Southwestern Recipes
Cheese Crisp
Cheese Crisps are found mainly in Arizona.
Ingredients
Base
- Flour tortilla
- 1/2 Monterey Jack cheese and 1/2 Cheddar cheese, grated
- Jalapeño chiles, sliced (optional)
Toppings
- Any taco filling
- Avocado, chopped
- Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Black olives, sliced
- Chorizo, cooked and drained
- Scallions, minced
- Salsa picante
- Sour cream
- Tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place tortilla in the oven and bake just until it starts to become crisp and a little brown, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes.
- Remove the tortilla, sprinkle on the grated cheese, and top with the chiles.
- Replace the tortilla in the oven and continue to cook it until the cheese is melted and bubbling.
Notes
Mexican Pizza: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Place tortilla in the oven and bake just until it starts to become crisp and a little brown, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes. Remove tortilla, sprinkle on grated cheese, then any of the following toppings you desire. Replace the tortilla in the oven and continue to cook it until the cheese is melted and bubbling.