Crispy Pizza Chips: Your New Favorite Snack Adventure Recipe
These Crispy Pizza Chips are a delightful, bite-sized snack combining crispy tortilla chips topped with savory pizza sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, and your favorite pizza toppings. Perfect for parties or a flavorful snack, they bake up quickly in the oven for a crunchy, cheesy treat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 chips 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
For the Chips
- 4 tortillas (Corn or Flour – choose corn for a traditional crunch or flour for a softer bite)
- 1 cup pizza sauce or marinara sauce (preferably thick to keep chips crispy)
For the Toppings
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional mix with cheddar, provolone, or Parmesan)
- 1 cup assorted toppings (like pepperoni, bell peppers, or olives)
For Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Italian herbs (basil or oregano)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for a spicy kick)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) to ensure it’s ready for baking the chips evenly.
- Slice Tortillas: Cut the tortillas into uniform triangles or squares to create manageable chip sizes that bake evenly.
- Arrange Chips: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the tortilla pieces in a single layer to prevent overlapping, which ensures each chip gets crispy.
- Add Sauce: Spread a thin, even layer of pizza or marinara sauce on each tortilla piece. Using a thin spread prevents sogginess and helps maintain crispiness.
- Top with Cheese and Toppings: Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over each chip, then add your chosen toppings like pepperoni slices, bell peppers, or olives for flavor and texture.
- Season: Sprinkle Italian herbs, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper flakes evenly over the chips to enhance the taste with fragrant and spicy notes.
- Bake: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and edges are golden brown, indicating crispiness.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the chips from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet; cooling helps them crisp up further before serving.
Notes
- Use thicker pizza sauce to prevent chips from becoming soggy.
- Choose corn tortillas for extra crunch or flour tortillas for a softer chip.
- Customize toppings as desired—vegetables, meats, or different cheeses work well.
- If you want extra crispiness, you can bake the plain tortilla chips for 3-4 minutes before adding sauce and toppings.
- Serve these chips fresh for the best texture, as they may soften if stored too long.
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