• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Recipe Diaries
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Press
  • About
  • Shop
  • Foodie Styling
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Press
  • About
  • Shop
  • Foodie Styling
×

Home » Air Fryer Recipes

Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

Published: Jun 6, 2019 · Modified: Oct 10, 2022 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments

Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe

Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

Air Fryer Tortilla Chips -  your favorite Mexican fried tortilla chips are made healthier with no oil using an air fryer! You can make nachos with them, dip them in guacamole, and also some salsa.

One of my favorite meals I love are nachos and the tortilla chips I was using before were way too HIGH in points. If you make your own homemade tortilla chips in your air fryer, instead of using different store-bought brands the points are much better, plus you can have more.

I needed to find a better alternative to lower point tortilla chips and saw on Instagram that some people were making their own tortilla chips in the air fryer for way fewer points. Weight Watchers is mind-blowing to me that way. When you think there is no other way to make your favorite food lower in points there are people out there who know the points plan better than you and have found ways to make their favorite foods lower in points. These air fried tortilla chips are the same crunchy goodness you get from a bag of store-bought chips. I'm a ground beef nacho girl and subbing out for chicken helped lower the points for nachos. 

Ingredients for Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

Tortillas of choice - can use flour, corn, or even low carb flour tortillas. Corn works best though because they get super crispy in the air fryer. 

Cooking Spray

Salt

How to Make Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

  1. Set your air fryer temperature to 350 degrees. 
  2. Cut the corn tortillas into triangles. I stacked the tortillas up, sliced all of them in half at once, and then divided them out into 9 triangles.
  3. Place the tortilla chips into your air fryer basket and spray them with cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and cook them for 4 to 6 minutes. Take the basket out and give the chips a test. If the chips still aren't crisp, continue cooking for another 2 minutes. 
  4. Disclaimer: Cooking times will vary depending on what type of air fryer you use. If the settings above do not work for you adjust accordingly.
  5. Oven Instructions: Preheat oven to 400º. Line a cookie sheet with a rack or tinfoil. Spread the tortilla chips on the sheet pan and spray them with cooking spray. Bake for 6 minutes.  Might take up to 10 minutes, depending on your oven.
Air Fryer Tortilla Chips for Nachos

Tips for Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

If you are low carb or following keto diet find tortillas in the store that say low carb on them. I like La Banderita Carb Counter tortillas. They can be found at Wal-Mart.

Trivet - Since air fryers cook food with circulating air over the top, the tortilla chips might move around a lot in the air fryer. Use a trivet and set them over the top of the chips to keep them from moving around in the air fryer.

Please note: Air fryer temperature settings vary according to brand and model. If your air fryer does not have the exact temperature setting called for in the recipe, consult your manual for suggested temperature settings. Cooking times may also vary or take longer than the suggested time below.

Why did my chips not cook correctly?

Preheating: Some air fryers require preheating and some do not. Be sure to check your air fryer manual. Mine does not require preheating. If the food ever burns or doesn’t cook this could be why the recipe didn’t work for you. 

Overcrowding: Do not overcrowd the basket. Some food will not cook properly or all the way through. 

Oil: One of the reasons why air fryers are so great is because food doesn’t need a lot of oil. Just a small amount! 

Low Point Tortilla Chips

I went in search of low point corn tortillas and found Mission brand has a lot of flour and corn tortilla options out there. The Mission Yellow Corn Tortillas Extra Thin is 3 corn tortillas for 4 points. You can load up your nachos with zero point food items like rotisserie chicken, pico de gallo, lettuce, jalapenos, and Greek Yogurt! I like to stack my nachos in layers. For the nacho cheese sauce I use Tostitos Medium Con Queso Salsa. 2 tablespoons is 1 point.

If you love these air fryer tortilla chips you have to try dipping them in my 0 smart point salsa.

Oven Instructions: Preheat oven to 400º. Line a cookie sheet with a rack or tinfoil. Spread the tortilla chips on the sheet pan and spray them with cooking spray. Bake for 6 minutes.  Might take up to 10 minutes, depending on your oven.

