PARMESAN TORTILLA CRIPS

This is for Day 21 of 30 Days of Creativity www.30dayofcreativity.com and today's theme is "Cheese".  I chose to try a recipe from One Perfect Bite to make Parmesan Tortilla Chips and they came out tasty more like crackers than chips, but would be a fun soup topper.

I stuck pretty much to the recipe except that I used 8 inch flour instead of 6 inch corn tortilla and used sea salt.  I also recommend checking at 6-8 minutes instead of 12 minutes as the first batch was too toasted and I ended up throwing it out.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 12 6 or 8 inch tortillas
• 1 cup fresh shredded Parmesan
• 1/4 to 1/2 sea salt

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

"Line two large heavy large baking sheets with aluminum foil. Whisk oil, oregano, and pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat just until warm. Set aside for 15 minutes.

Brush oil mixture over both sides of tortillas.

Stack tortillas and cut them into 1/2 to 3/4-inch wide strips. Arrange strips in a single layer over the baking sheets. Sprinkle cheese and salt over strips. Bake until strips are golden brown and crisp" about 6-8 minutes.

Yield: 5 to 6 servings.

For original recipe visit:

http://oneperfectbite.blogspot.com/2011/01/parmesan-tortilla-crisps.html

Mild Cheesy Quesadillas

This is for when you have a craving more for mild cheesy goodness over a typical quesadilla.

Items you will need:

• Toritilas (I used fajita sided ones)
• Cream Cheese, softened
• Cheese slices or shredded cheese (I used slices)
• Non-stick cooking spray (I used PAM)
• Frying pan
• Pancake turner
• Jar of salsa (optional)
• Jar of green olives (optional)
• Sour cream (optional)

Spread cream cheese over each tortilla on one side

Spray the frying pan with non-stick cooking spray, then put the tortilla in the frying pan cheese side up, heat on low to medium and add the sliced or shredded cheese on top. When the cheese starts to melt, add another tortilla on top of the cheese for leave for less than a minute.

Flip the tortilla over and cook for a few minutes until the bottom is as crispy as the top. Remove from pan and place on serving plate, cut the tortilla in quarters and top with salsa, sour cream and green olives or other condiments, depending on your personal preferences.