Air Fryer Frozen Taquitos Might Be the Best Lazy Dinner Ever

First, grab your taquitos (any frozen brand will do), and preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees for about five minutes.

Place taquitos in the basket of your air fryer. It's best to cook them in a single layer so that they get crispy, but if you're pressed for time and don't mind a softer taquito, you can stack them on top of each other. (I have a Ninja two-basket air fryer, which I love for its capacity to cook big batches of food.)

Spray the basket of your air fryer, and cook the taquitos for four minutes.

After four minutes, pause the cooking process to shake the basket. You can also turn the taquitos by hand, but I find their shape is quite conducive to a good shake! Then, return the taquitos to the air fryer for four more minutes.

After eight minutes, your taquitos should be hot, and you might see some cheese or filling start to poke out. When this happens, you know they're done! If you like yours extra crispy, you can leave them in for another minute or two. Remove them from the air fryer.

Once your taquitos are done, it's time to get fancy with all your favourite toppings. Salsa, guac, hot sauce, sour cream! I went for basic shredded cheese on mine. If you want to get the cheese extra-melty, you can sprinkle it while the taquitos are still in the air fryer. Just know that you might have to spend a little extra time cleaning up!