Baked Nachos

Do you also love to chat with friends, munching on something good? For a Tex-Mex style aperitif I thought of preparing some very crunchy corn chips, known as nachos or tortillas chips! These delicious chips can be fried in oil, cooked in a pan or in the oven: discover my light version!

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 292 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  • 130 g of yellow corn flour
  • 80 g of white flour of type 00
  • 7 g of salt
  • About 80 ml of water
  • 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika

  Materials Needed

  • Bowl
  • Scale weighs food
  • Rolling pin
  • Baking paper
  • Pizza wheel or knife
  • Scoop
  • Brush
  • Baking plate

  Preparation

  1. In a bowl, combine the precooked cornmeal and white flour. Mix the powders and flavor with salt and paprika (sweet or spicy). Mix the powders by adding a tablespoon of oil and, slowly, the hot water, until the mixture is workable with your hands.

  Did you know that
  It is possible to make nachos using only corn flour; in this recipe, we suggest mixing the corn flour with a part of white flour to facilitate the subsequent drafting of the nachos.
  Here we suggest flavoring the dough with paprika: you may prefer other flavors, such as chilli, turmeric or curry!

  2. Cover the ball of dough with a lid or cling film, and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Take the dough and divide it into 5-6 parts. On each side, make a ball and gently squeeze it between two sheets of parchment paper, until you get a disc with a thickness of one or two millimeters (tortillas).
  4. From the tortillas obtained, make a circle with the help of a ring or a lid. Repeat this procedure until all the dough is used up.
  5. From each circle, get 8 triangles.

  Did you know that
  Normally, nachos are fried; in this recipe, we suggest the healthier baked version.

  6. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C, ventilated.
  7. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place the nachos on the baking plates, taking care not to break them.
  8. Brush the surface of the nachos with the remaining oil, then cook at 180 ° C for about 12-15 minutes, or until crispy.
  9. Serve with spicy cheese sauce, guacamole sauce, or spicy tomato sauce.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  The baked nachos are super crunchy and I'm sure your friends will love it! To make them even more delicious, accompany them with a sauce: among the most suitable sauces, I recommend the spicy sauce, the guacamole sauce and the cheese sauce.

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  Baked Nachos are a food that belongs to the group of bread and derivatives.
  They have a high energy intake, mainly provided by carbohydrates, followed by lipids and finally by proteins.
  Fatty acids are mainly monounsaturated, complex carbohydrates and peptides of medium biological value.
  The amount of fiber seems very high, while cholesterol is absent.
  Baked Nachos are a product that lends itself to the diet of the overweight and / or affected by metabolic diseases only in moderate portions; they are not suitable for the nutritional regimen for celiac disease, while they have no contraindications towards lactose intolerance. They are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
  The average portion of Baked Nachos (instead of the first course) is about 100g (290kcal).