A few nights ago I made burritos for dinner. Personally, I think burritos can be healthy if made in house and using the right ingredients. I always use beef and beans as main ingredients, tomatoes and lettuce as fillers and guacamole as a spread. Of course there are a lot more ingredients you could add to make it taste even better (cream cheese, rice, sour cream, cheddar cheese, etc) but I try to stay away from those unless there is a special occassion. In any case, as we are a family of 4 and 2 under the age of 3, we never finish a tortilla package (there are usually 6 to 8 tortillas in a package) and the leftover is usually left in the fridge with the good intention of eating it next day as a wrap of some sorts, but it never really happens and I always end up throwing the leftover tortillas away. However, this week, I was really set in the "do not throw away leftover tortilla" mood and so I decided to make tortilla chips (tostito style).
It is really simple, basically cut the tortillas with a knife or with cookie cutters (I thought this would make it more fun for the kids), brush olive oil on both sides of the chips, add salt and other spices if you like ( I added pasta & pizza spicy spices to some of the chips, but chili or oregano or italian herbs would also probably taste delicious). Put in the oven 150C (300F) and bake until golden and crisp. Around 30 minutes (it could be less so check often).
I served the tortilla chips with the leftover guacamole and hummus. We all loved it and the best of all is that there were no leftovers.
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| Before baking |
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| After 30 minute baking |
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