Quick and Easy Air Fryer Nachos

Try this quick and easy recipe for air fryer nachos that can be customized based on everyone's taste.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 18 mins
• Calories: 578 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces lean ground beef
• cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons sliced green onions
• 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
• 5 ounces thin corn tortilla chips
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 (15.25 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 0.33 cup salsa, or to taste
• 0.33 cup sour cream, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the air fryer at 360 degrees F (182 degrees C) for about 5 minutes. Line the air fryer basket with foil or a parchment liner, and spray with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat a small skillet over medium heat and cook ground beef until browned and crumbly, about 3 minutes; drain grease. Stir in water, taco seasoning, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Remove skillet from heat.

Step 3

Evenly distribute ground beef and black beans over the cheese, sprinkle green onions on top, and add spoonfuls of salsa.

Step 4

Remove nachos to a serving plate, garnish with sour cream, and serve immediately. Put extra toppings in small bowls and let everybody customize their nachos.

Step 5

Set tortilla chips in the basket, spreading them out and overlapping slightly so the melted cheese won't drip through the open gaps. Evenly sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the chips. Only add a couple of layers of chips with cheese in between in the fryer basket, or just add a single layer and cook in batches.

Step 6

Transfer the basket into the air fryer and cook until cheese is melted and starting to slightly brown on the edges, 4 to 6 minutes. The nachos will cook evenly and quickly but watch closely so they don't burn.