Frozen Burrito in Air Fryer

Wondering how to cook frozen burritos the best way? We tested it out and came up with the perfect timing! Now you get get the middle tender but the outside tortilla to be crispy just as you wanted it to be. Here’s how to make this and tons of other air fryer recipes too.

We made homemade air fryer flautas the other night and those were incredibly good. With either chicken, beef or bean and cheese they are inexpensive dinner ideas that everyone loves. Goodness wrapped in a tortilla, it is so much better with a crispy outside and an easy way to do this is in an air fryer basket.

How Long to Cook Frozen Burrito in Air Fryer

You will need to preheat air fryer first, that is key. That will take 5 minutes if you want every minute accounted for. As far as cook time though you just need 15 minutes. There are so many types to choose from but we went with the most common which we feel is beef and bean. Filling won’t change anything, size will though so go with the “regular” medium size.

I know you either have a few of these in your freezer now, or have in the past. These are cheap dinners that can be made homemade, but fast it key with kids. When I was young we had these for dinner like a lot. Without a lot of money, and me being a picky eater, it meant that this was just a win.

Nowadays there are tons of different brands and fillings available. Before you really only had bean and cheese and that was about it. Nowadays we have bought beef, chicken, mild and spicy varieties. The timing below is for the “regular” type, not the jumbo varieties.

It doesn’t matter what brand you might have at home. We have 3 different ones and they all work about the same, the biggest difference is the size of the basket itself and/or if you need Ninja Foodi recipes like this you will use the lid that is attached with the air crisp button on the front.

How do you air fry burritos so the tortilla doesn’t dry out?

I recommend always preheat your air fryer so everything cooks at the same temp. throughout the time. Flip often and check often too. If you’re only cooking one I might check after 12 minutes or so and see if it’s browned enough for you. Another option to cook less is the microwave for half the time listed on the bag, then air fry just to crisp, that won’t dry it out at all.

Cooking Tips

Whether you cook one or a few at a time you would use the same times. Biggest tip is to make sure there is a little bit of room in between them. The hot air needs to circulate around each one to get just the right texture you will want.

Cooking instructions and cooking times are below for air fried Burritos El Monterey burritos. This is way faster than using a conventional oven and crispier than just using a microwave for sure.

Of course air fryers cook at slightly different temps but they’re pretty close. What will make a difference is if you left them out to reach room temperature beforehand. Then it would only take maybe 7 minutes or so to warm up I’d imagine.

FAQ

The dips after they’re cooked of course!! You’ve gotta’ have salsa for sure, and guacamole + sour cream are winners in our book.

We chose Reser’s as you can see here, their bean and cheese is pretty good. Las Campanas and Red’s are pretty popular, followed by Don Miguel and Jose Ole burritos. You can choose which type you like. There are spicy and mild varieties typically. Some have just beans and cheese where others include ground beef and chiles.
Want to make things fun? Make an air fryer burrito bar with lots of options like we share here below. If you haven’t done this yet with your family it’s kinda’ like taco Tuesday but with the other favorite Mexican food item. 😉 Avocado salsa is killer with Sour cream, Guacamole, Chunky pico de gallo salsa or Diced chives.
If you have heat lovers like I do at my house you could drizzle some Sriracha sauce over the top. Another one is warm up some enchilada sauce and use that for wet burritos.

Other frozen foods in air fryer you’ll love

A few of our other favorites are: making air fryer frozen egg rolls are probably our girls favorite snacks during the day. Frozen air fryer corn dogs are so easy and so much better than in the microwave followed by frozen potstickers in air fryer I love for lunch.

Nutritional information is not entirely accurate as it is calculated by the recipe card. You should definitely refer to the bag of the types you chose for that information.

Since ingredients inside are precooked before freezing them there really isn’t much need for checking the internal temperature when done. Instead just cut in half right in the middle and it should be soft and oozing out.