Homemade Corn Tortilla Chips, Easy Cheap Mexican Snack Food Recipe

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Homemade Corn Tortilla Chips, Easy Cheap Mexican Snack Food
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Ingredients:

  • 8 corn tortillas (assuming they're the small ones that have about a 6-inch diameter)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp kosher salt, for sprinkling (table salt works too but coarse kosher works far better. sea salt is fab as well)

Directions:

  1. Cover a cookie sheet in foil, and with a pastry or BBQ brush, brush with olive or corn oil and a small sprinkling of kosher salt. (You have to do this or else it won't come out right.).
  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees- make sure the oven rack is in the center.
  3. Cut each tortilla into 4 equal wedge pieces.
  4. Brush the pieces with olive/corn oil and lightly sprinkle with the kosher salt.
  5. Bake for 6-10 minutes until the edges curl, depending on oven strength. Higher altitudes may need to cook for 15 minutes or longer.
  6. Let cool for 5-10 minutes prior to eating.
  7. Voila, you have natural yummy corn chips without unhealthy preservatives, hydrogenated oils, and whatnot. Serve with your favorite Mexican meal or snack food, a good salsa, or just eat plain. For some variation ideas: Soak in guacamole to make guac chips, brush tomatillo sauce or salsa on to have baked-on salsa, make spicy chips with my all-purpose Mexican seasoning, the possibilities are endless.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 152.2 Kcal (637 kJ)
Calories from fat 92.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.29g 16%
Sodium 367.73mg 15%
Potassium 59.52mg 1%
Total Carbs 14.4g 5%
Sugars 0.32g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.92g 8%
Protein 1.92g 4%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 25.9mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 361.12 Kcal (1512 kJ)
Calories from fat 219.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.4g 16%
Sodium 872.53mg 15%
Potassium 141.23mg 1%
Total Carbs 34.17g 5%
Sugars 0.76g 1%
Dietary Fiber 4.56g 8%
Protein 4.56g 4%
Iron 0.8mg 2%
Calcium 61.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.5
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

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