Air Fryer Pasta Chips With Parmesan and Italian Seasoning
By Emma Collins
Prep
1 min
Cook
8 min
Total
9 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
These are good for after-school snacks and family parties. Air-fried pasta chips are crunchy and chewy. Ingredients include cooked ziti and Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
Cook the ziti until it's just done. Drizzle olive oil over the ziti. Add more olive oil, Italian spices, garlic, salt, and pepper to the ziti after it begins to blister in the air fryer to prevent overcooking. Add shredded Parmesan cheese to the ziti after it cooks.
The pasta is on track when the noodles begin to blister and look lightly golden before the seasoned oil is added. Air-fried pasta should have a crispy brown exterior and noodles with a tender texture. Mistakes to avoid when air frying pasta include overfilling the air fryer basket, which can prevent crisping of the noodles. Arrange the pasta in a single layer in the basket with some space between pieces.
Serve chips with marinara, garlic sauce, pesto, Alfredo sauce, bolognese sauce, whipped feta, and other sauces. Heart- and tube-shaped pasta, such as ziti, also work well with chips because they have hollow spaces that hold sauce. Chips can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container after serving. Fresh chips taste best right away.
Why this recipe works
- These are family-friendly snacks because the tube shape of pasta, such as ziti, is convenient for eating. Hollow tube pasta holds sauces such as marinara, pesto, and garlic sauce well.
- Cooking in batches is ideal for cooking multiple servings of noodles to prevent overcrowding the basket and making the noodles soft when cooked in one layer.
- Kids and adults can eat the same food because the Italian herbs and Parmesan cheese, plus salt and pepper, offer a taste profile similar to other foods kids like that aren't spicy.
- Some prep time before the afternoon rush can be helpful because the pasta is precooked before you put it in the air fryer to finish crisping.
- Leftovers are a source of snacks because sealed, room-temperature chips are tasty, though freshly prepared chips have their best crunch.
- Other types of pasta that home cooks like include those suggested by the author, such as penne, rigatoni, bow-tie pasta, broken lasagna noodles, and gluten-free pasta.
Ingredients
- •8 oz ziti pasta (cooked)
- •3 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- •½ tsp Italian seasoning
- •1 clove garlic (1-2 cloves, minced)
- •½ tsp salt
- •½ tsp coarse black pepper
- •¼ cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the ziti according to the package directions until al dente.
- 2
Toss the cooked pasta with 1 tablespoon of olive oil until well coated.
- 3
Working in batches, spread the pasta in a single layer in the air fryer basket, leaving space between each noodle.
- 4
Cook at 400°F for about 8 minutes, until the noodles begin to blister and are lightly golden brown.
- 5
While the pasta cooks, mix the remaining olive oil with the Italian seasoning, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- 6
Drizzle the olive oil mixture over the blistered pasta.
- 7
Toss the pasta in the air fryer basket.
- 8
Cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer, until the pasta is golden brown.
- 9
Toss the cooked pasta chips with the Parmesan cheese.
- 10
Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
330
Protein
10g
Fat
13g
Carbs
43g
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