Buffalo Chicken Dip with Homemade Tortilla Chips

-2-12.5 oz cans of white chicken in the broth

-1 cup of fat free sour cream

-1- 8 oz. light cream cheese- room temperature

-2/3 cup of Franks hot sauce

-1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

-1/2 cup of scallions

Strain and rinse chicken. Transfer into a bowl and add sour cream, cream cheese and franks. Mix together. Transfer mixture into a baking dish. Add cheese and bake for 15 minutes. Add scallions at the end and serve with chips and/or celery. 

Homemade Tortilla Chips

FRIED:

-1 package of flour tortillas (use flavored to add a kick- I used jalapeño tortillas)

-Seasoning: pinch of garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin and salt

-Vegetable oil

Fill a skillet with 1 inch high with vegetable oil. Heat over medium-high. Meanwhile mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Stack the tortillas evenly into a pile. Take a sharp knife and cut tortillas in half, then into quarters, then into eighths. Test if the oil is hot enough by placing a piece of tortilla in it. It will sizzle if it is ready.

Carefully place tortillas into oil, about 8 sliced at a time. Let them fry for about 1 minute or until they’re golden brown then flip. Repeat on the other side.

Remove and place into a large paper bag and add a pinch of seasoning. Shake bag then transfer chips to paper towel to absorb some of the oil. Repeat with the remaining tortilla.

BAKED- I generally bake these but on special occasions-such as the Super Bowl when I photographed the chips above- I fry them. I will be honest, they're incredible fried...

-1 package of flour tortillas (or corn tortillas)

-Seasoning: pinch of garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt

-Extra virgin olive oil

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. With a pastry brush, paint a thin layer of oil on each side of tortilla and sprinkle seasoning on top. Stack the tortillas evenly into a pile. Take a sharp knife and cut tortillas in half, then into quarters, then into eighths.

Arrange tortillas on a baking pan and bake for 10-12 minutes or until they are slightly brown and crispy.

Healthier Option:

Use wheat or corn tortilla