First the confession. I read about making homemade tortilla chips on one of my regular blogs–and I haven’t been able to locate the post. For some silly reason Google can’t find it under “homemade tortilla chips, blogs that Inger reads.” So if you are the source and see this, let me know and I will link back to you!
Homemade Tortilla Chips
In any case, if you are tired of paying $3 something for a bag of half broken tortilla chips, give this a try. It is easy, economical and tasty–even my uber-fussy youngest approves.
I use a 99 cent package of corn tortillas from Trader Joe’s which has 12 corn tortillas and makes about the amount that we (4 of us) will eat in a sitting. I don’t know how close my directions are to the original because (as you know) I can’t find it. But I have made this successfully a half dozen times so it is clearly a keeper!
Just in time for the tomato deluge!
Homemade Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
- corn tortillas
- oil (spray or regular)
- salt
Directions
1. Spray or brush (lightly) both sides of a corn tortilla with oil (I have tested both methods and both work great but if you brush the oil on be careful to do it lightly).
Brush Tortilla Lightly with Oil
Spray Tortilla with Oil Spray
2. Salt one or both sides depending on how big a salt lover you are.
3. Cut each tortilla in 6 pieces (I use a scissors)
Cut Tortilla into Six
4. Spread on baking sheet (a jelly roll pan is great because the chips don’t slide off) and bake at 400 degrees until crisp and the slightest bit brown, about 10 minutes.
Chips Ready for the Oven
Serve with guacamole, salsa or your favorite dip. Or just enjoy.
Last weekend, I canned 9 pints of salsa and there are more tomatoes on the way. Bring on the chips!
Chips & Salsa Ingredients
These look fun, easy, and wholesome! YUM!!
I was so happy to discover this!
These homemade chips look incredibly delicious
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thanks! And hope your studies are going well!
It would be wonderful if google worked that way, I’d be able to find so many more things! I’ve never attempted homemade tortilla chips, but this post has inspired me to give it a shot.
I know you are a Trader Joe’s shopper, so you can use their tortillas if you try this (still grateful for your Trader Joe’s quick cooking brown rice tip!)
Very creative…and tasty looking! I have never tried to make my own tortilla chips!
You must be too busy baking cakes and cookies! So much food, so little time
I never think of making homemade tortilla chips, but you have reminded me how easy it is. Will have to do this soon because we have lots of tomatoes in the garden for salsa and pico di gallo for the chips.
Necessity is the mother of invention!
I make corn chips all the time and even serve with fruit dessert. If you want to give a slight spicy taste to your chips sprinkle some garam masala over them and eat it with aam ras (mango desert). it is delicious.
Sounds delicious–thanks for the tip!
Well, well, look at you!!! You made your very own Homemade Tortilla Chips and they look just perfect!!!
Sounds like my misplaced Artisan Beer Cheese Fondue recipe, oh wait, that was on your site, lol…
Thanks for sharing, Inger, I may just be able to do this!!!
I am sure you could do this Louise! Hope you are having fun in New York!
it’s so very easy! plus, i like the idea that you can season them with cracked pepper or paprika or whatever your heart desires.
Good idea Grace! And that reminds me that I have some popcorn seasoning cheese that might be perfect for seasoning these!
a great and simple idea Inger. And yes, I wish google was more helpful with some o fmy searches too !!
Oh dear, perhaps I am getting a little spoiled by the internet
So easy – and I’m sure they’re much tastier than anything you can buy!
And no bag half full of tortilla chip crumbs! Though sometimes that was a good excuse to munch
I have been wondering how to make tortilla chips. Thanks so much for posting this
Interestingly I just tried these with a different corn tortilla. They seemed to be more flour-like and didn’t work anywhere near as well as the original tortillas I used. So keep that in mind if you give these a try and good luck.