Pasta Chips for the Table

If you’ve been on tiktok lately, you may have seen these Pasta Chips making the rounds. I mean, WHO knew that you could make cooked pasta crispy!? I was so skeptical of this method at first but it simply works and is seriously truly good!

The originator of pasta chips on tiktok, from what I’ve seen, is @Nick.digiovanni. HERE is his original pasta chip video where he fries the pasta in oil.

I wanted to try an air fryer version of pasta chips so that’s what we are doing today.

I tried this with a couple different kinds of pasta and while penne and some others work, I simply prefer the flatter shape of bowties. But, use whatever kind of pasta you would like. Bigger or smaller sizes may cook +/- 1 minute depending.

How to make pasta chips:

In the air fryer, these are so ridiculously straightforward!

Start by cooking your pasta according to package directions. Once it’s done, drain and add it back into the pot.

Toss in the cheese, olive oil, garlic powder, and freshly cracked black pepper. Mix it all together and then pour about half of it into the base of your air fryer. It’s okay for them to overlap a little BUT you don’t want layers stacked on top of each other.

Cook in your air fryer at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, tossing halfway. I suggest that you truly watch them the last couple of minutes since every air fryer cooks a little different.

And that’s it! I like to serve these with a few different kinds of dip such as marinara sauce and pesto. But honestly, these are satisfying even only on their own, without any sauce.