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Best Ever Homemade Guacamole and Chips

The Best Ever Homemade Guacamole is all about the fresh ingredients. Homemade tortilla chips are so easy and you will never want to buy the bagged tortilla chips again.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

Guacamole:
  • 2 Large or 3 Medium Ripe Avocados
  • 1/4 white or red onion finely diced (approx 2 Tablespoons)
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro diced
  • 1/2 Jalapeño seeded and finely diced
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 Roma tomato diced
  • 1-2 teaspoons salt to taste
Optional Add-ins:
  • 1/2 teaspoons cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate arils
  • 1/4 cup cotija cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons Pepitas
Homemade Tortilla Chips:
  • 2 cups oil
  • 12 corn tortillas cut into triangles
  • salt

Instructions

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  1. In medium bowl or molcajete, roughly mash avocados. Add onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, tomato and salt and stir together. Taste to ensure it is salted enough.
  2. Add optional add-ins - cumin, cayenne, pomegranate, cotija, and pepitas.
  3. To make homemade tortilla chips:
  4. In skillet, heat oil over medium high heat for about 5 minutes. It should start to smoke slightly. Add corn tortilla triangles, making sure not to crowd them. Watch carefully to see if the oil is too hot. If the chips are browning too quickly, remove from heat and turn it down. The proper oil temperature will cook them on each side for approximately 1 minute.
  5. Once they are a nice light golden brown color, remove from heat and place on paper towel lined plate.
  6. Salt the chips as soon as you remove them from the oil so the salt soaks into the chip. Eat while the chips are hot and fresh.