Description
These Air Fryer Nachos are loaded with tortilla chips (homemade or store-bought), veggies and cheese and take just 5 minutes in the air fryer!
Ingredients
- 6-8 cups corn tortilla chips (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
- 3/4 cup sliced black olives
- 3 cups shredded cheese (marble, cheddar or Monterey Jack)
- 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes (for serving)
- Chopped cilantro (for serving)
- Sour cream, salsa and guacamole (for serving)
Instructions
- Place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the air fryer basket. Arrange half of the tortilla chips in a layer on the bottom.
- Layer on half of the diced bell peppers, jalapeño, onion, olives and cheese.
- Repeat the layer with remaining ingredients.
- Air fry at 330F for 5 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and the top layer of chips start to brown.
- Top with chopped tomatoes and cilantro and serve immediately with sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole.
Notes
- Be careful not to overfill the air fryer basket. The nachos will not cook as quickly and the toppings may get too close to the heating element on top of the air fryer. In my 5.8 quart basket, two layers worked best.
- If you have a smaller air fryer, you may need to half the recipe or air fry in two batches.
- Even if your air fryer basket is non-stick, I recommend lining the basket with parchment paper to catch any toppings that might fall through the bottom of the basket and to help lift the nachos out of the air fryer.
- Use thicker cut corn tortilla chips as they will hold up better to all of the toppings.
- As air fryer brands differ, you may need to adjust the air frying temperature and/or time slightly.
- Be sure to check out the other sections above the recipe card for more detailed advice and suggestions for making this recipe.
