My kryptonite has been, and will always be, chips. I love them. Some people crave chocolate and sweets, but I will take something salty any day. With our renewed commitment to clean eating, I vowed to Manatee that I would not buy any pre-packaged chips or crackers.
It’s been tough.
This past Sunday, I was really hankering for some junk food. It’s something about football Sundays. I feel like the majority of the population is ripping into buffalo chicken tip, brats, cheese, crackers, and of course, chips.
A salad just wasn’t going to cut it.
Luckily, I had some mini pita pockets in the fridge.
Since I can’t buy chips, it’s become an obsession to make my own. I am determined to make the perfect chip.
This batch came pretty darn close…
Spicy Citrus Pita Chips
Juice from 1 lemon
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon Sriracha
1/2 teaspoon Cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 mini pockets, cut into quarters*
*I bought the mini pockets on accident. Oops. You could also use 4 regular sized pita pockets, cut into sixths
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix lemon juice, oil, Sriracha, cumin, and salt in a small bowl.
- Dunk the pita pockets in the sauce and place on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Flip chips. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes. Check them often. It’s a fine line between crisp and burnt.
Recipe Review: This batch was a learning process. When I first put them in the oven, I just put them on a baking sheet.
This was fine until I went to flip them and discovered that they were totally soggy. Way too much sauce! But I wanted the flavor so I wasn’t ready to give up. I found a wire rack and re-positioned the chips on the rack.
Problem solved! After ten more minutes in the oven, they were super crispy AND super flavorful.
Warning: these chips will bite back. They are SUPER spicy. Like need-a-swig-of-beer-after-you-take-a-bite spicy. Or in other words, perfectly spicy!
So if you win this week’s giveaway, you should definitely make a batch!
Citrus Love:
This month is Citrus Love. So what does that mean? Food bloggers are connecting all of their posts that include a citrus ingredient! Check out the posts below and feel free to add your own. Would love to hear your answers to the questions below. 
What’s your favorite type of citrus to use in a recipe? What’s your favorite citrus-inspired recipe?
Oh my gosh, chips are definitely in my top 5 of snack/junk foods…right along with french fries and anything with cheese. I’d have to cut down on the spice (gasp!) but these seem like a great replacement for the store bought version. Yummers!
Maggie recently posted..Holy Moly Gaucamole!
LOVE french fries too! The chips are pretty spicy. You could also up the lemon juice when you down the Sriracha to keep the flavor strong.
Yay for homemade chips! I am going to save it for the Super Bowl party! Thank you!
Anna recently posted..Cranberry Orange and Carrot Bread
Woo hoo! That’s a great idea. It would be great with hummus…and beer.
Sounds delicious! Never had citrus pita chips, but it sounds tasty
Kiri W. recently posted..Mrs. Anderson’s Super Apple Peeler/Corer Machine
Would also be good with corn tortillas to make tortilla chips.
I happen to have a batch of Chinese Lemon Chicken going in my crockpot right now, I don’t think it’s “clean eating,” but it’s darn good! Here’s a link to the recipe on my blog:
http://www.thirtyandthrifty.blogspot.com/2011/02/thrifty-recipe-chinese-lemon-chicken.html
April recently posted..Thrifty Recipe: Butternut squash stew
No rules about clean eating for this blog hop.
You should add your blog post to the rest of them. Click the ‘add link’ part. Let me know if you have questions. I bet lots of people would want to check out your crockpot Chicken recipe. 
Sriracha is MY kryptonite.
Love this idea. I may have to go get some pita to try this. Or… I bet this would work well on popcorn!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..Grapefruit Fennel Salad
Yay! Fellow Sriracha lovers unite!
Oh, gosh, I can’t even start eating salty items as I can.not.stop!!! Sweets I can control, but not the salt. These chips sounds fabulous…and great entry for citruslove!
Liz recently posted..Chicken Stir Fry with Oyster Sauce~
Thanks Liz! Too funny- I totally had you pegged for a sweets girl!
These look way tastier than Stacy’s
Lindsay @ biking before bed recently posted..WIAW: Dallas Edition
Not. Even. Comparable.
And I do love Stacy’s.
These sound freakin’ awesome!! What a delicious-sounding combination of flavors, and super easy to make, too. I’ll have to try this out!
Thank you! I hope you like them. Really were easy to make.
These sound awesome! We, too, have been trying to cut out the junk food. But I sincerely believe that homemade food can’t ever be counted as junk… (right?)
movita beaucoup recently posted..rosemary cornmeal crackers
I agree! When you can identify all the ingredients and even better have handled all the ingredients, that erases the ‘junk’ status.
Excellent tip about putting the chips on a wire rack! I, too, have a love for chips (my whole family does), and it’s hard to find something on the market that is worth buying and eating. Love the spiciness with this recipe – and the lemon makes it too interesting not to try making some!
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