Low Fat Tortilla Bread Bowls Recipes

LOW FAT TORTILLA BREAD BOWLS

Steps:

• Line a 1 1/2 quart glass bowl with one tortilla.
• Prick holes in the tortilla with a fork.
• Microwave for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until the tortilla is crisp.
• Remove bowl and tortilla from oven and allow to cool a little.
• Remove the tortilla from the the bowl.
• Repeat process for remaining tortillas.

HOMEMADE BAKED TORTILLA BOWLS FOR TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Spray both sides of tortilla with cooking spray. Press tortilla into a 1-quart oven-safe bowl to make taco salad shell shape. Pinch edges of tortilla and create folds, following the rim of your bowl.
• Place bowl on baking sheet. Bake on the middle or lower rack of the oven for 15-20 minutes, until edges are browned. (Bake on a lower rack in the oven so the edges don't brown too quickly.)
• Allow to cool to room temperature before filling with taco salad. (It will crisp up more as it cools.)
• Serve and enjoy!
• Yields 4 homemade baked tortilla bowls.

TORTILLAS I

Steps:

• Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening to resemble cornmeal. Add water slowly, mixing with your hands to make a soft dough. You may not need all the water.
• Knead a few minutes on floured surface until smooth and elastic. Lubricate top with oil, put back in bowl and let rest, covered for 10 minutes.
• Divide into small balls the size of golf balls and proceed to roll out into size and thickness you prefer.
• Cook on top of stove over medium heat using a cast iron grill or heavy skillet until top is slightly bubbly then turning on opposite side for a minute or two.
• Keep stacked and warm inside a clean dish towel.

LOW CAL TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Dough should form a ball, if this does not happen, add a little more water incrementally until it does. Then cover the dough with a wet towel or cloth for 15 minutes.
• Split the dough into 2 pieces and roll into balls.
• Lightly flour your work surface and roll each ball into a very flat circle.
• Cook in an ungreased skillet over medium heat until the tortilla starts to show brown spots.
• Fill with whatever you want and enjoy!

CRISPY BASKET BURRITOS (BAKED TORTILLA BOWLS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Brush both sides of tortilla with oil.
• Invert ramekin on a work surface; center tortilla on the bottom of the ramekin. Gently shape the tortilla down around the sides. Place a double layer of aluminum foil over the tortilla and press to form the bowl around the ramekin. Place right side up on a baking sheet and leave about 1/2 inch of the edge of the tortilla above the foil so it gets browned and crispy when you bake it. Repeat with the second tortilla.
• Place baking sheet in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and use tongs to carefully remove the ramekins from inside the shells. Transfer sheet back to the oven. Bake shells until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven.
• Carefully remove foil from around the shells; reserve the foil. Flatten foil sheets and invert shells on them. Bring foil up just around the bottom of the shells to protect the top edge.
• Transfer sheet back to the oven. Bake until browned and crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and invert the shells once again so they are right side up. Place on foil and transfer sheet back to oven for the final crisping, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch them carefully so they don't burn.
• Remove sheet from oven; transfer basket burritos to a rack to cool completely.

TORTILLA BOWLS

Steps:

• Microwave Oven Method:.
• Lightly grease bottom and outside of a 2 cup microwave-safe liquid measure measuring cup.
• Turn measuring cup upside-down and press tortilla over bottom and sides.
• Microwave on high (100%) for 1 minute.
• Using clean oven mitts, again press tortilla around measuring cup and microwave on high for another minute until brown spots begin to appear.
• If necessary, press tortilla against measuring cup again.
• Turn out onto rack to cool.
• Conventional Oven Method:.
• Lightly grease bottom an outside of oven-safe 2 cup liquid measure measuring cup.
• Turn measuring cup upside down onto a baking sheet and press tortilla over bottom and sides.
• Bake in 325F oven for 7 to 10 minutes, occasionally pressing tortilla against measuring cup, until brown spots appear.
• Turn out onto rack to cool.
• Note:.
• For larger bowl, use a 10 inch flour tortilla over a 4 cup liquid measure measuring cup.

LOW FAT TORTILLA CASSEROLE (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Combine the first seven indgredients in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Lightly oil a wide 2 quart casserole and layer as follows: 4 tortillas (overlapping each other to cover the bottom), half the bean mixture, half the cheese. Repeat the layers.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees or until the cheese is bubbly.
• Top with lite sour cream and salsa if desired.