Corn Chip Crunch Food

CRUNCHY CORN CHIP TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease; stir in water and taco seasoning mix. Reduce heat to low and simmer the meat mixture until thickened, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Bake taco shells on a baking sheet in the preheated oven until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes and break apart into bite-size pieces.
• Transfer seasoned ground beef to a large serving bowl and mix in the nacho cheese corn chips, taco shell pieces, Mexican cheese blend, and hot pepper sauce.

CORN CHIPS FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
• Turn dough out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a well oiled baking sheet.
• Spread dough out evenly and thinly across pan.
• You may scored the dough into chip shapes or leave it whole and break it up later.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Allow to cool on pan and break apart.

HOMEMADE TOTOPOS (CRUNCHY CORN TORTILLA CHIPS)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat oil over medium-high heat for about a minute. Drop a crumb of tortilla into the oil; if it sinks, it's not hot enough. If it bubbles and comes to the top, it's perfect.
• Slide pieces of tortilla into oil using a slotted spoon or spatula, frying just a few at a time.
• Let pieces fry until golden brown and crispy, which will take less than one minute. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.
• Gather the ingredients along with paste food coloring.
• Mix about 1/4 teaspoon of paste (not liquid) food coloring with about 2 tablespoons of water.
• Use a brush to "paint" the whole tortillas with this mixture, using one color or several, as you wish, and painting on just one side or on both.
• Let tortillas dry for at least an hour, then cut and fry. (This works best on tortillas made with white-rather than yellow-corn.)
• Gather the ingredients.
• Before cutting tortillas into wedges, lightly oil each side of each tortilla, either with cooking spray or with a brush dipped in vegetable oil.
• Cut tortillas into wedges; place in a single layer on a cookie sheet. (Tortilla wedges should not be touching.)
• Bake in a 425 F oven until somewhat browned, 7-9 minutes. For seasoned totopos , sprinkle desired herbs/spices over oiled chips before baking. Try powdered chile (piquín or chipotle, for example) chili powder (the kind used for making soup), dried epazote, or a mix such as Cajun spices, 4-pepper mix, or your favorite blend. Edited by Robin Grose

CRAZY-GOOD CORN CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut each tortilla in 1/2. Cut each 1/2 into 3 triangles.
• Spray a baking sheet lightly with nonstick spray. Place tortilla triangles close together on the sheet.
• Cover triangles with a 1-second spray of nonstick spray (optional). Evenly sprinkle with salt.
• Bake in the oven until crispy, about 8 minutes, carefully flipping about halfway through bake time.
• Serve with salsa for dipping, if using. Enjoy!

CRUNCHY RANCH CORN

Steps:

• Brush each ear of corn with about a tablespoon of ranch dressing.
• Spread the ground corn chips onto a plate and roll each ear of corn in the ground chips to completely coat each ear. Serve.

CORNFLAKE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; set aside.
• Place cornflakes in a medium bowl. Using your hands, crush to one-quarter of their original size. Add milk powder, sugar, and salt; toss to combine. Add butter and toss to form small clusters.
• Spread cornflake mixture in an even layer on prepared baking sheet. Transfer to oven and bake until clusters are toasted and smell buttery, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely.

DELICIOUS BAKED CORN CHIPS

Steps:

• Place a rack in the top third of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange corn tortillas in a single layer, with no overlap, on a baking sheet. Brush tortillas with oil; sprinkle garlic salt, oregano, and chili powder on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven, with the door slightly ajar, until crispy, about 7 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before serving.

YUMMY CORN CHIP SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, place first 7 ingredients in a blender. Cover; process until smooth. Stir in poppy seeds., Place salad ingredients in a large bowl; toss with dressing. Serve immediately.

CRUNCHY CORN-CHIP CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Arrange chicken breasts in an ungreased 9x13-inch baking dish; set aside.
• In bowl, combine soup, 1 cup of the cheese and taco seasoning; spread over chicken. Bake for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with corn chips and remaining cheese. return to oven and bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
• Variations:
• 1. You can use other chips crackers or even cornflakes. This is a great way to use up stale chips.
• 2. Use a different flavor of creamy soup. Cream of mushroom would be great. So would a can of creamed corn.
• 3. Toss some frozen peas, green beans or broccoli into the soup mixture for a veggie boost.
• 4. For a spicy kick, add a can of canned chili peppers.
• 5. Instead of chips, top the chicken with some chopped walnuts or almonds for a protein boost.