The other morning, I walked into the kitchen to find a bag of stale tortilla chips. After my initial disappointment of wasted food, I remembered there was jar of salsa verde salsa buried in a kitchen cabinet.
I took out a small pot and poured in some (~1cup) salsa and cooked over medium-low heat. when the salsa was at a simmer, I dumped in a few handfuls of the stale tortilla chips. I grabbed a spoon and stirred so that the chips were coated with salsa. I doddled around the kitchen coming back to stir every couple minutes. When the chips seemed to have lost their crispy form and were becoming one with the salsa, I turned off the heat. I stirred in a big spoonful of nonfat greek yogurt (an amazing protien packed sour cream substitute). After tasting, my impromptu creation, I decided to add the final ingredient . . . cheese. I would have preferred a sharp cheddar, but all I had was a cheddar-jack blend, and it was delicious just as well. I sprinkled a handful of the shredded cheese over the creation and waited for the perfection of melted cheese and voila! chilequiles. A simple use for stale chips that tastes like an enchilada casserole.
( for added protien, I sometimes add pieces of costco's amazing roasted chicken)
