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Recipe for Baked Tortilla Chips: Cumin Chipotle Lime Chips

Appetizers and Snacks | 14 comments

Chips and salsa are my snacking weakness. If I regularly purchased tortilla chips, I’d be eating them every single day. Except it isn’t usually so much about the chips. It’s really the salsa that I love. Chips, after all, are just my preferred vehicle for getting the salsa into my mouth. My favorite recipe is Restaurant Style Salsa.

When I feel this snacking weakness coming on, and horror of all horrors I am out of my favorite store bought tortilla chips, I opt for making my own. We almost always have corn and flour tortillas in the house, you see, and it takes just a few minutes to whip up homemade tortilla chips.

cumin lime baked tortilla chips

The fun part is you can opt for flavoring your chips. These delicious baked tortilla chips are flavored with lime juice, cumin, and chipotle for a little extra pizzazz! If you prefer plain salted chips, just skip those steps on the recipe or try and experiment with other flavors.

Last night I baked up a batch of these Cumin Chipotle Lime Chips to serve with my friend Allison’s Chicken Enchilada Soup. Doesn’t that look good? I pretty much had everything in my pantry except cilantro and enchilada sauce. I had Eric pick up some cilantro on his way home and I whipped up a quick batch of Homemade Chile Gravy Enchilada Sauce. YUM!

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Do you have a snacking weakness? What is it?

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Baked Cumin Chipotle Lime Tortilla Chips

Prep Time: 5 - 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 - 20 minutes

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Ingredients:

1 regular sized package corn tortillas
2 - 3 teaspoons olive oil
spray oil, (i.e. PAM)
1/2 of a lime, juiced
ground cumin
ground chipotle powder
salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Stack 4-5 corn tortillas together on a cutting board. (This isn't necessary, just helps the process go a little faster.) Cut the tortillas in half, then in half again so you have 4 quarters. Cut each quarter in half. You should have 8 triangles for each tortilla. Repeat, using the rest of the tortillas.

Pour about 2 - 3 teaspoons of olive oil on your baking sheet. Using a paper towel, spread the oil all over the pan to evenly coat it. Lay the cut tortillas on top of the olive oil-greased baking sheet. Lightly spray the tops of all the tortillas with spray olive oil.

Juice the lime half in a small bowl. Using a silicone pastry brush, dip and lightly brush each tortilla with a small amount of lime juice. You don't want to soak it, just give it a little flavor. Then, sprinkle the chips with salt, cumin, and chipotle powder according to your taste preferences.

Place the baking sheet in the oven and back at 425 degrees F for 5 minutes. Remove the tray and use the tongs to flip each tortilla over. Then bake for another 3-5 minutes, or until desired crispness is reached.

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Katie’s lifelong interest in cooking good food has shown her that part of the goodness in life is enjoying delicious food with friends and family. She is: Writer. Photographer. Recipe Developer. Website Founder. Lover of all things good in life. Wife & Mom. A mix of great recipes, family memories, and yummy photography is what Katie serves up each week at GoodLife Eats™. Katie resides in Colorado with her husband and two children.

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  • 1
    BLog is the New BLack - January 18, 2012 @ 6:51 am

    Oh, yes please!

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    Mara @ Elemental Custard - January 18, 2012 @ 7:15 am

    Yum these look delicious with the lime! I always take slightly stale tortilla chips and bake them to go with salsas and the like. That way I feel like I’m getting my chip craving without the guilt of having regular tortilla chips. It is SUCH a great compromise.

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  • 3
    Kathryn - January 18, 2012 @ 7:51 am

    These are great flavours, love it!

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    Lyndsey Fox - January 18, 2012 @ 9:36 am

    These sound delicious. I’ll be trying them as soon as I find chipotle powder!

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  • 5
    Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar - January 18, 2012 @ 9:38 am

    These sound so yummy!

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    Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen - January 18, 2012 @ 1:48 pm

    My snacking weakness are crackers and cheese. I love a little something crispy and salty as a snack and these chips sound like a perfect alternative.

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    Anna @ the shady pine - January 19, 2012 @ 1:20 am

    Oh chips are my weakness too! The crunch and saltiness always has me coming back for more Han I need. These look utterly delicious!

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    Amy - January 19, 2012 @ 6:07 am

    Great flavor combo! Will remember these for our next batch of chili.

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    Deborah - January 21, 2012 @ 8:20 am

    These sound amazing – love the flavors going on!

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  • 10
    Jamie | My Baking Addiction - January 21, 2012 @ 7:09 pm

    I’m kind of a tortilla chip addict, especially the Roasted Garlic and Black Bean Tostitos. I must say – these look equally as delicious and so much healthier!

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    Sarah - January 22, 2012 @ 7:28 pm

    chips and salsa are my snacking weakness as well. Also, I am more for the salsa than the chips. I have made my own chips but this flavoring sounds great!

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  • 12
    Kerstin - January 22, 2012 @ 8:31 pm

    They’re my weakness too! These sound super tasty and addicting!

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  • 13
    Sharyn Dimmick - January 26, 2012 @ 6:08 am

    Yum. Never thought of flavoring homemade chips. Duh!

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  • 14
    TidyMom - January 29, 2012 @ 6:58 am

    I love this recipe Katie!!

    Thanks for linking up this week! I featured you post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/valentines-day-crafts-food-decor/

    have a fabulous Sunday!

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