Frozen Burrito in the Air Fryer

After cooking a frozen burrito in the air fryer, you’ll never bake or microwave one ever again! The air fryer is absolutely the best and easiest way to get crispy, flaky, evenly-cooked frozen burritos every single time. Use this method with any brand and any flavor of frozen burrito, and they’ll be ready to eat in less than 15 minutes!

🌯 What Makes This Method So Good

• If you’ve ever microwaved frozen burritos, you know how unreliable it can be. Like Hot Pockets, microwaved burritos can come out unevenly cooked, with hot spots that burn the roof of your mouth followed by convenient cold spots to ease the pain. Also like Hot Pockets, cooking a frozen burrito in the air fryer changes the game entirely. Deliciously crispy outside, evenly hot and melty inside. This is the only way I’ll cook them from now on.
• With air fryer frozen burritos, there’s absolutely zero prep. You don’t even need to defrost the burritos. Just preheat the air fryer for a few minutes, take the burritos out of the freezer, pop them into the basket, and check on them every so often. You’ll have easy freezer burritos ready to eat in just 10-15 minutes!
• Aside from frozen burritos, the air fryer also comes in handy for leftover burritos. Couldn’t finish your Chipotle or ended up ordering one too many items at Taco Bell? Refrigerate the leftovers for the next day and when you’re ready to eat them, just air fry them for 2 to 5 minutes at 350° Fahrenheit, until they’re warmed through again. You can spray a little oil on the basket and the top of the burrito before cooking to get them really crispy, too.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

• A few factors will impact the cook time here. The age and model of your air fryer make a difference, as do the size and number of burritos you’re air frying. Keep a close eye on the burritos after the first 10 minutes of cooking and check them frequently. Take them out of the air fryer as soon as they’re crispy but before they begin to burn.
• If you’re planning to fit several frozen burritos in the air fryer basket, you might need to work in batches so the hot air has plenty of room to circulate. They won’t cook the way they need to if the burritos are stacked or touch at all.
• If you want to be extra-sure that the frozen burritos are hot all the way through to the center, you can check them with an internal food thermometer before you stop cooking them entirely. I would recommend this if you’re cooking burritos that are really large or really thick.