Tortillas have always been present in Mexican cuisine; they are the base of many dishes and cannot go unnoticed when it comes to enjoying a delicious taco. However, for some diets such as ketogenic or keno, the tortilla is never an option due to its high carbohydrate content.
In the market you can find different types of tortillas that you can include in your keno diet, but most of them usually have a high cost due to the nature of their ingredients. There are also several recipes that integrate many ingredients and some of them are also usually expensive. For all these reasons, we bring you a very easy recipe for keno tortillas, with a single ingredient and a crispy texture, can you believe it? Read on and find out how to make keno cheesecakes with an ingredient that most people have at home.
Ingredients to make Kato Cheese Tortillas:
- 500 grams of grated cheddar cheese or similar gratin
- Baking paper (optional)
- For the filling (optional)
- 300 grams of shredded cooked chicken
- 1 pepper in strips
- 1 avocado (to taste)
- 3 mushrooms
How to make Kato Cheese Tortillas:
- It is very easy to prepare the keno cheese tortillas, simply arrange a piece of baking paper on a baking tray, place a portion of grated cheese and shape it into a circle.
- Bake at 200°C for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is golden in color and has released some bubbles. If you prefer, you can make the cheese tortillas in a nonstick skillet.
- After the baking time, let it cool for just a few seconds, and then shape it into a taco to finish cooling.
- Trick: you can shape it with your hands or let the tortilla rest on a rolling pin or glass so that it takes the shape of a taco by itself.
- Proceed to fill with the ingredients of your choice. We have used cooked shredded chicken, but you can use shredded chicken, pepper cut into strips and sautéed with the sliced mushrooms. Finally, we have added a little avocado.
- However, you can serve your keno tortillas with the ingredients that you like the most, although keep in mind that, being keno tortillas, you should check the amount of carbohydrates.
More Ideas for Serving Kato Cheese Tortillas
Making cheese omelets for the keno diet, as you can see, is not very complex. In addition, it is very versatile regarding the type of cheese to use any cheese that gratin well is perfect, so you can use cheddar or Montego type or make a combination of mozzarella with Monterrey cheese. You can also spice up your tortillas by adding a little pepper or oregano.
