Crispy air fryer tacos with ground beef are easy to make and use only a few simple ingredients – for a quick dinner option. This recipe takes the greasy mess out of deep-frying tacos but still gives them their crisp texture.
AIR FRYER TACOS
Are you ready for the easiest taco recipe you’ll ever make? Excellent because it’s right here. I love making these tacos because they have such an authentic vibe and are so easy to make. I started making these tacos years ago when I first got my air fryer, but I just never got around to sharing it on the blog. Well, today seems like a case of better late than never, so get ready! These tacos are full of all the flavors we love, and the shells are cooked while the filling heats, so the shells get crispy while the filling gets hot, and it’s all ready to go at the same time. Talk about a time saver.
HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER TACOS
Making these tacos is incredibly easy. It’s no more difficult than making your tacos the way you’ve always made them, and it’s much faster.
STEP 1: COOK THE BEEF AND VEGETABLES
Cook the ground beef, onions, and jalapenos in a frying pan over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink and the onions and peppers are tender. Then, add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Drain the mixture and return it to the pan.
STEP 2: ADD SEASONING
Add the taco seasoning to the beef and stir. Then, add water and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
STEP 3: FILL
Place the flour tortillas in a metal taco holder and fill them with the meat mixture. Then, pick up the tacos and spray both sides lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Place them back in the holder.
STEP 4: AIR FRY
Air fry the tacos at 390 degrees for 4 minutes. Repeat until as many tacos as you want are made.
STEP 5: TOP
Add shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado salsa, cheese, and cilantro if desired and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 jalapenos, stem and seeds removed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup taco seasoning
- 1 ½ cup water
- 14 flour tortillas, taquito size
- Optional toppings:
- Cacique Queso Fresco Cheese
- Shredded lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Avocado salsa
Instructions
- In a large cast iron skillet or frying pan over medium heat, cook ground beef, onion and jalapenos until meat is no longer pink, and onions and peppers are tender.
- Add garlic and cook for another two minutes. Drain grease and return to pan.
- Sprinkle taco seasoning mix over meat mixture. Stir.
- Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Preheat air fryer at 390° for 3 minutes.
- Place flour tortillas in a metal taco holder and fill tortillas with meat filling. Pick up filled tortilla and lightly spray both sides of the tortillas with non-stick cooking spray. Place back in the holder and then place holder in the air fryer basket.
- Air fry at 390 degrees for 4 minutes. Use tongs to remove metal holder and repeat with the remaining tacos.
- Top with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, avocado salsa, cheese and cilantro, if desired.
