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Air fried mini tacos: vegan chicken and cheese

Air fried mini tacos, made with seasoned vegan chicken and cheese, topped with lettuce, tomato, and cilantro. This air fryer recipe has only 7 ingredients and can be prepped and on your dinner table in less than 15 minutes!
Prep Time 9 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • air fryer
  • knife
  • cutting board
  • bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 12 mini soft taco tortillas
  • 1 bag of Daring vegan chicken
  • 1/2 cup vegan cheese I used Daisy's shredded vegan cheddar
  • 1 tsp taco seasoning
  • 1 cup lettuce, shredded I like iceberg lettuce for more of a crunch
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Begin by chopping up one bag of thawed Daring vegan chicken into smaller pieces. If your vegan chicken is not already thawed, thaw in microwave for 1 minute.
    Daring vegan chicken for air fried mini tacos
  • Place chopped vegan chicken in a bowl and add vegan cheese and taco seasoning
    vegan chicken and cheese for air fried min tacos
  • Mix until evenly mixed
  • Lay out mini taco tortillas, place vegan chicken and cheese blend on tortilla. Distribute filling evenly amongst the 12 mini tacos.
    adding filling to air fried min tacos
  • Fold tacos in half
  • Place tacos in air fryer, make sure they aren't overlapping for best results. Spray air fryer with thin coat of oil or use parchment paper to prevent sticking
    air fried min tacos in an air fryer
  • Air fry tacos for 6 minutes at 375 or until outside is slightly crisp and golden brown and inside is hot. Flip tacos at the 3 minute mark to cook evenly
    air fried min tacos
  • **If you have a small air fryer you may to cook mini tacos in batches
  • Once mini tacos have finished cooking, remove from air fryer and top with lettuce, tomato, cilantro or other topping of your choice
    air fried min tacos
  • Serve and enjoy!
    chipotle vegan crema for tacos
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