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Made with only 3 ingredients, these air fryer tortilla chips satisfy your craving for a salty snack. They taste better than store-bought ones, and you can make different flavors like classic, lime, spicy chipotle, or BBQ. Perfect for dipping and nachos!
If you’re looking for a healthier alternative to traditional homemade tortilla chips (and don’t want to use your oven to make baked tortilla chips), you have to try this air fryer version!
Made with only three simple ingredients – corn tortillas, oil, and salt – this recipe is quick, flavorful, and ready in minutes.
I’ve also included 3 other flavor varieties that are easy to make with a few additional seasonings – lime, bbq, and spicy chipotle.
Making tortilla chips just got that much easier.
Air Fryer Tortilla Chips Ingredients
- Corn tortillas: You can use yellow or white corn tortillas. Make sure they’re good quality so they don’t crack.
- Oil: I recommend using any neutral-flavored oil to brush the tortilla chips. Avocado, canola, or olive oil are great.
- Salt: Fine salt creates a good base flavor. Flaky salt is best used as a finishing touch, which you should definitely use.
How to Make Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
Let’s get started! Here’s how to make classic flavored chips with variations like lime, spicy chipotle, and BBQ.
Step 1: Mix the oil and salt (and other seasonings, depending on the flavor you make) in a small bowl together. Then, brush the oil mixture onto both sides of the tortillas.
Step 2: Stack the tortillas on top of one another, then cut the stack into quarters to form triangles.
Step 3: Arrange the tortilla chips in a single layer in your air fryer basket and air fry at 350°F for about 6 minutes, or until the chips start to brown around the edges. You will probably need to do this in batches since the air fryer basket is typically small.
Step 4: Carefully transfer the chips to a wire rack to cool completely. They will get crispier as they cool down. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Tip
To make crispy chips, don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may have to work in batches.
Flavor Variations
Want more flavor? Follow the classic recipe and add a few extras to make different flavor combinations! Here’s how to make them:
- Lime: Add 1 tbsp of lime juice.
- Spicy Chipotle: Add 1/2 tsp of chipotle powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and 1/4 tsp of paprika.
- BBQ: Add 1/2 tbsp of red wine vinegar, 1 tsp light brown sugar, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, and 1/2 tsp garlic powder.
What to Serve with Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
Pair these air fryer tortilla chips with your favorite salsa or dip for the perfect snack or appetizer. Here are some good ones:
- Black bean and corn salsa
- Homemade salsa recipe
- Queso fundido
- Guacamole
- Roasted tomato salsa
- Salsa Verde Queso Dip
How to Store Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
To store, place in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Air Fryer Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
Classic Flavor
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
Lime Flavor
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (about ½ lime)
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
Spicy Chipotle Flavor
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
BBQ Flavor
- 4 corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the oil and seasonings of the flavor of your choice.
- Brush both sides of all the tortillas with the seasoning mixture.
- Stack the tortillas on top of each other, and then cut the stack into quarters to form 16 triangles.
- Arrange the tortilla chips in a single layer in your air fryer basket and air fry at 350°F for about 6 minutes*, or until the chips start to brown around the edges. You will probably need to do this in batches since the air fryer basket is typically small.
- Carefully transfer the chips to a wire rack to cool completely. Don’t worry if they’re not super crunchy at this point – they will get crispier as they cool down.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Notes
- All air fryers are different, so I recommend checking on the chips at the 5-minute mark to see how they look. You may need to remove any that are already crunchy and cooked, then continue cooking the rest.
- Here’s the air fryer that I have.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photos by Erin Jensen of The Wooden Skillet.
Isabel is right about playing with the time as I just got a new oven that has an air fryer component but this recipe is tremendous and I like adding the lime juice. The rack trick is something that I didn’t do before and it makes a huge difference. Thanks!
Can’t wait to start some your delicious recipes.