Baked Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
- 6 whole wheat tortillas
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- With a pizza cutter, slice the tortillas into 8 wedges each. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Arrange the tortilla wedges on top.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cumin, chili powder, coriander, and salt. Set aside.
- Mist the slices with the olive oil and lime juice with a mister. If you don’t have a mister, lightly dust them with a pastry brush. Sprinkle with the spice blend.
- Bake the chips for 8 minutes, turn the pan around, then cook for an additional 8 minutes.
| NUTRITIONAL INFO | PER SERVING |
|---|---|
| Calories | 130 (30 from fat) |
| Total fat | 3.5g |
| Saturated fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Sodium | 340mg |
| Carbohydrate | 23g (3g dietary fiber, 0g sugar) |
| Protein | 4g |
I am a sucker for chips and salsa, but store-bought chips are high in calories, high in fat, and lacking in nutrients. Instead, I like to bake my own, and in just 20 minutes, I can have fresh, flavorful chips, seasoned to my liking. This Mexican seasoning blend is delicious, and the fresh pop of lime means that these chips can stand on their own. They are so simple—just cut, mist, sprinkle, and bake. You can have fresh, hot chips from the oven faster than running to the closest grocery store. Plus, they are much healthier! Since we bake instead of fry the chips, our version has about half the fat and is much lower in calories than popular store-bought chips.
To make these even healthier, we also used whole wheat tortillas instead of refined white tortillas. Substituting wheat for all-purpose flour is an easy way to make your favorite recipes a little healthier. Compared cup to cup, whole wheat flour has 4 times the fiber, 3 times the vitamin E, 4 times the vitamin B6, twice as much pantothenic acid, copper, selenium, and calcium, 6 times as much magnesium, 3 times as much phosphorus, almost 4 times as much potassium and zinc, and 5 times more manganese. Although this varies slightly by the type of tortilla you buy, compared to store bought varieties, this recipe has about 3 times the amount of fiber. This is important, because fiber helps with heart health, GI tracts, stabilizes blood sugars, and takes longer to digest, so you stay full for longer. This is why fiber supplements are so popular, but why buy a supplement when you can get it from delicious food?
Chips are great, but they are really more of a vehicle for dips, right? We love these chips plain, but they are even better when used to scoop some of our favorite dips. Browse our blog for dips, ranging from guacamole to salsa. Whether this is just for an afternoon snack, or you are prepping for a party, these baked tortilla chips (and delicious dips) are a great, healthier addition.
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