If you’ve gone to a Mexican restaurant and had fresh tortilla chips, you know they are fresh, crispy, scrumptious, and fried in oil. What you might not know is that fresh corn tortilla chips are a quick and easy recipe to make at home. All you need is 4 ingredients and 20 minutes to have piping hot, crispy, baked corn tortilla chips that are gluten free and delicious. They make a hearty healthy snack or appetizer when served with your favorite salsa or guacamole.
Bonus tip: Corn is usually GM (genetically modified), so look for organic corn tortillas or tortillas with the Non-GMO Project stamp on the label.
Homemade Tortilla Chips
Yield: 4 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
8 corn tortillas
1 teaspoon grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon lime juice (optional)
1/2 teaspoon course sea salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Combine oil and lime juice in a small bowl. Use a basting brush and brush the top of the corn tortillas with the oil and lime juice mixture.
3. Stack the tortillas. Make three cuts through the center to make triangle shaped chips.
4. Spread chips on the baking sheets in a single layer. Sprinkle with sea salt.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes or until chips are crispy and lightly browned. Flip chips over after 7 minutes.
6. Serve with your favorite salsa and guacamole. Enjoy!
how long can u store them ?
Hi Jojo, these will store in a sealed container on the counter for a few days but may stale a bit depending on humidity. Pop them in the oven again for a few minutes before serving later and they will be as crispy as when you first took them out of the oven! -Erin
These can be stored for a couple of days in a sealed container without going stale. If they aren’t as crisp as you’d like, pop them in the oven at 350 degrees for a minute or two and they will be crispy again.
Does it have to be grapeseed oil? Can olive or vegetable oil be used instead?
You bet Gina. Refined olive oil or vegetable oil can be used instead with no problems.
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This is not a recipe for “home-made tortilla chips” – it’s a recipe using BOUGHT tortilla chips. I’m disappointed.
Hi Barry, thanks for your comment. This is a recipe for Homemade Tortilla Chips using bought tortillas. If you’d like to make your own tortillas, that is pretty simple but not everyone has a tortilla press or the patience to do so. Here is a great recipe for making your own corn tortillas: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-corn-tortillas-from-scratch-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-85904 These can then be used to make tortilla chips.