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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers & Snacks

    Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

    Published: Feb 3, 2021 · Modified: Feb 23, 2022 by Alana Lieberman · As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    If you’ve never made air fryer tortilla chips before, you simply don’t know what you’re missing! They’re perfectly crispy and crunchy, made with flour or corn tortillas, and packed full of whatever flavor you choose to season them with. Above all else, they’re far healthier as they use minimal oil and have way less sodium than store bought or home-fried chips!

    Air fryer tortilla chips in a bowl with a hand dipping a chip in salsa.
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    • 📋 About the Recipe
    • 🛒 Ingredients
    • 📓 Instructions
    • 🔍 FAQs
    • 💭 One More Tip
    • 🍴 Related Recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Reviews

    📋 About the Recipe

    Making homemade light and crispy tortilla chips has never been easier! In just a few simple steps and less than 10 minutes, you’ll have a healthy appetizer or snack ready to be dipped in your favorite salsa, taco dip, guacamole, or cheesy dipping sauce. 

    This recipe is the perfect addition to your mexican fiesta. Whether you’re serving a nacho bar, having a taco party, celebrating Cinco de Mayo, or simply in the mood for some good ‘ole mexican food, homemade tortilla chips are a must! Their nutty, corny flavor is unparalleled and simply cannot be matched by any store-bought kind. They’re also easily customizable, which allows you to flavor them however your friends and family desire. This will soon become your favorite snack!

    🛒 Ingredients

    Labelled ingredients (see recipe for details).

    A few notes about the ingredients:

    1. This recipe can easily be made with corn, flour, or whole wheat tortillas. However, you may need to adjust the cook time. In my air fryer, flour tortillas took about 2 minutes more than corn in order for them to crisp up fully. Also, flour tortilla chips are fairly similar to pita chips in texture.
    2. You can get extremely creative with the seasoning on the chips. Lime or lemon zest, sea salt, nacho cheese powder, za’atar seasoning, ranch seasoning, or even cinnamon sugar for churro-style dessert nachos can all be great options! 
    3. If you’d prefer to create tortilla strips, just cut the tortillas into 1 inch thick strips instead of triangles.

    📓 Instructions

    Stack your tortillas to cut them into 4 triangles. (If you use larger tortillas, you can try cutting them into sixths instead.)

    Flour and corn tortillas cut into triangles and lined up on a white background.

    Spread a flat layer of cut tortillas on the bottom of your air fryer basket or tray. If you’re lazy like me, you can fill the basket with about 2 layers, but they may not crisp up quite as well. If you’re more particular and prefer perfectly crispy chips, only cook in a single layer. You may need to air fry multiple batches, depending on the amount of chips and the size of your air fryer.

    Lightly spray all of the tortilla triangles with nonstick spray. Season with sea salt or seasoning of choice. 

    Air fry at 350 degrees F for about 3 minutes, flip the chips or shake the basket to move them around, and cook for another 2 minutes. They should be golden brown and crispy. If some of the chips still seem soft, you can remove the crisp ones and cook the rest for another minute or two.

    Serve tortilla chips with fresh made salsa (traditional tomato or spicy mango salsa), guacamole, homemade queso dip, hummus, or as the perfect base for air fryer nachos! If you need more than 60 chips, you can easily double or triple the recipe.

    Closeup of air fryer tortilla chips seasoned with sea salt and lime zest.

    Looking For An Easy Salsa Recipe? Check this out!

    Ingredients

    5 tomatoes, chopped

    ¼ of a red onion, diced small

    1 clove of garlic, minced

    1 handful of parsley or cilantro leaves, chopped

    1 jalapeño, seeded and diced small

    A pinch of sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin

    Instructions

    Add all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix to combine. Taste and adjust any seasonings to your liking. You can also blend the salsa in a food processor to make it thicker and less chunky.

    Air fryer flour tortilla chips on an oval platter with sea salt, limes, and a bowl of salsa around it.

    Check out the how-to steps in this web story!

    🔍 FAQs

    How do you heat tortilla chips in an air fryer?

    If you prefer to eat the tortilla chips warm, you can throw them back into your air fryer once they’re already crisp. Heat them up for about a minute or two at 350 degrees F.

    Are tortilla chips and salsa a healthy snack?

    With these air fryer tortilla chips, snacking on chips and salsa just became a whole lot healthier! Many store bought varieties of chips are deep fried and filled with preservatives to keep them from going stale. That adds unnecessary fat, calories, and chemicals into your diet. But when you air fry the chips instead, you can use fresh ingredients (look for locally made tortillas or those kept in the refrigerated aisle for the fewest preservatives added), as well as much less salt and oil!

