These Tex Mex egg rolls are a copycat recipe from one of your favorite restaurants. I have added a few favorite ingredients to make them my own and I encourage you to do the same to make them your own. A crispy, golden brown egg roll wrapper surrounds your favorite Tex-Mex flavors.
Dip these southwest egg rolls are perfect dipped in salsa, guacamole, sour cream or any combination of these condiments. Perfect for football games, appetizer parties or anytime you get a craving for a non-traditional egg roll!
Once you make these gourmet egg rolls, you are going to want to make more nontraditional egg rolls. Some of my favorites are buffalo chicken dip egg rolls, croque-monsieur egg rolls, Philly cheesesteak egg rolls and my FAVORITE way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers: Thanksgiving egg rolls.
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What is a Tex Mex Egg Roll?
A Tex Mex egg roll is a non-traditional egg roll full of your favorite Tex-Mex flavors. Browned ground beef, sautéed onion and garlic, a kick of jalapeno and Rotel tomatoes, corn and black beans together with cream cheese, cheddar jack cheese and creamy avocado come together to make one of my favorite appetizers!
Tex Mex Egg Rolls ingredients:
- ground beef
- red onion, finely diced
- cloves garlic, grated
- corn
- black beans, drained and rinsed
- Rotel tomatoes
- jalapeno, seeded, finely diced
- taco seasoning
- cream cheese
- shredded cheddar jack cheese
- minced cilantro
- avocado
- egg roll wrappers
- Fry oil
How to make the filling.
- In a hot pan, brown the ground beef.
- Add the finely diced onion and the garlic.
- Add the drained corn, black beans, Rotel tomatoes, finely diced jalapeno. Stir until heated through.
- Add the taco seasoning, cream cheese, cheddar jack cheese and stir to combine.
- Add cilantro.
How to make Tex Mex Egg Rolls
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan to 375.
- Place an egg roll wrapper on a clean surface, with the points facing, up, down, left and right.
- In the center of the wrapper, layer 1-2 tablespoon tex mex filling.
- Add a slice of avocado on top of the mixture.
- Fold the top corner of the egg roll wrapper over the filling.
- Fold in the left corner and the right corner.
- Place a bit of water on the bottom corner of the egg roll.
- Roll the rest of the egg roll to close.
- Deep fry for 2-3 minutes, turning often, until golden brown and heated through.
Other fillings for southwest egg rolls:
- rice
- fresh tomato
- salsa
- cooked steak
Can Tex Mex Egg Rolls be made in an air fryer?
Most definitely! Tex Mex egg rolls can be made in an air fryer. An air fryer is a great way of reducing fat in fried foods.
How to air fry Tex Mex Egg Rolls
- Heat air fryer to 390F.
- Air fry the southwest egg rolls in a single layer.
- Air fry for 6-9 minutes.
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Tex Mex Egg Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 red onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 1 can corn
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 can rotel tomatoes
- 1/2 jalapeno seeded, finely diced
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro
- 1 avocado
- 24 egg roll wrappers
- Fry oil
Instructions
How to make Tex Mex egg roll filling.
- In a hot pan, brown the ground beef until there is no longer pink.
- Add the finely diced onion and the garlic. Stir until the onions and garlic are translucent.
- Add the drained corn, black beans, rotel tomatoes, finely diced jalapeno. Stir until heated through.
- Add the taco seasoning and stir to combine.
- Add the cream cheese and cheddar jack cheese, stir and melt until combined.
- Add cilantro. Stir to combine.
How to fill Tex Mex Egg Rolls
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan to 375.
- Place an egg roll wrapper on a clean surface, with the points facing, up, down, left and right.
- In the center of the wrapper, layer 1-2 tablespoon tex mex filling.
- Add a slice of avocado on top of the mixture.
- Fold the top corner of the egg roll wrapper over the filling.
- Fold in the left corner and the right corner.
- Place a bit of water on the bottom corner of the egg roll.
- Roll the rest of the egg roll to close.
- Deep fry for 2-3 minutes, turning often, until golden brown and heated through.
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Notes
Other fillings for southwest egg rolls:
- rice
- fresh tomato
- salsa
- cooked steak
Nutrition
Published December 11, 2019
Sarah Mock
CEO/Owner/Founder/Culinary Blogger
Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 12 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.
Heather says
Hi Sarah! I wanted to let you know that these Tex Mex Egg Rolls look so amazing that I included them in a roundup post of the best Game Day Food ideas! Thank you for letting me share your recipe with my readers! If interested, you can find it here: https://madeinapinch.com/game-day-food/
Sarah says
Heather! Thank you so much! I hope your audience loves them as much as I do!
Vickii says
I made these last night. Such a great idea! A BIG hit with the basketball crowd.