Easy Baked Tortilla Bowls

By Nora

I bet a lot of you have already seen this trick floating around Pinterest, but I had to share because it's my new favorite thing. Seriously, I discovered it last week and i've already done it three times. It's such a great, easy way to make a normally boring meal into something a little more fun. I love eating taco salads in tortilla bowls at restaurants, but they're usually heavily fried and that's just not something I can make OR eat on a regular basis. For these baked bowls, all you do is wrap a few small-to-medium flour tortillas (only three will fit on one pan) in a paper towel and heat them in the microwave for about 15-30 seconds until they are fairly pliable, then spray each side of the tortillas with cooking spray and position them on a flipped-over cupcake pan like so:

 

{image courtesy of www.emilybites.com, an awesome food blog with lower-calorie recipes}

Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden brown. Let them cool for a bit and then fill them with whatever your heart desires. Make it a bowl for serving guacamole!  An alternative to tacos! Fill it with rice, beans, and crock pot mexican chicken, which is what I did and it was fantastic. I loved having that extra crunch to enjoy in an otherwise mushy (but yummy!) meal.

Comments

[PinkieBling]

This. Is. AWESOME!! Can't wait to try it.

[Lori]

Where do you find tortillas as small as those in your picture? I bought small and had to cut them down.

[Nora]

I think I used the fajita sized flour tortillas, actually. But I think you can use any size depending on how big you want them to be.

[liesje]

you can sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on the microwaved tortillas and then bake them. Fill with ice cream and maple syrup for a nice dessert!