These Air Fryer Southwestern Egg Rolls are drool worthy. Crispy wonton wrappers stuffed with chicken, beans, corn, red pepper and spicy chipotle flavors.
I’ve eaten versions of southwestern egg rolls at several restaurants in the past. They’re kind of like mini chimichangas. The crispy egg roll wrappers mimic fried tortillas. And the filling combination is hard to beat. Spicy and cheesy with a hint of lime. These Air Fryer Southwestern Egg Rolls are sure to be a family favorite. And definitely put them in your rotation once football season rolls around. Everyone that tries these loves them! And they get bonus points for being a bit healthier because they are air fried instead of deep fried.
What is in Air Fryer Southwestern Egg Rolls?
- Egg Roll Wrappers
- Rotisserie Chicken
- Black Beans
- Corn
- Red Pepper
- Cilantro
- Mayonnaise
- Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- Lime Juice
- Salt
- Shredded Colby Jack Cheese
How to Make Southwestern Egg Rolls
In a large bowl, you mix together the filling ingredients – chicken, beans, corn, red pepper, cilantro, mayonnaise, chipotle peppers, lime juice, salt and shredded cheese. Once the filling is ready, assemble the egg rolls. Here is a really helpful video tutorial for how to fold egg rolls. Then you air fry the egg rolls, brushing the outsides lightly with vegetable oil, for about 10 minutes.
Kitchen Tips
- This is the air fryer I use for testing all of my recipes.
- Each egg roll uses about 1/4 cup of filling. I use this cookie scoop to evenly distribute my filling into the egg roll wrappers.
- These are the egg roll wrappers I used in this recipe.
- Use this guacamole salsa for dipping.
- Use a pastry brush for brushing the egg rolls with vegetable oil.
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Air Fryer Southwestern Egg Rolls
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 9 egg roll wrappers
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce finely chopped
- 1 tbsp adobo sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups white rotisserie chicken meat chopped
- 1/2 cup canned corn drained
- 1/2 cup black beans drained
- 1/4 cup red pepper finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro finely chopped
- 3/4 cup Colby Jack cheese shredded
- vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lime juice, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce and salt.
- Add the chicken, corn, black beans, red peppers, cilantro and shredded cheese. Mix well until combined.
- Add about 1/4 cup of the filling to each egg roll wrapper. Using the video tutorial as a guide, wrap the egg rolls, sealing the outside edge with water.
- Place the egg rolls in a single layer in your air fryer basket. I had to fry mine in two batches.
- Brush the egg rolls very lightly with vegetable oil. Cook at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Open the air fryer. Use tongs to flip the egg rolls. Brush the other side with vegetable oil. Cook at 350 for an additional 5 minutes, or until the outsides are nicely browned.
- Serve the egg rolls with guacamole salsa.
Angela says
This recipe looks wonderful. I have only just started using an air fryer and can’t wait to try these in it.
foodtasticmom says
You will love them!
Pavani says
I love crispy egg rolls and your air fryer version looks absolutely perfect. No deep frying and guilt-free treat. Love the southwestern filling as well – yummy!!
foodtasticmom says
Exactly. Thanks for stopping by!
Pam Greer says
These are amazing!! One of my favorite air fryer recipes. I tried serving these as an appetizer, but we loved them so much, we had them for dinner!
foodtasticmom says
So great to hear. Thanks Pam!
Pam says
I’ve only had my air fryer a little while and I am amazed at all the recipes that can be made in it. Thanks for sharing this.
foodtasticmom says
It is an amazing little gadget – so glad I took the plunge to purchase one. Thanks Pam.
Courtney | Love & Good Stuff says
These turned out really great. They were well loved by the whole family. We will definitely be making these again!
foodtasticmom says
Love hearing this. Thank you for the positive review and rating!