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    Home » Recipes » Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime

    Last updated: Aug 10, 2019 by Keri · 4 Comments

    Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime

    Move over chips and salsa, there is a new snack in town: Mexican Street Chips with hot sauce and lime! Based on the popular street food, these crispy salty chips are sprinkled with hot sauce and a hearty squeeze of lime and make a delicious addition to any Mexican meal!

    Move over chips and salsa - these Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime are an irresistibly easy snack!

    We have a pretty strong food scene in Orlando. So the half hour or so leading up to lunch in our office is normally a heated discussion on which lunch spot to head to. One of our faves is a food truck turned brick & mortar restaurant - Hunger Street Tacos - that makes amazing tacos, a killer mushroom quesadilla, an addictive cucumber radish salad and baskets of these simple but flavorful Mexican Street Chips!

    Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime

    Move over chips and salsa - these Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime are an irresistibly easy snack!

    I have made it very clear that I am a wimp when it comes to spicy food. So I was just as shocked as you are that I l-o-v-e-d these chips! The combination of salty chips, mild hot sauce and lots of tangy lime juice were surprisingly delicious. Since Chris is a hot sauce junkie, I knew this was one blog post that he wouldn't mind taste testing for me.

    There really isn't a 'recipe' for this snack and there are only 3 'ingredients:

    • Potato chips - I used super crispy kettle chips from the grocery store but you could make your own if you want to be more authentic
    • Hot sauce - I used traditional Valentina hot sauce - it is a mild hot sauce with a little kick but great vinegar flavor
    • Limes - lots of limes!

    I like to serve these Mexican Street Chips DIY style. Grab a big bowl for the chips (or line plastic food baskets with parchment paper and fill them with chips), a big bottle of hot sauce, lime wedges and let your family or guests help themselves. This is easy entertaining at its finest!

    Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime - these are a super flavorful, easy snack or appetizer!

    Don't you love food like this? I mean, fill a basket, drizzle on some hot sauce and squeeze the heck outta a couple of lime wedges and get your crunch on!

    Mexican Street Chips - crispy salty potato chips, a drizzle of hot sauce and a squeeze (or six!) of lime! This is such a delicious appetizer or snack!

    Since I used kettle chips (which are made in batches, take a little longer to cook and therefore get caramelized and crispier), they keep their crisp longer when drenched in hot sauce and lime.

    Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime are lip smackin', finger lickin' delicious snack or appetizer!

    Feel free to try any of these creative ways to add your own twist to Mexican Street Chips:

    • Use lemons instead of limes
    • Use flavored kettle chips
    • Up the heat with a HOT sauce
    • Or tone the heat down with a sweet chili hot sauce
    • Better yet, set up a hot sauce bar so guests can make their chips as hot - or not - as they want!

    Wanna hear a secret? Because I am a nacho addict, I made Mexican Street Chips into nachos. I melted Mexican blend cheese over the chips and then doused them in hot sauce and lime. Verdict? AMAZING.

    Move over chips and salsa - these Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime are an irresistibly easy snack!

    Okay, who is going to give this super easy snack (or appetizer) a try this Summer?!

    Move over chips and salsa - these Mexican Street Chips with Hot Sauce & Lime are an irresistibly easy snack!

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    1. Melissa @ Insider The Kitchen says

      June 09, 2017 at 11:09 pm

      that seems yummy! Your posts always makes me hungry 🙁

      Reply
    2. John says

      September 30, 2019 at 1:00 am

      Hey I know this is an older post, but try Doritos! They're the best chip when making this concoction.

      I used to go to my friends houses, growing up in SoCal, an every hispanic house I'd go to, would always have a giant bottle of Tapatio or Valentina hot sauce, with a bag of doritos and lemons on the table. This will blow your mind more then kettle chips!

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      • Melissa Riker says

        October 08, 2019 at 12:59 pm

        Great tip, I'll try that!

        Reply
      • