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January 30, 2018 By Emily

Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips

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A baking sheet sits on a table full of yellow and blue corn Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips. - The Goldilocks Kitchen

These fun little Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips are such a great snack; full of flavor, they’ll satisfy any crunch cravings. I found a similar recipe in a Biggest Loser cookbook recently and I wanted to share it with you. So if you’re looking for simple and healthy snack options, I highly recommend this recipe!

Blue corn tortillas are cut by a pizza cutter into wedges to make Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips - The Goldilocks Kitchen

I don’t know about you, but I like to snack while I work on the computer (I know, not the best habit…) and I often reach for less-healthy snack options. But now I have a much better solution. Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips have a fantastic flavor and I can snack guilt free! A serving of 16 is only 105 calories; woo hoo for me!

Spices used to season Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips - The Goldilocks Kitchen

How to make Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips

These Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips are crazy simple to make. Just cut up all those old corn tortillas sitting in your pantry into chip wedges, spray them with cooking spray, and season them with a mixture of cumin, chili powder, chipotle powder, and salt. There is some amazing spice magic goin’ on with these chips! 

Freshly cut yellow and blue corn tortilla wedges laid out on rimmed baking sheets ready to be baked into Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips - The Goldilocks Kitchen

Lay them out flat on baking sheets and bake them just until they’re crispy and dried out. Let them cool and you’re ready to chow down.

Blue and Yellow Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips are tossed into the air off their baking sheet - The Goldilocks Kitchen

These chips are fantastic with This Guacamole, and This Seven Layer Dip. Enjoy and please leave a comment, I always love feedback!

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Crispy Baked Southwestern Tortilla Chips


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5 from 2 reviews

  • Author: Emily
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 6 16 chip servings 1x
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Description

These crispy corn chips are delicious, easy, healthy and addicting!


Ingredients

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  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Set oven to heat to 325 degrees F. Divide the tortillas into stacks of three or four. Using a pizza cutter, cut stacks into tortilla size wedges (around 8 chips per tortilla).
  2. Arrange the tortilla wedges in a single layer on two rimmed baking sheets. Spray the chips with cooking spray. Mix the cumin, chili powder, chipotle and salt. Sprinkle half the spices over the chips.
  3. Flip the chips and repeat step two, spraying with cooking spray and sprinkling the rest of the seaoning over the chips.
  4. Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the chips just barely begin to brown, rotating the baking sheets at about the 7 minute mark. Cool and serve.
  • Prep Time: 7 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: appetizer
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 16 chips
  • Calories: 107
  • Sodium: 123 mg
  • Fat: 1.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 21.8 g
  • Fiber: 3.2 g
  • Protein: 2.8 g

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Healthy, Low-Calorie, Sides Tagged With: chili powder, chipotle, chips, Healthy, Oven baked, spicy, Tortillas

About Emily

I am obsessed with mastering all cooking/baking techniques as I believe that these self-reliance skills are still really important, especially in today's world. I grew up in New Mexico, and recently left the Land of Enchantment for the land of the Potato- Idaho. I am also a space and earth science nerd and I love the outdoors, my family and Christian faith.

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Comments

  1. William Smith says

    April 19, 2018 at 10:59 am

    Hi, Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
    Can you please help me to find baking sheet online?

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    • Emily says

      April 20, 2018 at 8:42 pm

      Hi William!
      My favorite baking sheet is from Nordic Ware, here’s the link: https://amzn.to/2qMFeIf

      • William Smith says

        April 20, 2018 at 11:45 pm

        Wow! Thanks a lot, Emily for your cordial co-operation.

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