Need an easy dinner idea that you don’t have to turn on the oven to make? These Easy Air Fryer Nachos are perfect for a dinner, lunch, snack! Start with chips, then layer up all of your favorites … beans, salsa, lettuce, avocado and more!
Tara’s Tips for Easy Air Fryer Nachos:
- One: preheat air fryer to 350 degrees F
- Two: choose your favorite chips
- Three: layer chips into pan (I use a mini spring cake pan – it fits perfectly into the basket of my air fryer)
- Four: add black or refried beans (try one of these: Instant Pot Vegetarian Refried Beans or The Easiest Instant Pot Black Beans)
- Five: optional to add meatless ground crumbles or diced vegan chik’n (I like to use cut up Beyond Meat Tenders)
- Five: sprinkle on dairy or vegan cheese shreds (I use Daiya Vegan Mexican Shreds)
- Six: air fry for 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly
- Seven: carefully remove from air fryer
- Eight: layer on diced avocado, salsa, lettuce shreds, hot sauce, olives, jalapeños!
Need a Great Salsa for Your Easy Air Fryer Nachos?
Try one of these:
- Habanero Jalapeño Hot Sauce Recipe
- Homemade Serrano Salsa Recipe
- Roasted Habanero Tomato Salsa
- Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe
- Chuy’s Salsa Copycat Recipe
- Strawberry Salsa Recipe
- Mango Black Bean Salsa
- Chipotle Copycat Salsa Recipes
- Mango Salsa Recipe
Easy Air Fryer Nachos
September 8, 2022
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Need an easy dinner idea that you don't have to turn on the oven to make? These Easy Air Fryer Nachos are perfect for dinner, lunch, snack!
Ingredients
- 20 tortilla chips
- 1/4 cup shredded cheese (dairy or vegan, I use Violife vegan cheddar shreds)
- 2 tbsp black beans and refried beans (can use one or both types of beans)
- 1/4 cup beefless ground crumbles or one diced Beyond Meat Chicken tender
- For the toppings after air frying: shredded lettuce, diced avocado, salsa, jalapeños, olives to taste
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees F.
- Step 2 Layer chips into small spring pan that fits inside air fryer basket.
- Step 3 Sprinkle chips with dairy or vegan cheese.
- Step 4 Spoon on refried or black beans or both.
- Step 5 Add on beefless crumbles or cut up cooked vegan chicken tenders.
- Step 6 Carefully place pan in air fryer basket, air fry for 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
- Step 7 Remove from air fryer, unclip spring pan border, apply shredded lettuce, chopped avocado or guacamole, salsa, hot sauce, jalapeños, olives to taste!
- Step 8 Enjoy!
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