These Air Fryer Tortilla Chips are crispy, crunchy, and the perfect scoop for your salsas, dips, nachos, and more. It's officially my favorite way to make chips at home. Have this easy recipe ready in about 10 minutes or less.
10small corn tortillas (about 5 ½ inches in diameter)
2tablespoonsolive oil
¼teaspoonkosher salt
For Homemade Pico de Gallo Salsa
5tomatoeschopped
¼red oniondiced small
1clove of garlicminced
1handful of parsley or cilantrochopped
1jalapeñoseeded and diced small
pinch of sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin
Instructions
Stack tortillas on top of one another. Cut into triangular quarters.
Brush olive oil on the front and back of each tortilla. Sprinkle salt on both sides.
Place tortillas in your air fryer basket in a single layer. Do NOT stack them. You’ll probably have to cook them in multiple batches.
Air fry at 350 degrees F for 3 minutes. Remove the air fryer basket, flip the chips, and air fry another 3 minutes, or until lightly golden and crispy.
Serve tortilla chips with your favorite salsa or guacamole.
For Homemade Pico de Gallo 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
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.
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!
If you’d prefer to create tortilla strips, just cut the tortillas into 1 inch thick strips instead of triangles.
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.