Vegan Air Fryer Taquitos

Description

Delicious taquitos made with mashed potatoes just like mom used to make. Only now they’re vegan and none of the flavors are sacrificed! Serve with sides of non-dairy yogurt, Mexican tomato sauce, guacamole, or your choice of sides.

Ingredients

  • 1 large russet potato, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon plant-based butter (such as Country Crock®)
  • 2 tablespoons diced onions
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup plant-based butter (such as Country Crock®)
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened, plain almond milk
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 6 corn tortillas
  • avocado oil cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Place potato into a saucepan and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender
  2. about 20 minutes.
  3. While potato is boiling
  4. melt 1 teaspoon plant-based butter in a skillet and saute onions until soft and translucent
  5. 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant
  6. about 1 minute. Set aside
  7. Drain potato and transfer to a bowl. Pour in 1/4 cup plant-based butter and almond milk
  8. season with salt and pepper
  9. and mash. Mix in onion and garlic until well combined.
  10. Heat tortillas in a skillet or directly on the grates of a gas stove until soft and pliable. Place 3 tablespoons of potato mixture down the center of each tortilla
  11. fold over
  12. and roll up.
  13. Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  14. Place taquitos in the air fryer basket
  15. making sure they are not touching
  16. and mist with avocado oil. Cook in batches if necessary.
  17. Air fry until taquitos are golden brown and crispy
  18. 6 to 9 minutes. Turn taquitos over
  19. mist with avocado oil
  20. and air fry for 3 to 5 minutes more.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 6

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