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Recipe tags: Bake, Mexican, Vegetarian
Appetizers and snacks

Sweet and Spicy Tortilla Chips

Diet - CKD, Dialysis, Diabetes

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Terri from California.

Portions:8

Serving size: 6 chips

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • six 6" flour tortillas

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 425° F.
  2. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together melted butter or margarine, brown sugar and spices.
  4. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges. Arrange wedges in a single layer on the baking sheet.
  5. With a pastry brush, coat tortillas with seasoning mixture.
  6. Bake for about 8 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or cool.
  7. Store extra chips in an airtight container. 

Nutrients per serving

  • Calories: 117
  • Protein: 2 g
  • Carbohydrate: 11 g
  • Fat: 7 g
  • Cholesterol: 16 mg
  • Sodium: 128 mg
  • Potassium: 38 mg
  • Phosphorus: 19 mg
  • Calcium: 4 mg
  • Fiber: 0.5 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

  • 1 starch
  • 1 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

  • 1

Helpful Hints

  • Use kitchen shears to easily cut tortillas into wedges.
  • Corn tortilla may be substituted for flour tortilla for a very low sodium snack (48 mg). Be aware the phosphorus is higher (63 mg).
Page last updated on: December 21, 2007
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