How to Make Your Own Healthy Tortilla Chips

Chips and salsa are such a common snack food. Many people think they are eating healthy especially when the salsa is freshly made. That is partly right. The fresh salsa is very good for you but unless you made the tortilla chips yourself you are going to be consuming saturated fats, gluten, and other fillers to ensure a long shelf life. Take a few extra moments to make your own chips the next time you are craving them.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• yellow corn tortillas
• olive oil
• skillet
• sharp knife and cutting board

1. Six corn tortillas equals about one serving per person. Decide how many chips you want to make. They will keep for several days but tend to get a little chewy. Since these are so easy to make and only take a few minutes I just make them fresh whenever I want tortillas chips.

2. Stack six corn tortillas onto the cutting board. Cut directly down the middle cutting them in half. Take one section of the half moon shaped tortillas and cut directly in half again. You will now have large pie shaped pieces. Cut them in half once more. Complete the cutting with the other pieces. Each tortilla will yield six pieces so you should end up with about 36 chips.

3. Pour enough olive oil into the bottom of the skillet to allow the tortillas to float. Place onto the burner and heat over medium temperature. Once the oil is hot place as many tortilla pieces into the skillet as to allow each to float freely. When they start to curl flip over and continue to cook until just firm. Take out and place onto a plate with a towel on it to catch the excess oil. Continue with the other cut tortilla pieces until all cooked.

4. You can eat immediately. If so desired you can lightly salt them. Place all the chips into a bowl and sprinkle salt onto them. Mix around until all chips have a light coating. Serve with fresh salsa or make homemade nachos.