    How do I store homemade tortilla chips? How long do they last?

    Store room temperature chips in an airtight container or zip top bag in the pantry for up to 1 week.

    How do I make homemade tortilla chips in the oven?

    If you’d prefer to make this recipe in the oven instead, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and lay the chips in a single layer on a sheet pan. Spray them with nonstick spray and cook for about 6 minutes. Add another minute or two if the chips are still soft after 6 minutes.

    💭 One More Tip

    Air fryer tortilla chips are great as a snack or you can serve them as a side dish to a Mexican-themed dinner: fajitas, nachos, Spanish or Mexican rice, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas… There are so many great options to pair with these chips!

    I love them with instant pot bbq pulled chicken on top with all the other fixings!

    Air fryer tortilla chips in a black bowl with sea salt, limes, and a chip dipped in a bowl of salsa around it.

    🍴 Related Recipes

    • Air Fryer Carrot Fries
    • Apple and Brie Sweet Potato Crostini
    • Air Fryer Potato Latkes with Homemade Applesauce
    • Quick and Easy Air Fryer Garlic Bread

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    📖 Recipe

    Air fryer tortilla chips in a black bowl with a chip dipped in a bowl of salsa, sea salt, and limes around it.

    Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

    Air fryer tortilla chips are the best addition to your Mexican fiesta! They’re perfectly crispy and crunchy, made with flour or corn tortillas, and packed full of whatever flavor you choose to season them with. Above all else, they’re easy to make and far healthier, as they use minimal oil and way less salt than store bought or home-fried chips!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American, Mexican
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 245kcal
    Author: Alana Lieberman
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • air fryer

    Ingredients

    For the Tortilla Chips

    • 15 small tortillas (about 5 to 6 inches in diameter) corn, flour, or whole wheat (see notes)
    • nonstick oil spray
    • optional seasonings: sea salt, lime zest, chili powder, cumin, paprika (see notes for more)

    For Homemade Fresh Salsa

    • 5 tomatoes chopped
    • ¼ red onion diced small
    • 1 clove of garlic minced
    • 1 handful of parsley or cilantro chopped
    • 1 jalapeño seeded and diced small
    • pinch of sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin

    Instructions

    For the Tortilla Chips

    • Stack your tortillas to cut them into 4 triangles. (If you use larger tortillas, you can try cutting them into sixths instead.)
    • Spread a flat layer of cut tortillas on the bottom of your air fryer basket or tray. If you’re lazy like me, you can fill the basket with about 2 layers, but they may not crisp up quite as well. If you’re more particular and prefer perfectly crispy chips, only cook them in a single layer. You may need to air fry multiple batches, depending on the amount of chips and the size of your air fryer.
    • Lightly spray all of the tortilla triangles with nonstick spray. Season with sea salt and lime zest or seasoning of choice. 
    • Air fry at 350 degrees F for about 3 minutes, flip the chips or shake your air fryer basket to move them around, and cook for another 2 minutes. They should be golden brown and crispy. If some of the chips still seem soft, you can remove the crisp ones and cook the rest for another minute or two.
    • Store room temperature chips in an airtight container or zip top bag in the pantry for up to 1 week.
    • Serve tortilla chips with fresh made salsa, guacamole, homemade queso dip, hummus, or as the perfect base for air fryer nachos! If you need more than 60 chips, you can easily double or triple the recipe.

    For Homemade Fresh Salsa

    • Add all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix to combine. Taste and adjust any seasonings to your liking. You can also blend the salsa in a food processor to make it thicker and less chunky.

    Notes

    1. This recipe can easily be made with corn, flour, or whole wheat tortillas. However, you may need to adjust the cook time. In my air fryer, flour tortillas took about 2 minutes more than corn in order for them to crisp up fully. Also, flour tortilla chips are fairly similar to pita chips in texture.
    2. You can get extremely creative with the seasoning on the chips. Lime or lemon zest, sea salt, nacho cheese powder, za’atar seasoning, ranch seasoning, or even cinnamon sugar for churro-style dessert nachos can all be great options! 
    3. If you’d prefer to create tortilla strips, just cut the tortillas into 1 inch thick strips instead of triangles.
    4. If you’d prefer to make this recipe in the oven instead, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and lay the chips in a single layer on a sheet pan. Spray them with nonstick spray and cook for about 6 minutes. Add another minute or two if the chips are still soft after 6 minutes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 570mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1354IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Marni

      August 23, 2021 at 3:41 pm

      5 stars
      I made the salsa recipe that was embedded in this post and it was amazing!! The bold flavors are fantastic! Definitely have leftovers for lunches this week.

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      • Alana Lieberman

        August 24, 2021 at 2:27 pm

        Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂

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