Viral Air Fryer Pasta Chips (with zaatar)

Viral Air Fryer Pasta Chips is the new TikTok trend and it’s worth all the hype! Cooked pasta tossed in olive oil with your favorite seasonings. Then, air fried and turned into pasta chips!

So cool and good that I guarantee you will love this snack. I added zaa’tar (thyme) spice which made it extra good. Dip into labne kefir cheese or your favorite pasta sauce.

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We have to admit, some of the tastiest recipes that came out in this last year or so, have come from a viral cooking trend. Of lately, most of these trends are coming from TikTok, and oh boy are some of them wild.

While some are too wild for my personal taste, others are really worth trying out. This is one of those trending pop-craze recipes that I was so glad I tried out and will definitely making again!

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Some past viral recipes worth mentioning (two of which I tried and so should you!):

• The Viral Folded Tortilla Trend
• Gigi Hadid’s Viral Pasta Recipe
• Feta Pasta
• Vegan Bacon
• Mini Pancakes

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So, What are Air-Fried Pasta Chips?

This viral recipe started in late June, and since, has garnered over 300 million views and searches on TikTok, the platform creating buzz around this and other viral recipes! The recipe has been shot to fame through food bloggers like FeelGoodFoodie, who has nearly 1.2 million followers on TikTok, when she showed the recipe to her followers.

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Basically, it’s a trend where you take boiled pasta, any shape you prefer, and you season them to your liking. Throw them into your air fryer until they are crunchy! Then, you serve them up with your favorite dips. Since the trend has gone viral, over 250 million users have watched videos on variations of this trend. Everyone is eager to show their take on how to prepare the pasta chips and how they serve them up!

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Variations on the Viral Air Fryer Pasta Chips Trend

The first popularized version of the trend called for boiling the pasta and then mixing into it olive oil and parmesan cheese. Then she cooked it in the air fryer for 400F for about ten minutes until it became crunchy! She banked even more on the feta cheese vibe that was trending not too long ago, and added it as a star in her dipping sauce. She served the pasta chips with a Greek yogurt and feta dip!

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Other variations include seasoning the pasta chips before putting them in the air fryer. I seasoned mine with zaatar which is a favorite snack flavor of mine! Others used paprika, garlic powder, curry seasoning, pesto sauce, and many other flavors.

Furthermore, some TikTok users baked the pasta chips in the oven by spreading them out well on a baking sheet. You can also add your favorite seasonings this way and bake between 15-20 minutes.

If you’re looking for fun and fresh ideas for trying this Viral Air Fryer Pasta Chips trend, search the hashtag #PastaChips on TikTok. The videos are endless, fun, and have great ideas that will keep you in the kitchen for weeks lol!

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Tips:

• Try to use a pasta that has a shape that makes it easier for dipping like bow-tie pasta or spiral.
• Adding grated parmesan when drizzling olive oil helps the pasta get a crispier outer layer.
• Make any dip of your choice, from a complex dip like spinach artichoke to simple heating up a jar of marinara sauce for dipping.
• If baking in the oven instead of an air fryer, use a wide baking sheet. Make sure to spread the pasta apart so they cook evenly and crisp up.
• I used zaatar in my recipes, but feel free to get creative. Some seasonings you can try include:

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Ingredients for Viral Air Fryer Pasta Chips

Equipment

• Air Fryer

Ingredients

• rotini pasta (any pasta shape works)
• olive oil or cooking oil spray
• grated parmesan
• garlic powder
• Italian seasoning
• zaatar spice (optional)
• salt to taste

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How to Make Viral Air Fryer Pasta Chips

1. Cook your pasta according to box instructions, then drain and place in a bowl.
2. Add the olive oil, garlic powder, grated parmesan, Italian seasoning, zaatar spice, salt, and mix well
3. Place in your greased air fryer at 400F for 10 minutes, mixing a few times in between to cook evenly. Enjoy alone or dipped in pasta sauce or labne kefir cheese.

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Other Fun Recipes to Try Out

• Roasted Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
• Cajun Salmon with Rice and Tahini Salad
• The Tastiest Philly Cheesesteak Sliders
• Chicken and Broccoli Fettucine Alfredo
• Zaatar Manakeesh
• Three-Ingredient Oreo Ice Cream Cake
• Quick Spicy Beef (Sujuk) Pizza
• Easy Kunafa with Mozzarella Cheese
• Pan-Fried Honey Cinnamon Bananas
• Stacked Beef Shawarma Salad

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