Baked homemade tortilla chips are simple to make in under 15 minutes, using only 3 ingredients. They are crispy and delicious!
Today I want to show you how easy it is to make your own homemade tortilla chips, right in the comfort of your own kitchen!
This simple recipe is very budget friendly. It’s also an EASY way to make a quick snack to gobble up OR to enjoy the chips served with salsa or other dips.
This recipe for baked homemade tortilla chips only requires corn tortillas, oil and salt to create crispy lightly salted homemade tortilla chips. Here’s how to make them.
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Prepare The Corn Tortillas
Before beginning, preheat your oven to 400°F. This will save you time, because your oven will be hot as soon as you finish preparing the tortillas.
To make a batch of these crunchy chips, begin with 6 corn tortillas. The recipe as written below will yield 48 tortilla chips, but it is very easy to double or triple the recipe to meet your needs.
Lay the tortillas out on paper towels. Brush one side of each tortilla lightly with vegetable oil. I find that using a pastry brush works well for this.
Once each tortilla is brushed with oil, lightly sprinkle each tortilla with salt (oiled side only).
Slice The Tortillas Into Wedges
Once the tortillas have been brushed with oil and salted (on 1 side only), stack 3 of the tortillas together on top of each other.
Use a sharp knife (or a pizza cutter) to slice through the stack, cutting the tortillas into 8, “pie-shaped” wedges.
Repeat this “stacking and slicing” with the remaining 3 tortillas. Now you should have a final total of 48 tortilla wedges.
Lay the tortilla pieces in a single layer on top of a parchment paper-lined large baking sheet. Position them so all of the tortilla wedges fit in the pan.
Once they are all positioned on the baking sheet, they’re ready to be baked in your preheated 400°F. oven.
Bake The Tortilla Chips
Bake the tortilla chips on a middle rack in the oven at 400°F. for about 4 minutes. Open the oven and rotate the pan to ensure even distribution of heat for best crispness.
After rotating the baking sheet, continue to bake the tortilla chips for about 4-5 more minutes OR until they are lightly browned around the edges and CRISP!
Oven temperatures can vary quite a bit, so try to keep an eye on the tortilla chips during the second part of the baking time.
When they’re done baking, transfer the parchment paper and chips off of the hot baking sheet, and let them cool to room temperature. They will crisp up a bit more as they cool.
Serve The Baked Homemade Tortilla Chips
The baked homemade tortilla chips can be enjoyed as tortilla chips, or they can be used to scoop up copious amounts of salsa or dip!
They are wonderful when served as a side with a big bowl of chili because they are sturdy enough to scoop up big old bites. YUM!
I also like to use them as a garnish for bowls of chili, as shown below. Doesn’t that bowl of chili look nice with the tortilla chip and sour cream garnish?
Baked homemade tortilla chips not only taste good, but they also look good, too (who knew?). Store any leftover chips in a resealable, airtight storage bag to maintain their crunch.
I hope you have the opportunity to make some baked homemade tortilla chips for yourself and for those you love. I’m confident you will enjoy them.
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- Spicy Roasted Garbanzos
- Chili-Lime Tortilla Chips (Air Fryer)
- Ranch Pretzel Bites
- Taco-Spiced Cheese Crackers
- Crunchy Caramel Corn
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Baked homemade tortilla chips are simple to make in under 15 minutes, using only 3 ingredients. They are crispy and delicious!
- 6 corn tortillas
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt** **(or more-season lightly to taste)
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Lay tortillas in single layer on paper towels. Brush 1 side only of the tortillas with oil (cover surface lightly) using a pastry brush. Lightly sprinkle tortillas with salt (oiled side only). NOTE: Amount of oil/salt may vary slightly for each user.
Stack 3 oiled/salted tortillas together directly on top of each other. Use a sharp knife (or a pizza cutter) to cleanly slice through the stack, cutting the tortillas into 8 "pie-shaped" wedges. Repeat the "stacking and slicing" with the remaining 3 tortillas. Now you should have a total of 48 tortilla wedges.
Lay the tortilla pieces in a single layer on top of the prepared baking sheet. Position them so all tortilla wedges fit in the pan.
Bake on a middle rack in the oven at 400°F. for 4 minutes. Open oven; rotate the pan to ensure even chip crispness. Continue baking the tortilla chips for 4-5 more minutes OR until they're lightly browned around the edges and CRISP! NOTE: Oven temperatures can vary, so keep an eye on the chips during the last 5 minutes. When done, transfer parchment paper and chips off the hot baking sheet; let them cool to room temp. They will crisp up a bit more as they cool.
Serve at room temperature and enjoy! Store chips in an airtight, re-sealable bag.
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