easy tucson cheese crisps

Name: Easy Tucson Cheese Crisps
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4-8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 medium flour tortillas (find the thinnest ones you can - even thin enough to see through!); 4 teaspoon(s) unsalted butter, melted; 2 cup(s) grated cheese ((use any combination of good melting cheese you like: i used longhorn style cheddar and oaxaca melting cheese. monterey jack and cheddar is a good, melty combo as well - best freshly grated); optional addition: chiles

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Kathy D

Updated on Aug 12, 2022

Every time we go to Tuscon, AZ to visit my sister, we go straight to a restaurant called Blancos to get their margaritas and the delicious cheese crisps. It is the best treat! What's not to love about warm melted cheese (and optional roasted chiles) on a crispy flour tortilla? It's an original creation invented in Tucson, Arizona. Enjoy!

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 4 -8

Ingredients

4 medium flour tortillas (find the thinnest ones you can - even thin enough to see through!)
4 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted
2 cups grated cheese ((use any combination of good melting cheese you like: i used longhorn style cheddar and oaxaca melting cheese. monterey jack and cheddar is a good, melty combo as well - best freshly grated)
optional addition: chiles

How To Make easy tucson cheese crisps

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Step 2

Brush tortillas with a little butter on each side. Place tortillas on a wire rack on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turning halfway through.
Step 3

Remove from oven and spread tortillas with cheese (and chiles, if desired).
Step 4

Turn oven heat to 500 degrees.
Step 5

Return tortillas to oven for about 5 minutes, until cheese(s) bubble.
Step 6

You can use a pizza cutter to cut into wedges or cut it any way you'd like. The only requirement is to enjoy this crispy, cheesy treat!
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