenders (gluten-free)
• Jalapeño poppers with crispy prosciutto (air fryer)

Ready to make this? Let's get to it!

I hope you love this air fryer breakfast recipe as much as we do over here.

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