You’ll love how easy these air fryer quesadillas are to make! Crispy on the outside and cheesy on the inside, you can’t go wrong!
Quesadilla Recipe Overview
A quesadilla is a fairly simple thing to make, but making it in the air fryer takes it to a whole new level.
You’ll have a crispy tortilla outside, and warm, melty cheese inside. Much like the quesadilla’s American counterpart, the Air Fryer Grilled Cheese.
Top or fill with your favorite things and an air fryer quesadilla can be a snack or an entire meal for the family.
If you’re anything like me, you probably already have some tortillas and cheese in the fridge, so let’s go!
List of ingredients
- Flour or Corn Tortillas – Choose whatever type of tortilla you prefer here. If you are gluten-free, look for a corn tortilla without any added wheat flour.
- Cheese – Cheddar cheese, Colby jack cheese, a Mexican blend shredded cheese. Again, choose what you like, as long as it melts, it will work.
- Oil – we use oil to spray the quesadillas before cooking. You can leave this out if you don’t want the added oil, but we like the added crisp that it gives.
How to make them
- Place 1 tortilla face down in the air fryer.
- Then place cheese on the tortilla and spread it evenly.
- Place another tortilla on top of the cheese/tortilla combo.
- Optionally, you can spray a bit of oil on the tortilla to help it crisp up. You can place a trivet on top of the quesadilla so it doesn’t blow around in the air fryer, or you can hold it together with toothpicks.
- Air fry as directed. Flip mid-way through cooking.
- Cut Air Fryer Quesadilla into triangles and enjoy!
Pro-Tip
Depending on your air fryer, there is a chance that the fan in the unit will try to blow the top off of your quesadilla. No worries, I have you covered.
Use a small trivet to hold your tortillas down in the air fryer. If you don’t have that, just use a couple of toothpicks.
This tip works well for any sandwich-type item you cook in the air fryer.
Serving these Quesadillas
If you act quickly, you can pull apart the quesadilla and add things to it before cutting. I like to use a pre-made salsa, or a quick pico de gallo with lots of onion and cilantro.
Or, you can serve salsa, guacamole, and sour cream with the tortillas and either spread them with the sauces or dip the quesadilla triangles into them.
You can really eat these however you want. They are finger food – I won’t judge if you use your hands!
Variations to try
The best part about this recipe is that it’s a blank slate – you can add so many things to it to make new and different air fryer quesadilla creations. Try some of these ideas:
- Add diced, cooked chicken or cooked, seasoned ground beef on top of the cheese before adding the second tortilla.
- Add black beans or refried beans with the cheese.
- Mix your salsa in with the cheese and cook it together for a salsa con queso-style quesadilla.
- Change up the style, and add a little pizza sauce and pepperoni to mozzarella cheese.
- Maybe even some Ham and Swiss cheese?
I could go on and on! You are limited only by your imagination here.
Air Fryer Quesadilla
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 Tortillas flour or corn
- 1 C Shredded Cheese
- Oil Spray optional
Instructions
- Place one tortilla face down in the air fryer.
- Place 1/3 cup of cheese on the tortilla and spread it evenly.
- Place another tortilla on top of the cheese/tortilla combination.
- Optionally: you can spray a bit of oil on the tortilla to help it crisp up. If you want you can place a trivet on top of the tortilla so it doesn’t blow around in the air fryer or you can hold it together with toothpicks.
- Air Fry at 350F/176C for 5 minutes. Flip mid way through cooking.
- Cut air fryer quesadilla into triangles and enjoy!
Video
Notes
- If you are gluten-free be sure to confirm that the tortilla fits your needs. Aldi has great gluten-free tortillas that work well in the air fryer.
- You can use any cheese of your choice, I prefer to use Mexican shredded cheese.
- If you are using thick tortillas or adding additional toppings you may need to add more cook time.
- Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the “Air Fry” function.
Nutrition
Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.
My kids LEGIT want to eat this each day for lunch. I mean, I can’t argue, its super easy to make! And super yummy too!
I love any recipe that my kids can make themselves in the air fryer, and this makes that list!
What are the air fryer conditions? Too much talking and not enough information to use this recipe like time and temp
Hi M, you can use the “jump to recipe” button to get to the time and temp. That takes you straight to the recipe.