Easy Mexican Air Fryer Beef Burritos

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Easy Air Fryer Mexican Beef Burritos are golden brown and crunchy like a beef chimichanga you’d get in a Mexican Restaurant but healthier, cheaper, and air fryer quick. This air fryer version of a favorite Mexican dish favorite is an easy meal for a super-fast weekday lunch, quick snack, or light dinner. The best part about these crunchy air-fried beef burritos is they are so simple even your kids can put them together.

These homemade burritos are a great way to use leftover taco meat. Layer with soft spreadable cheese, taco meat, cheese, spinach, and salsa then roll up in a flour tortilla. Air fry for about 8-10 minutes and you have made a quick and easy Mexican food dish your family will ask for every week.

MEXICAN AIR FRYER BEEF BURRITO INGREDIENTS

SIMPLE STEPS TO MAKE HOMEMADE BURRITOS IN THE AIR FRYER

1. STEP ONE – Lay a 7-inch Flour Tortilla flat on a cutting board or plate – I use Mama Lupe’s low-carb tortillas 
2. STEP TWO – Spread the soft spreadable cheese on the tortilla with a knife or small spatula keeping the cheese about 1 inch from the edges.
3. STEP THREE – Spoon about 2 ounces of the taco meat in the middle of the tortilla spreading it out in an elongated shape.
4. STEP FOUR – Spoon about 1 tablespoon of salsa on top of the ground meat mixture.
5. STEP FIVE – Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese on top of the taco meat mixture
6. STEP SIX – Lay a few spinach and cilantro leaves on top of the burrito mixture
7. STEP SEVEN – Roll the burrito up as shown in the diagram below making sure some of the spreadable cheese is underneath the seam. The creamy cheese acts like a sealant for the burrito closure.
8. STEP EIGHT – Spray with non-stick spray and place in the Air Fryer basket seam side down. Cook at 390^o degrees for about 8-10 minutes. I would check on it at about 6 minutes, not every Air Fryer cooks the same. Make sure your burritos are in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Note: Cooking time will vary between different brands and sizes of air fryers.
9. STEP NINE – Mashed avocado with Mexican seasoning and salsa in a bowl. Spoon on top of air-fried beef burrito. (This step is optional)

HOW TO MAKE TACO MEAT

First off, brown 1 pound of ground beef or ground turkey meat and 1/2 cup of chopped onions, and 2 cloves of chopped garlic in a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray over medium heat.

Cook the beef and onion mixture until the meat is no longer pink. Drain the liquid fat from the meat mixture using a colander.

Return the cooked ground meat to the skillet and add your favorite taco seasoning to the meat mixture or sprinkle 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1.5 teaspoons of cumin, and .5 teaspoons of salt on top of the ground meat…stir to mix seasoning into the mixture. Add .5 cup of salsa and stir again. 

Let this simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes. Turn the heat off and let it sit for about 10 minutes longer, covered. 

Note: For best results chill the taco meat mixture.

OPTIONAL BURRITO FILLING INGREDIENTS

• refried beans
• cheese
• black beans
• pinto beans
• black olives
• canned green chiles
• onions
• green peppers
• rice or Mexican rice
• rotisserie chicken

FAVORITE TOPPINGS FOR DELICIOUS AIR FRYER BURRITOS

• Tomato Jalapeno Relish
• Avocados or Guacamole
• cheddar cheese or Monterey cheese
• refried beans
• Homemade Mexican Salsa or Pico de Gallo
• cut up tomatoes and canned corn kernels with lime juice drizzled on the veggies.
• Sour Cream
• Spicy Queso (Rotel cheese dip)

The options are endless!!! 

OVEN-BAKED METHOD

Follow all the instructions above but use the oven. Set the oven to 425^o and cook for 15 minutes on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray oil.

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Easy Crunchy Burrito

Easy crunchy air-fried beef burritos are a really good, fast weekday meal, an easy lunch, or snack that even your kids can put together. Made with leftover taco meat so we can have these yummy beef burritos ready in about 10 minutes.

Course Anytime Meal

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword air fryer, burrito, crunchy, easy, fast meal, leftovers, lunch, snack

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Calories 225kcal

Author Elise

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

• 1 tortillas
• 1 spreadable cheese
• 1/3 cup taco meat
• 2 tbsp salsa
• 1/4 cup cheese
• spinach & cilantro torn and mixed
• 1/4 whole avocado

Instructions

• STEP ONE – Low Carb Tortillas (Mama Lupes). By my calculations, these yummy tortillas only have 3 net grams.
• STEP TWO – spreadable cheese. I use Laughing Cow wedges. They come in lots of flavors and are 1 Weight Watcher points.
• STEP THREE – taco meat. In the recipe, I used leftover taco meat. If I was going to make these for dinner the taco meat wouldn't be leftover. I have also used Turkey Taco Meat and it's just as delicious!
• STEP FOUR – salsa. I used store-bought in the recipe but this Easy Homemade Mexican Salsa would be perfect in this dish.
• STEP FIVE – grated cheese. Mild cheddar was used here but pepper jack, sharp cheddar, a combination of both would be yummy.
• STEP SIX – spinach & cilantro. This step is where I probably lost most of you all. THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL:)
• STEP SEVEN – roll it up like the diagram below. Spray with spray oil and place in the Air Fryer basket. Cook at 390 degrees for about 8 minutes. I would check on it at about 6 minutes, not every Air Fryer cooks the same.
• STEP EIGHT – mashed avocado with spicy seasoning and salsa mixed in. Include this inside or top with the avocado outside. THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL AS WELL, lol:)

Notes

Can be made in the oven at 425 for about 10 minutes.

For a soft low carb burrito assemble burrito and microwave for about 1 minute.

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