Low Fat Low Cholesterol Baked Tortilla Chip with a Mango SalsaDressing

Many low fat low cholesterol recipes are usually bland and un-flavorful but you can find some unique and tasty treats on our website that are full of flavor. Here are a couple of low fat low cholesterol recipes that are just great for sitting around watching television. For this first Baked Tortilla Chip recipe that is fast to create in your microwave you will need 12 corn tortilla chips, vegetable oil, and salt. Use the vegetable oil and brush the tortilla shells on both sides, now cut each tortilla chip into 6 separate wedges. Place in a single layer in your microwave.

Microwave on high for around 1 ½ minutes, then turn the wedges and microwave again for another 1 ½ minutes. Continue turning and cooking at the same intervals until all tortilla chips are crisp. They will become crisper after you remove them from the microwave. Salt the chips after removing them from the microwave.

The normal cooking time is around 7 minutes. The perfect dip for the low fat low cholesterol tortilla chip recipe is the mango salsa recipe which is also low in fat and cholesterol. For this recipe you will need 2 peeled and cubed mangoes, ½ cup of diced red bell pepper, 3 tablespoons of finely chopped basil, 3 tablespoons of vinegar, 4 teaspoons of lemon juice, 2 finely chopped and de-seeded jalapeno peppers, and salt to taste. Mix together all ingredients in a medium size bowl until well blended.

Let the salsa warm to room temperature before serving. You can use the above recipes and change them just a bit to add new and unique flavors and still keep the recipes low fat and low cholesterol. You can add your favorite cheese as long as your purchase low fat and low cholesterol cheese.

You can also replace the jalapeno peppers with ordinary green peppers. .

By: Hans Dekker