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Pulled Pork Taquitos
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Pulled Pork Taquitos

Take Slow Cooker Pulled Pork and turn those leftovers into amazing taquitos that everyone will love! Serve them with slaw and guacamole, or freeze them for a quick weeknight meal!
Author: Lexi

Ingredients

  • 12 tortillas see note
  • 3 cups pulled pork
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or pepper jack cheese
  • Avocado oil spray

Instructions

Air Fryer:

  • Preheat Air Fryer to 400 degrees.
  • In a bowl mix together shredded chicken, taco seasoning, and cheese.
  • Warm tortillas up either in a hot cast-iron skillet or in the microwave until malleable. Place 1 tortilla down on a flat surface and fill it with about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture off to the side. Roll up the tortilla tightly and place it, seam side down on the air fryer basket/air fryer sheet. Continue until all of the filling has been used up.
  • Lightly oil the tops of the tortillas.
  • Cook in batches for 6 minutes, flipping halfway though, until the tortillas are lightly crisp and the filling is melty.
  • Serve taquitos as desired with optional garnishes of chopped lettuce, salsa, guacamole, cilantro, hot sauce, etc.!

Oven Baked:

  • Warm tortillas up either in a hot cast-iron skillet or in the microwave until malleable.
  • Preheat oven to 400ºF.
  • In a bowl mix together pulled pork and cheese.
  • Place 1 tortilla down on a flat surface and fill it with pulled pork mixture and cheese off to the side. Roll up the tortilla tightly and place it, seam side down on the air fryer basket/air fryer sheet.
  • Continue until all of the filling has been used up.
  • Lightly oil the tops of the tortillas.
  • Bake for about 15-20 minutes. They should be flipped halfway through the baking time. I recommend baking them for 10 minutes first, flipping and then baking for the additional amount of time it takes for them to get lightly golden and crispy. Baking time will vary depending on the type of tortilla you use.
  • Serve taquitos as desired with optional garnishes of chopped lettuce, guacamole, and coleslaw!

Notes

  1. We tested this recipe with corn tortillas, almond flour tortillas (from Siete Foods), and whole wheat tortillas. All worked well! We also know you can easily use traditional flour tortillas if you want. 
  2. We have found a cooking spray such as avocado oil (which has no other additives) useful for lightly applying oil to the tops of the tortilla. If you don’t have that, you can just use your hands or a pastry brush to lightly oil the tops of the tortilla.