Tortilla

A tortilla is a a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like, from Mexican cookery.

Recipes

  1. Breakfast Tortilla Wrap

    Turkey bacon, refrigerated egg product, and a whole wheat tortilla make for an extra-lean, extra-delicious breakfast sandwich.

  2. Spanish Tortilla

    Don't confuse this with the flour or corn tortillas you use to make wraps. A Spanish tortilla is a potato-and-egg omelet found on numerous menus throughout Spain. Traditionally these are cooked in heaps of olive oil. Our version uses less oil, so it's lower in calories, and if you use precooked ...

  3. Breakfast Burrito

    Fill a whole wheat tortilla with egg substitute, tomato, cilantro, and goat cheese for a healthy breakfast that's also easy to eat on the go.

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Articles

  1. Kids Eat Healthy at Hyatt (Thanks to Alice Waters)

    Thu, 9 Aug 2012

    fame, according to the food blog Eater . Kids can start their day with a “Top Your Own Taco” — filling a whole - wheat tortilla with scrambled eggs, cheese and “fun” toppings [note to parents: one hotel’s idea of “fun” may be a kid’s idea of

  2. Mexican Chicken-Tortilla Soup: Make the Takeout

    Tue, 5 Mar 2013

    a Mexican classic recipe —tangy, tasty Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup —and it couldn’t be easier to make. Forget secret sauces ..... chips. We guarantee the family will love this Mexican Chicken Tortilla Soup —one of the healthiest and most nutritious soups we can

  3. Spicy Beef and Bean Burgers: 30-Minute Meal

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    jalapeño chiles, garlic and a bit of salsa. Wrap it in a flour tortilla , and you have one flavorful, and superfast meal ..... beans), more veggies, less bread (by substituting a tortilla for a big old hamburger roll, and less fat (it’s

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Videos

  1. How to Make a Mexican Four Cheese and Chicken Quesadilla

    Thu, 17 Nov 2011

    of Mexican Four Cheese Salsa con Queso; 1/8-inch flour tortilla , warmed; 2 tablespoons of chopped cooked chicken ..... some sour cream. Alright. So let's get our flour tortilla and our Mexican Four Cheese Salsa con Queso. What we

    Tortilla found at 1:22

    water and with your fingers, just go around the edges of your tortilla and that's just gonna help seal it a little. Alright. Now, we'll do a quick fold over like so. So it's just
  2. How to Make Corn Tortillas

    Wed, 28 Sep 2011

    2 very simple ingredients; 2 cups of tortilla flour and 1-1/4 cup of warm water ..... to flatten them out and make them into tortilla . So, we have some waxed paper here ..... about 6 disc. Obviously, if you have a tortilla press that would be even better [unk

    Tortilla found at 0:24, 2:56, 4:22

    you'll need for this are 2 very simple ingredients; 2 cups of tortilla flour and 1-1/4 cup of warm water. Alright, so we have a large mixing bowl here. All we gonna do is put
    So, now it's time to flatten them out and make them into tortilla . So, we have some waxed paper here and the easiest thing to do is got one of our balls, put it in between 2 pieces of wax paper and we can use a rolling pin to flatten it out in about 6 disc. Obviously, if you have a tortilla press that would be even better [unk] a little bit, get it nice and flat, or we gonna put some muscle action to it, and do with the rolling pin, so steady as you can will flatten that out into a nice circle. Just keep nice and steady if you can. Now, the circle isn't gonna be perfect if we haven't gotten a tortilla press. We'll do the best we can. So, once we have the disc flattened, we're gonna carefully take off, very, very carefully
    a medium high heat, and once that's hot, we're gonna put the tortilla down, face side down and then we're gonna lick the wax paper up and off that so it's easier to get off. So, we don't want it obviously too hot. So, our skillet is nice and hot here. So, we're gonna put down our tortilla onto the pan like so with waxed paper still on. Now, as our tortilla begins to heat. We're gonna carefully take off our waxed paper as best we can. You need a little help of the
  3. How to Make Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas Verde

    Thu, 23 Jun 2011

    gonna layout my corn tortillas on my board like so. So, what I'm gonna do is put about 2 to 3 tablespoons in the center of tortilla like this. Now, in Spanish actually the verb enchilar actually means to add chili pepper too. So, enchilada is the past

    Tortilla found at 1:57

    do is put about 2 to 3 tablespoons in the center of tortilla like this. Now, in Spanish actually the verb enchilar actually means to add chili pepper too. So, enchilada is the past participle
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Food Blogs We Love

  1. 5 Minute Lunch: Turkey, Avocado & Hummus Wrap

    Mon, 20 Aug 2012

    out on the water. Lean deli turkey is layered on a whole wheat tortilla with zesty red pepper hummus, creamy avocado slices ..... whether on land, or lake! Start the wrap with a tortilla . These organic Whole Wheat Tortillas from Whole Foods

  2. Summer Chicken Wraps

    Tue, 11 Jun 2013

    easier. Spread hummus over a flour tortilla , fill it with fresh summer veggies ..... perfect light bite. Start with a flour tortilla – we always have Mission Low-Carb Tortillas ..... em onto the center of the tortilla . Tip: poke out the seeds from the center

  3. 5 Minute Lunch: Mediterranean Turkey Wrap

    Thu, 9 May 2013

    It is SO good plus, you guessed, it’s ready in just 5 minutes! Start the Mediterannean Turkey Wrap with 1 flour tortilla – any kind you like. I usually go for Whole Foods brand whole wheat tortillas, or Mission’s carb-control wraps. Lay it out on a clean

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How To

  1. The Art of the Fresh Tortilla

    Sat, 1 Jan 2000

    As a call to creative people and tortilla connoisseurs everywhere, Tortilla Land encourages you to submit a photo of an original art creation or recipe using Tortilla Land Fresh Uncooked Tortillas (or equivalent

  2. How to Make Hash Browns

    Sat, 1 Jan 2000

    casserole to create this hearty breakfast dish. Breakfast Burritos Hash brown potatoes, Canadian bacon, eggs, and cheese fill a tortilla to make this restaurant-style breakfast. Zucchini and Swiss Pie A cheese-and-hash-brown-potato crust makes a delicious