I may not have grown up in the depression era but it does make me sad every time I see food end up in the garbage. With every molecule of squandered nourishment my soul wretches in torment. When these tortillas we just bought a few days ago started getting all stiff and granulated, I knew I had to act fast before the rigortortilliamortis fully set in.
I immediately grabbed a saucepan, slapped it down on the front burner, filled it with oil, and dialed my temperature to medium high. As the oil was heating, I cut the tortillas into triangular shapes. Once the oil was hot enough, I tossed in a handful of tortillas, just a few at a time to make sure they wouldn’t stick together. Somewhere amidst all the excitement, I went to the cabinet where we store all our bowls and removed one big enough for all my tortilla chips and lined it with paper towels to drain the excess oil.
Once I had a mound of tortilla chips, I put them on a plate and proceeded to pile on topping after topping. Starting with the remainder of our leftover roast pork, I then added sour cream, black beans, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, crumble cheese, another dollop cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and a wedge of lime. For that sexy sour cream look just use a sandwich bag.
As you can see from my pictures, I don’t have a fancy kitchen or even nice cookware (I would be more than happy to review some). All I had was an overwhelming hunger and burning desire never to leave a food morsel behind. There are many ways to breathe new life into old tortillas, this is my story.
I have to say, you outdid yourself…these were YUM!
What a great idea! My husband is the exact same way and hates throwing stuff away. Sometimes things go bad though so to re-purpose it is a great idea. Plus I love nachos so this might happen even without my tortillas going bad.
These look fantastic! I think this is such a great concept because there are always some leftover and they either get tossed or eaten but not very tasty! Thanks for the great idea!
Yum! My husband is from Nicaragua and they put the crema in a plastic bag thing too! When I came to eat at his house one day when we were first dating I was like “what are they doing???” Ha ha but it works sooo well. Perfect crema on the tacos every time! Homemade tortilla chips sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try this!
We are obsessed with Mexican food in our house so we will definitely have to try out your recipe. We typically run out of chips thanks to my little boys before tortillas, so I will be glad to have this recipe to use to help fix the problem. Perfect for tomorrow’s Taco Tuesday, eh?
I love this idea, Mexican is one of our favorite foods to make up at home. I hate to see food get wasted and love to find ways to use it whenever I can. I love that this can be customized to any ones preferences.
This looks so good. I never thought about making chips when the tortillas start to go. Duh! I also love your last picture with your place mat. It is so colorful and just made your dishes and your food pop!
We always buy tortillas in bulk since we tend to have them in so many ways and for so many meals. But sometimes we end up with ones that aren’t as fresh. This is a great way to use them!
I am, and have always been, a huge fan of nachos. These chips seem excellent for my next batch of homemade nachos!
Super smart idea. Love the look of the dish you created. Unlike you, the last time I had fresh tortillas getting old I just got rid of them. Next time, out will come the oil 🙂
What day is today? It’s Taco Tuesday! 🙂 In my house we love Mexican food, we eat tacos and tortillas almost every day. That recipe of yours looks so delicious, I am literally mouth watering here and it’s kinda late, so I don’t wanna run to my fridge. I also hate throwing away food, so I am a master when it comes to improvise with leftovers.
Yummy! I love tortillas and use them for many things. I love to cut the leftovers into strips and fry them up for salads and soups! These nachos look amazing though! I want to dig into a plate of them, right now!