{"id":6792,"date":"2025-06-11T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/?p=6792"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:44:12","slug":"easy-homemade-tortilla-chips-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/easy-homemade-tortilla-chips-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy homemade tortilla chips recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Leftover tacos? No problem!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve recently enjoyed Cantina\u2019s Cali Street Tacos in one of our healthy Mindful Chef recipes, and have some leftover tacos to use, or you\u2019re looking for a delicious homemade tortilla chips recipe, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tortilla-chips.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tortilla-chips.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tortilla-chips-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tortilla-chips-768x490.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Here is a delicious recipe for homemade tortilla chips: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>To pan fry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slice your tortillas into triangle-shaped wedges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat a shallow layer of oil in a pan and fry the wedges in batches until golden and crispy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep them moving as they cook so they don\u2019t stick together.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove and pat dry with kitchen paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While still hot, toss with sea salt and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To over-bake or air-fry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preheat oven or air fryer to 175\u00b0C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slice tortillas into wedges and spread them out on a baking tray (or in the air fryer basket).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drizzle lightly with oil and toss to coat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bake or air fry until golden and crisp, shaking or flipping halfway through to ensure even cooking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Season straight out the oven with sea salt and lime juice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pair with guac, salsa or your favourite dip, crumble over salads for extra crunch or have them just as they are!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more about Cantina Del Sabor\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authentic tortillas straight from Mexico <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DZryD_7f1DU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. No funny stuff: Nothing artificial. Just real corn, water and olive oil. Pure and simple.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/014_Cantina_Amazon-Store-Front_Logo-400-x-400-px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/014_Cantina_Amazon-Store-Front_Logo-400-x-400-px.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/014_Cantina_Amazon-Store-Front_Logo-400-x-400-px-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/014_Cantina_Amazon-Store-Front_Logo-400-x-400-px-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/014_Cantina_Amazon-Store-Front_Logo-400-x-400-px-360x361.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leftover tacos? No problem! If you\u2019ve recently enjoyed Cantina\u2019s Cali Street Tacos in one of our healthy Mindful Chef recipes, and have some leftover tacos to use, or you\u2019re looking for a delicious homemade tortilla chips recipe, you\u2019re in the right place. Here is a delicious recipe for homemade tortilla chips: To pan fry: Slice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/easy-homemade-tortilla-chips-recipe\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[287],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6792","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recipe-inspiration","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"horizontal-thumbnail":false,"horizontal-thumbnail-small":false,"vertical-thumbnail":false,"vertical-thumbnail-small":false,"square-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Becca","author_link":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/author\/becca\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Leftover tacos? No problem! If you\u2019ve recently enjoyed Cantina\u2019s Cali Street Tacos in one of our healthy Mindful Chef recipes, and have some leftover tacos to use, or you\u2019re looking for a delicious homemade tortilla chips recipe, you\u2019re in the right place. Here is a delicious recipe for homemade tortilla chips: To pan fry: Slice...Read&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6792"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7126,"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6792\/revisions\/7126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mindfulchef.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}