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TOSTITOS® Air Fryer Chicken Tex-Mex Pizza

Prep Time:

15 min

Cook Time:

25 min

Total Time:

40 min

Servings:

1

The TOSTITOS® Air Fryer Chicken Tex-Mex Pizza is made by layering refried beans, TOSTITOS® Salsa, and Mexican cheese on a crispy tortilla, then topping it with bite-sized pieces of air-fried chicken tenders, avocado, scallions, and jalapeños.

Ingredients

  • TOSTITOS® Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

How to make it

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F.

  • 2

    Brush both sides of each tortilla lightly with oil and place in the oven on a baking sheets for 8-10 minutes until light golden brown and crispy. Allow to cool completely.

  • 3

    Spread the refried beans evenly from edge to edge on one tortilla, then place the second tortilla on top.

  • 4

    Drizzle TOSTITOS® Chunky Salsa - Medium evenly over the pizza, then sprinkle evenly with cheese.

  • 5

    Place back in the oven for 8-10 minutes until the cheese is completely melted. Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board.

  • 6

    Cut up the chicken tenders into bite size pieces and arrange on top, then add avocado, sprinkle with scallions and jalapeños, and cut into 8 pieces and serve.

  • TOSTITOS® Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

  • 1

    Marinate the chicken for about at least an hour or two: in a mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, garlic, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, lime juice and zest and salt and mix thoroughly. Toss the chicken tenders in the marinate and refrigerate.

  • 2

    Mix together the crushed TOSTITOS® Original Restaurant Style, bread crumbs and Panko and one at a time, toss the marinated tenders in the crumb mix, pressing the crumbs firmly into the tenders to coat well.

  • 3

    Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Lightly Olive oil spray the tenders on both sides and place in the basket of an air fryer.

  • 4

    Air Fry for 5-6 minutes on each side until golden brown. You can test the doneness by placing an instant read thermometer in the thickest part of the largest tender. It should read 165°F when fully cooked. More and it will be dry.

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