Ninja Foodi Pasta Chips Air Fryer Recipe

Ninja Foodi pasta Chips air fryer style are fun snacks to serve with dips. Crunchy and crispy lasagna noodles covered in parmesan cheese are delicious. We will share how long to cook pasta with hot air so you can try this popular TikTok recipe yourself.

Air Fryer Pasta Chips

If you are active on social media you may have seen how to make tortilla chips in air fryer and some made this way. If you are curious about whether they’re really something worth making, they are. Obviously I’m online a lot but didn’t see these as a craze until after it was really big. I too was like huhhhhhh?? And my kids were all over it.

You’ll want to start out with a pot of boiling water as you would if you were making traditional lasagna. This time you’d want to break the long strips into 5ths or so giving them more of a finger food size. It isn’t necessary to cook them all the way until tender though, al dente is better.

Ninja Foodi Pasta Chips

We have cooked noodles in air fryer before. It was our air fryer macaroni and cheese which was fun, and delicious too. Those weren’t crunchy of course, so pretty different. If you think about homemade tortilla chips this would be the closest comparison. Flat pasta instead of tortillas are used instead but could be served with the same stuff. Using a Foodi you are going to use the lid that is attached with the basket inside.

My girls are now teens (eeeek) and love making new things in the kitchen, so we went with it. For one thing this is super cheap to make, so there’s not really a downside if you’re like ehhhh at the end of it. Cooking with your kids is always a good thing, so I try to involve them any way I can.

We had everything at home already actually (win) and I even got them to snap pictures along the way. This is what was used, seen here below.

Do you need to boil noodles before you air fry?

You do. Since there is no liquid in this machine there is no way to get them tender unless you do that initially submerged in a pot of water. You can do this on the stove of course, or make pressure cooker pasta quickly, until al dente and then continue on with the directions below.

Any oil will do once you have al dente noodles but I use olive oil for everything so we went with that. It adds just a slight bit of flavor vs. vegetable oil which I like anyway. If you needed a dairy free version you could omit the parmesan. We are a HUGE cheesy family so that is a must for us. There is a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post but here is a quick step by step:

How to Cook Pasta Chips in Air Fryer

• Fill a large pot with about 8 cups water. Add salt and bring to a rolling boil. Break noodles into chip sizes and drop in to cook for about 5 minutes.
• Preheat your air fryer machine to 390 degrees F for 5 minutes. Cook the pasta until noodles are tender but still a bit al dente. Drain pasta from the water.
• Add the pasta in one layer on a baking sheet with parchment paper on top. Brush some olive oil on each piece.
• In a small bowl mix parmesan with seasonings. Sprinkle this on top of noodles so it sticks nicely.
• Lay in a single layer into your air fryer basket and cook 6-8 minutes. Remove when they are as crispy and golden brown as you’d like.

Serve air fried chips in a large bowl with marinara sauce, salsa verde or our copycat Lawsons chip dip on the side.

If you don’t eat them in one sitting you can save them but make sure they are in a sealed bag with all of the air sucked out. That will keep them crunchy and not go stale. Keep them on the countertop at room temperature for best results. When you open and enjoy a few remember to reseal really tightly.

As for the seasonings you could really use whatever. Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion salt, use whatever you like. I have never used gluten free pasta but I would imagine it would work the same as described here. It just doesn’t take as long to cook those so keep a closer eye on them and remove before they get really floppy.

Are pasta chips healthier than potato chips?

If you air fry both of them there isn’t a huge difference in fat content really. Noodles though have more protein and are cholesterol free. I would make a batch of both. Air fryer sweet potato chips will bring a whole new flavor and you could have a fun blind taste test with everyone to see which is their favorite type.

To really amp up the protein content you could use chickpea pasta noodles instead. That will add even more flavor too. Change it up a few times with the coating, seasonings, and types of pasta used.

Can you deep fry pasta?

You could use this same method but submerge it in oil instead, but why??? If you did you’d have to wait to coat the outside until after they were cooked. Then brush on the oil and coat with cheese, bread crumbs or whatever you want. You could make them a sweeter version too I guess with a cinnamon and sugar blend.

The Best Dip for Chips

• Now let’s talk about the best hot dip recipes you should make and serve with these for a party get together
• Our Instant Pot buffalo chicken dip is a bit spicy and great to make with leftover rotisserie if you had it for dinner the day before.
• Pressure cooker crack chicken dip is out of this world. A warm cream cheese pot of YUM you have got to try. Next to beer cheese dip it is probably our favorite to serve to a crowd.

If you’re looking for really fun Super Bowl party snacks I would totally make these in a large batch with a TON of dips next to it.