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Three tacos with chicken, avocado, cabbage, and sauce sit invitingly on a plate. Beside them is a fresh avocado half and vibrant purple cabbage. These delicious tacos feature perfectly crispy taco shells made in an air fryer for the ultimate crunch experience.
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Air Fryer Taco Shells Recipe

This is how to make homemade taco shells (with corn tortillas) in air fryer or Ninja Foodi! Then fill with ground beef or shrimp to make the best tacos for dinner.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: air fryer, crunchy, homemade, ninja foodi, taco shell
Servings: 4
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 1 air fryer
  • 1 aluminum foil or taco rack

Ingredients

  • 4 small corn tortillas corn or flour small taco size
  • 1 spray olive oil only use in last minute if you want really crunchy

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 320 degrees F for 5 minutes. Secure corn tortilla inside the taco mold (or make wads of aluminum foil inside to shape tortillas properly so they hug the outside) and set inside with the bottom of tortilla facing up.
  • Air fry for 5-6 minutes or until they are as crispy as you'd like.
  • To make very crispy you can spray with olive oil the last minute.

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Notes

With Ninja Foodi you will close the lid that is attached and set food inside round basket with holes in the bottom, or set on a trivet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1oz | Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.3mg