These chicken bacon ranch taquitos can be made in the air fryer or the oven!
And they’re only 3 points each for blue and purple, 4 points each for green!
Taquitos are perfect for a snack, appetizer, lunch or dinner!
Another great thing about taquitos is that kids love them. I know my kids have never turned them down.
I didn’t have to do too much to lighten up these taquitos. Instead of frying them I made them in the air fryer. They turn out crispy and delicious in the air fryer.
They also turn out crispy if you bake them, I just like how easy they are to make in the air fryer.
Using reduced-fat cream cheese also helped to keep these taquitos low in points. You can’t even tell a difference.
Center cut bacon is only 2 points for 2 slices so that is what I used. There is less fat on center cut bacon vs. regular bacon
To make these taquitos I let the cream cheese warm up to room temperature. That makes it much easier to mix the ingredients together.
The first thing I did was mixed together the ranch seasoning and cream cheese.
Next I cut up one chicken breast into small pieces. I also cut up two slices of bacon and two tablespoons of green onions and added it all to the cream cheese.
When using corn tortillas for taquitos I find them easier to work with if you heat them up first. I warm up a small frying pan then add the tortilla. I heat it for about 20 seconds on each side.
I filled the center with the cream cheese mixture then tightly rolled them up. I put them in the air fryer and sprayed them with olive oil spray. Then I cooked them for 6 minutes at 400 degrees.
If you’re baking them in the oven you can put the taquitos on a baking sheet and spray with olive oil. Bake them in the oven 11-13 minutes at 425 degrees F.
Either way you want to cook them will work. You will have crispy taquitos in just minutes!
Yield: 8 taquitos (3 points each for blue and purple, 4 points each for green)
- 4 oz. reduced fat cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon ranch seasoning
- 1 cooked chicken breast, chopped
- 2 slices center cut bacon, cooked and chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat Mexican cheese, shredded
- 8 corn tortillas
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Mix together the cream cheese and ranch seasoning. Add in the chicken, bacon, green onions and Mexican cheese and stir together.
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Preheat air fryer at 400 degrees for 3 minutes.
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Lay out a tortilla and fill the center with the cream cheese mixture. Tightly roll up the tortilla and place it in the air fryer seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
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Spray the tortillas with olive oil spray. Set the air fryer to 400 degrees and cook for 6 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
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Lay out a tortilla and fill the center with the cream cheese mixture. Tightly roll up the tortilla and place it on a baking sheet seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
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Spray the tortillas with olive oil spray. Bake 11-13 minutes, once the tortillas are golden brown.
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