Homemade Tortilla Strips
Posted Jan 29, 2023, Updated Feb 14, 2024
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These homemade tortilla strips are made with 3 ingredients in 5 minutes. They are even more delicious than store bought, and are perfect for topping soups, salads, etc.
These homemade tortilla strips are an irresistibly delicious topper for your favorite soups, salads, etc.
In this recipe, tortillas (corn or flour) are cooked in olive oil and finished off with a pinch of sea salt. Homemade tortilla strips are so easy to make in 5 minutes!
Plus, they level up your favorite meals like taco soup, chicken tortilla soup and taco salad!
Tortilla Strips: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Tortillas. Use your preferred brand and variety of tortillas. I recommend organic flour or corn tortillas for the best result.
- Olive Oil. Use avocado oil or canola oil in place of olive oil.
- Fine Sea Salt. I use Redmond salt in all of my cooking and baking – I highly recommend it.
How to Make Tortilla Strips
This recipe is easy to make in under 10 minutes. We will walk through the steps together, and don’t forget to watch the video.
Begin by cutting the tortillas into strips that are about 1 ½” long and ½” wide (or to your preferred size).
Then, preheat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 1 minute.
Next, add the tortilla strips to the hot oil and stir to combine
Then cook the tortilla strips in a single layer over medium-high heat for 2-5 minutes, stirring often, until crispy.
Once cooked, immediately sprinkle the warm tortilla strips with salt.
Serve
Serve on top of your favorite Mexican dishes. Here are some suggestions:
- Taco salad
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Taco Soup
- Or serve them over chili like this beef chili, turkey chili, vegetarian chili and chicken chili.
Store
Store leftover tortilla strips in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Reheat them in a nonstick pan over medium heat, if desired.
Tortilla Strips Recipe FAQS
This recipe calls for 3 ingredients – tortillas, olive oil and salt!
Be sure to fry them in the olive oil until they are lightly golden brown.
Yes, use gluten-free tortillas!
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Homemade Tortilla Strips
Ingredients
- 4 6" corn tortillas (or two 8” or 10” flour tortillas)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- Cut the tortillas into strips that are about 1 ½” long and ½” wide.
- Preheat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about 1 minute.
- Add tortilla strips to the warm oil and stir to combine.
- Cook in a single layer over medium-high heat for 2-5 minutes, stirring often, until crispy.
- Immediately sprinkle warm tortilla strips with salt.
- Serve on top of taco salad, chicken tortilla soup, etc.
Video
Notes
- Tortillas. Use your preferred brand and variety of tortillas. I recommend organic flour or corn tortillas for the best result.
- Olive Oil. Use avocado oil or canola oil in place of olive oil.
- Taco salad
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Taco Soup
- Or serve them over chili like this beef chili, turkey chili, vegetarian chili and chicken chili.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
