Your body cannot live on rice alone. Adding a little corn in your diet keeps your digestive tract working. So, try making this homemade corn tortilla bread crumbs recipe and save yourself some money as well. I used it in my new recipe for Mexican-Style Chicken Parmesan (recipe coming soon). It was delicious and the chicken turned out quite crispy.
Stay tuned in for my gluten free Tex-Mex Breaded Chicken and Mexican-Style Chicken Parmesan recipes.
Corn Tortilla Bread Crumbs Recipe
Whether you're on a budget or just want a stone ground corn flavor to your breading or both, this easy recipe will get you there. Your breaded foods will turn out crisper too!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 enough to cover 4 breast halves
Ingredients
- 8 gluten free 100% corn tortillas from Costco
- Salt to taste
- Gluten free oil spray
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 275ºF with a shelf in the center.
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Using kitchen scissors or a knife, cut/slice the tortillas in strips and then in tiny squares/rectangles. Over a baking sheet, rub them between your hands so that half of them crumbles. Spray them with oil and bake for 15 minutes.
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Add the toasted tortillas to the bowl of a food processor. Add salt and run process them about 2 minutes or until them finely ground.
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Use them in place of gluten free bread crumbs.
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They fry up nice and crispy.
