Mexican Street Corn Taquitos
Make the best vegetarian taquitos with this easy recipe for Mexican Street Corn Taquitos! They're filled with charred corn, onions and peppers, tons of cheese, and flavorful chili lime dressing. A delicious combination of ingredients that you're going to love! These taquitos are easy to make in the oven or an air fryer in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Chili Lime Dressing
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice, fresh-squeezed
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional – for spice
Street Corn Taquitos
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil, or vegetable oil
- 15.25 ounce can of corn, drained
- ¼ cup red onion, minced
- 2 jalapeno peppers, minced
- ¼ cup cotija cheese, crumbled
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 12 small flour tortillas, “fajita size”
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients for the chili lime dressing in a small bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator.
- Add 1 tablespoon avocado oil to a large skillet on the stove over high heat.
- When the skillet is hot, add the corn kernels, minced red onion, and minced jalapenos, cook for 6 minutes or until the corn becomes slightly charred.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the cotija cheese, monterey jack cheese, and cilantro. Add ¼ cup of the chili lime dressing and stir to combine.
- Stack up the tortillas and wrap them in damp paper towels. Microwave for 60 seconds.
- Place 3-4 tablespoons of the corn mixture in the middle of a tortilla and roll it up tightly. Repeat until all of the taquitos are filled and rolled up.
- Preheat an air fryer to 400°F.
- Place the taquitos in an air fryer basket seam-side down, with enough room around the taquitos for air to move.
- Spray the taquitos with nonstick cooking spray, then cook at 400°F for 4-5 minutes.
- Open the air fryer, use tongs to flip the taquitos, spray with cooking spray and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
- You will have to cook the taquitos in batches, unless you have a giant air fryer. In my 5.8 Quart Air Fryer, I was able to fit 6 taquitos, so I could cook all 12 in two batches.
- Serve the taquitos with the remaining chili lime dressing and guacamole, if you'd like. Top with fresh chopped cilantro and additional cotija cheese crumbles.
Notes
- If you don’t have an air fryer, you can make this taquitos recipe in the oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F. If your oven has a convection setting, I recommend using that. Place the taquitos on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Spray the taquitos with cooking spray. Bake in the preheated oven for 6-7 minutes. Remove the taquitos from the oven, flip, spray with cooking spray and cook for an additional 6-7 minutes, or until golden brown.
- If you don’t like spice, omit the jalapenos and do not add the cayenne pepper to the sauce. This will make mild street corn taquitos. You can replace the jalapenos with half of a green bell pepper, if you’d like.
- If you like a lot of spice, feel free to use serrano peppers instead of the jalapenos and add an extra ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper to the sauce. You can also replace the Monterey jack cheese with pepper jack cheese for more spice.
- The chili lime sauce can be made up to a week in advance and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you’re ready to make the taquitos.
- Cooked taquito leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator, in an airtight container for up to 6 days. I recommend reheating them in the air fryer at 400°F for 2-3 minutes per side.
- You can also store uncooked, prepared taquitos in the freezer and cook them directly from frozen anytime within 3 months. When cooking frozen taquitos in the air fryer, simply add 2 minutes to the cooking time, so they’ll need to cook for 5-6 minutes per side in a preheated 400°F air fryer.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 260kcal (13%)Carbohydrates 24g (8%)Protein 9g (18%)Fat 15g (23%)Saturated Fat 6g (30%)Polyunsaturated Fat 3gMonounsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 24mg (8%)Sodium 501mg (21%)Potassium 160mg (5%)Fiber 2g (8%)Sugar 3g (3%)Vitamin A 402mg (8%)Vitamin C 6mg (7%)Calcium 209mg (21%)Iron 1mg (6%)
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