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    Home » Air Fryer

    Loaded Air Fryer Nachos - Quick, Cheesy and totally Moreish

    Published: Apr 8, 2025 by Maria Bravo · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Fancy a snack that hits the spot without turning the oven on? And without even preheating your air fryer! These loaded air fryer nachos are crispy, melty, and dangerously easy to make.

    Whether it's movie night, a last-minute get-together, or just a craving for cheese and crunch, this is your go-to.

    Layer up, pop them in the air fryer, and boom, nacho heaven in under 10 minutes! See? Told you it was dangerously easy!

    Photo of a white rectangular enamel dish full of cheesy loaded nachos

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    Photo of a white rectangular enamel dish full of cheesy loaded nachos

    Loaded Air Fryer Nachos

    Maria Bravo
    These loaded air fryer nachos are crispy, cheesy, and ridiculously easy! No need to preheat the oven, just layer up your favourite toppings (we like chilli!), pop them in the air fryer and snack away. Ready in minutes and perfect for sharing (or not!)
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    Equipment

    • 1 air fryer liner, enamel dish or a cake tin you can also use an air fryer liner

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 bag tortilla chips I like lightly salted
    • grated cheese I use mature cheddar cheese
    • 1 big portion chilli need a recipe? Mushroom Chilli or Quick Thermomix Chilli both work great. As does the Ninja Speedi Bean Chilli or, if you fancy changing it up, use our BBQ Pulled Pork

    Instructions
     

    • The key to loaded nachos is a double layer! Start with a layer of tortilla chips or Doritos to your chosen dish or pan or air fryer liner (if using a liner, do it straight in the air fryer).
    • Then add a then a layer of Chilli.
    • Then a layer of cheese of your choice (including vegan cheese).
    • Then repeat with another layer of tortilla chips, then the chilli then finish with lots of cheese.
    • Air fry for 4 minutes at 180ºC (355 F for those of you in the United States), add 2 minutes for air fryers that count down immediately like the Ninjas.
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    Toppings for your Air Fryer Nachos

    Choose your favourite toppings and keep our method or choose from our Thermomix Bean Chilli recipe or Ninja Speedi recipe (both quick and easy) or, of course, our popular Pressure Cooker Mushroom Chilli.

    Also great with our easy BBQ Pulled Pork or Instant Pot Pulled Pork with Creamy Paprika Sauce which, if you can't have dairy, would be great as you could use the Creamy Paprika Sauce instead of cheese.

    Other Air Fryer snack recipe you will love

    From ou Cheese & Chorizo Yorkshire Puddings to our Air Fryer Baked Camembert and our Baked Egg Pots, we've got you covered with all our air fryer recipes.

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    About Maria Bravo

    Kitchen Gadget Geek extraordinaire. Tester of all things kitchen appliance. Clumsy cook, if I can't break it and get the most of it, you know that's a good kitchen gadget! Architect of online communities for kitchen gadget lovers

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