Today I am going to show you how to make homemade baked tortilla chips.
A while back shared a trick I learned on how to trim down tortillas. The leftover ringlets of tortilla are not trash!!
In fact, they are a treasure and you can turn them into crispy salty baked tortilla chips to snack on.
Here’s I turned scraps of tortillas into baked tortilla chips:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Using kitchen scissors, cut the remaining tortilla rings into chip shapes.
Spread the chips out in a single layer and brush both sides of the tortillas with the oil.
Season with sea salt.
Bake until golden brown and crisp, about 12 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.
These chips are perfect for those of you that try to watch your sodium intake. Bags of tortilla chips from the store have terribly high amounts of sodium. By making chips yourself, you can control how salty you make the chips AND cut out some of the saturated fat from frying them!
Perhaps I will experiment with flavored tortilla chips. What do you think? Yay or nay? Comment below!
Baked Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
- 4 corn or flour tortilla remnants cut into chips
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon sea salt or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using kitchen scissors, cut the remaining tortilla rings into chip shapes.
- Spread the chips out in a single layer and brush both sides of the tortillas with the oil. Season with salt and any other spices you'd like.
- Bake until golden brown and crisp, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Colleen says
Cinnamon Sugar!
The Mountain Kitchen says
That is next on our list of seasonings. Yum!!
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says
Yes cinnamon/sugar is good. I make orange/pineapple flavored tortillas they’re tasty with fresh fruit dip! Sweet or savory so many varieties to make! It’s a winner.
The Mountain Kitchen says
Great inspiration, Cheryl!!
Julie is HostessAtHeart says
Yum! I will often sprinkle them either with chili powder or cinnamon and sugar for a fruit salsa. Chips are my weakness!
The Mountain Kitchen says
Sounds great! Chips are my weakness too, Julie. I love crunch!!
Anna Buckley says
I do this with stale or left over Lebanese flat bread and add chili powder and salt…so much for the sodium reduction!
The Mountain Kitchen says
I added salt too but I still feel like it is way better than store bought… (A girl can try…lol!)
Dana @ IveGotCake says
Well done!!
I saw this on Instagram and couldn’t wait to see the recipe!
So easy too 😀
The Mountain Kitchen says
Thanks! Got to get some flavors going… Yum!!
Annie says
Um, super yum. But I have to ask you a non-post-related question! How do you have time to cook, research, photograph, write, post AND eat?! I’m so jealous of how frequent you post, and would love any tips/tricks you can throw my way. I love getting the notifications that you have a new post up – almost daily but after reading about your commute the other day – where do you find the time!? 🙂 In all seriousness, from one blogger to another – do you have a twin?
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says
Annie, I know Debbie will indeed answer you. I have 5 web sites, 5 children, hubby, big home to clean, laundry out the woozoo and find blogging relaxing and I find the time! Cheryl
The Mountain Kitchen says
Annie, maybe you are asking the wrong person. Cheryl has it going on! 🙂
The Mountain Kitchen says
Hey Annie!
I sure appreciate the compliments. I only wish I had a twin!! Especially this week. This week my blogging schedule is killing me, because I have gotten behind and I’m writing, editing pix and posting the day before. I was actually up very late last night preparing today’s post.
I have a digital calendar of posts to prepare about two weeks in advance, that way I know what is coming and can prepare for it. My secret is to have a full week of scheduled posts ready to go at all times. I edit pix at night while “listening” to TV and write during my lunch break and during other down time.
Somehow I have gotten it done this week, but will need to do a lot of catching up, because I refuse to be under the gun again next week.
I hope this helps you understand how I can make this happen 5 days a week. I do not recommend it. I guess I’m just obsessed. 🙂
Debbie
Annie says
Thanks Debbie & Cheryl! Sounds like I need to get better organized further in advance. Thanks for sharing your planning schedule Debbie – I’m going to try to step it up a notch! 🙂
The Mountain Kitchen says
Just do what works best for you and make sure it doesn’t seem like work. I always enjoy your posts! 🙂
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says
Annie, Debbie also is on several other social medias Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest where I am not! She is non-stop go-go and does a fantastic job! Cheryl
The Mountain Kitchen says
I’m blushing Cheryl…
chitrajagdish says
It’s been quite a while since I made tortilla chips…. looks amazing …. will try soo ….
The Mountain Kitchen says
Gonna do some with more seasoning next time. Thanks Chitra!