These vegetarian air fryer enchiladas are perfect for meal prep, can be made ahead and frozen and make a delicious dinner idea in the air fryer.
From our new air fryer cookbook Air Fryer Easy Everyday these enchiladas are made with beans and lots of veggies to create a healthier enchilada recipe.
Enchiladas In Air Fryer
When I think of enchiladas I am always thinking air fryer chicken enchiladas, so when I was asked to make a vegetarian version with veggies and beans, I jumped at the chance.
Instead of chicken thighs with beans and plenty of sauce, I opted for my favourite mixed taco beans. They cook amazingly well in the air fryer and easily give you the option for swapping out the chicken for.
Or because the ingredients are very similar you could do a tray of vegetarian enchiladas and also make a chicken batch. Perfect for if you have a vegetarian in the family.
Air Fryer Easy Everyday
Air Fryer Easy Everyday is our second air fryer cookbook. Featuring 140+ air fryer recipes based around the most popular air fryer food. It has a good-sized vegetarian chapter including these enchiladas. Though you will also love the macaroni cheese and the sweet potato and chickpea curry.
Read more about Air Fryer Easy Everyday here.
Can You Cook Enchiladas In An Air Fryer?
Yes, you can air fry enchiladas and you will love them. You can also do any of your favourite flavours from traditional air fryer chicken enchiladas to beef to these delicious bean and veggie ones.
You can use the air fryer to cook the filling, then wrap them up in wraps with the toppings and continue the enchiladas in the air fryer.
How Do You Make Enchiladas Crispy & Not Soggy?
Its all about air frying the enchiladas when they are stuffed with just the wraps. You can then make your enchilada in air fryer nice and crispy before adding sauce and cheese.
What Goes On The Side Of Enchiladas?
I think we all have a different favourite to go on the side of our enchiladas. For me I love some sliced avocado and some sour cream. But you can add in some extra sides and turn it into a delicious meal.
My go-to would be some delicious air fryer potato wedges. They taste so good and go so well with some enchiladas.
Enchiladas Air Fryer Ingredients
Veggies – We cooked our enchiladas with a red onion, red pepper and some aubergine (eggplant).
Pantry – Then for pantry ingredients we added frozen corn, canned taco beans, salsa, and jalapenos.
Cheese – Of course, there has to be some cheese involved and any cheese that grates well is perfect. You can also swap the sour cream in the recipe for cream cheese if you prefer.
Extras – We also had some nice wraps, some olive oil, and a mixture of ingredients from our herb cupboard.
Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?
I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.
How To Cook Enchiladas In Air Fryer?
- Veggies. Start by preparing the vegetables. Peeling and dicing the onion and chopping into chunks the red pepper and the aubergine/egg plant. Add olive oil and seasonings and mix well.
- Cook. Add the vegetables to the air fryer basket and air fry until crispy.
- Bowl. In the meantime, everything else that will be inside your air fryer enchilada add to a bowl and mix. Add in the veggies when you are done and stir again.
- Wraps. Fill the wraps with the filling and tightly close the wraps to the shape of burritos. Then transfer into an air fryer friendly dish.
- Cook. Add a spray of olive oil then air fry for 8 minutes at 180c/360f or until they are warmed through and have a golden look.
- Add. Then add salsa and cheese and air fry again for another 7 minutes. Then serve with your favourite toppings such as some fresh coriander/cilantro and some sliced avocado.
Now that is how simple it is cooking enchiladas in air fryer and now it’s your turn.
How Long To Cook Enchiladas In Air Fryer?
Enchiladas in air fryer can take a while. This is because you are using the air fryer to cook your veggies, warm up your filling along with making the topping golden and adding your cheese. This takes the air fryer enchilada recipe to a full cooking time of 31 minutes.
What About Reheating Enchiladas In Air Fryer?
If you want to reheat enchiladas in air fryer then its so easy. Simply place the leftover enchiladas into the air fryer basket, and cook them at 160c/320f for 7 minutes or until piping hot in the centre.
Sam & Doms Top Tips For Success
Enchiladas for the air fryer are very easy to make. You cook a quick filling, add sauce ingredients, wrap up and then air fry. Make them your own for what you prefer. You can also use last nights dinner leftovers such as some spare vegetables that was left.
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Plus, if you love comfort food also try: air fryer doner kebab, air fryer chicken gyros, air fryer burgers, or how about some air fryer part baked bread to serve with it?
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Air Fryer Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 300 g Tomato Salsa
- 8 Mini Tortilla Wraps
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray
- 115 g Grated Cheese
FOR THE FILLING
- 1 Red Bell Pepper/Capsicum
- ½ Aubergine/Eggplant
- ½ Medium Red Onion
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 400 g Mixed Taco Beans
- 1 tbsp Sour Cream
- 85 g Grated Cheddar Cheese
- 1 tbsp Jalapeño Slices
- 70 g Frozen Sweetcorn
- 2 tsp Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp Ground Coriander
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- Chop the pepper and the aubergine into 2cm/¾ inch cubes. Slice the red onion into 1cm/½ inch thick slices. Put the chopped vegetables in a bowl and add the olive oil, cumin, oregano and paprika, and a generous seasoning of salt and pepper. Mix well with your hands, then tip into the air fryer basket/drawer. Air fry at 180ºC/360ºF for 15 minutes or until the peppers have a barbecue-style grilled look.
- Whilst the veggies are cooking, put all the remaining filling ingredients in a mixing bowl and add half of the jar of salsa. When the veggies are cooked, add them to the bowl and stir.
- Divide the filling evenly amongst the tortilla wraps. Roll each one up tightly, tucking in the top and bottom as you roll, like you’re preparing a burrito. Place four of the enchiladas in a freezer container and freeze for another day, and place the remaining four enchiladas, side by side, into a 18cm/7 inch square foil tray/pan – or a ceramic dish, paper liner or silicone container also work well. Push them close together in the tray to keep them in place.
- Spray the tops of the enchiladas with olive oil to help them crisp up, then place the tray into the air fryer basket. Air fry at 180ºC/360ºF for 8 minutes, or until they are crisp and not soggy at all.
- Spoon over enough of the remaining salsa to cover the wraps, then sprinkle with the grated Cheddar. Continue to air fry at 160ºC/320ºF for 7 minutes, or until the salsa is piping hot and the cheese has melted.
- Serve with your favourite enchiladas sides – we had ours with sliced avocado and sour cream.
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