Air Fryer Tortilla Chip for Nachos

Check out my other blog foodiestyling.com!

Print

Air Fryer Tortilla Chips


★★★★★

4.7 from 6 reviews

  • Author: Jenna
  • Prep Time: 2 min
  • Cook Time: 8 min
  • Total Time: 10 min
  • Yield: 1 1x
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Description

Air Fryer Tortilla Chips -  your favorite Mexican fried tortilla chips are made healthier with less oil and fat using an air fryer! You can make nachos with them, dip them in guacamole, and salsa.


Scale

Ingredients

  • 3 Mission Yellow corn extra thin tortillas (or tortillas of choice)
  • Cooking Spray
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Set your air fryer temperature to 350 degrees.
  2. Cut the corn tortillas into triangles. I stacked the tortillas up, sliced all of them in half at once and then divided them out into 9 triangles.
  3. Place the tortilla chips into your air fryer basket and spray them with cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and cook them for 4 to 6 minutes. Take the basket out and give the chips a test. If the chips still aren't crisp, continue cooking for another 2 minutes. 
  4. Disclaimer: Cooking times will vary depending on what type of air fryer you use. If the settings above do not work for you adjust accordingly. 
  5. Oven Instructions: Preheat oven to 400º. Line a cookie sheet with a rack or tinfoil. Spread the tortilla chips on the sheet pan and spray them with cooking spray. Bake for 6 minutes.  Might take up to 10 minutes, depending on your oven.

Notes

My WW Personal Points: 3 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in)

Since air fryers cook food with circulating air over the top, the tortilla chips might move around a lot in the air fryer. Use a trivet and set them over the top of the chips to keep them from moving around in the air fryer.

  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Air Fryer
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 3 tortilla chips
  • Calories: 120
  • Sugar: 3
  • Fat: 1.5g
  • Saturated Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 24g
  • Fiber: 3g

Did you make this recipe?

Tag @recipediariesww on Instagram

More Air Fryer Recipes

  • Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes
  • Grilled Burgers with Air Fryer French Fries
  • Air Fryer Turkey Potstickers
  • Air Fryer Poutine (3 Ingredients)

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jenna says

    July 17, 2021 at 7:06 am

    Thanks, Ashok! Hope your friends like it

  2. ashok says

    July 16, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    Thanks For Sharing this amazing recipe. My family loved it. I will be sharing this recipe with my friends. Hope the will like it.

    ★★★★★

  3. Jenna says

    July 05, 2021 at 7:37 am

    Glad they worked out!

  4. Aimee says

    July 04, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    Worked great and I use low-carb tortillas as well.

    ★★★★★

  5. Jenna says

    March 17, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    Thanks, Melodie!

  6. melodie a gentry says

    March 17, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    Perfect with spinach tortillas, spritz of lemon zest & olive oil, sprinkle of rosemary...big hit!

    ★★★★★

  7. Jenna says

    February 13, 2021 at 9:08 pm

    A trivet will help prevent the chips from flying around in the air fryer. I mentioned that under the section titled Tips for Air Fryer Tortilla Chips. 🙂

  8. lily says

    February 13, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    I almost burned my air fryer! it started smoking bc the a piece of the tortilla got stuck at the top

    ★★★

« Older Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Primary Sidebar

Hey, I'm Jenna! I'm a graphic designer, photographer, and home cook from From Fargo ND. My air fryer is my favorite kitchen appliance to cook with. I created this blog to share recipe tips and tricks with everyone, enjoy!

More about me →

Seasonal Recipes

  • Paula Deen's Baked Acorn Squash
  • 5 Easy Recipes with Cake Mix and Canned Pumpkin
  • Weight Watchers Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips
  • Weight Watchers Pumpkin Fluff Dip Recipe

Popular Recipes

  • Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
  • Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes
  • Paula Deen's Crockpot Mac and Cheese
  • Tiktok Ramen

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy

My Other Site!

  • My other blog is Foodie Styling and it's all about my favorite grocery store Aldi!

Contact

  • Press
  • FAQ
  • Drop me a message!

Copyright © 2022 Recipe Diaries