Baked Low Carb Tortilla Chips Recipe

I guess it must be obvious that I’m starting my New Year’s resolution diet. My latest post was about how low carb diets work, and today I’m posting a low carb recipe. And yes, I am deep into a ketosis induction headache now, so forgive me if I make any errors!

Anyway, I have lost weight on low carb diets before (Protein Power, which is slower, but not as restrictive as Atkins and still works), and am trying to crawl back on the wagon. I do not believe that there is one right diet for everybody, but low carb works for me. I lose food cravings after a couple of days, begin to lose weight, and have energy and enthusiasm after my body adjusts. Those first couple of days can be tough though.

Low Carb Tortilla Recipe

I miss crunchy stuff when I do a low carb diet, and these are really easy. Of course, like almost everything else I cook, I cheat when I make these.

• Start with ready made low carb tortillas (Mission Carb Balance is one I buy at my local grocery store).  OK, I cheat. I cheat. But these are low carb, have high fiber (always important to our diets), and taste pretty good!
• For Low Carb Tortilla Chips – Cut each soft tortilla into 6 “pie” slices. It it usually easy to stack about three of them at a time to do the cutting. Then just spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray, spread out the slices, and bake at 350 degress for about 15 minutes. They should be nice and cruncy. Some people doctor these up with things like parmesan cheese, garlic powder, etc. I’m sure you can have some fun with this. Each of my soft tortillas says it only has 7 grams of carbs, so you can have a couple of handfuls of these without blowing your day’s allotment.
• For Low Carb Tortilla Salad Bowls – Do you like those taco salads that come in fried bowls? Well, you can take a whole soft tortilla and drape it over an over a small oven safe baking dish. I found some metal ones at the Mart of Wal that were specifically designed for this use, but if you have a small casserole dish or oven safe bowl it should work too.

If you are starting a low carb diet, adding some variety is very helpful. Have you come up with any low carb recipes that are easy and tasty?

Update: I got an email from a member. She said that you can make mini bowls, like “scoops” chips in a very easy way. You cut circles, and then fit these circles in a cupcake pan. Bake them, and you have little bowls you can fill with a variety of things or use to dip.

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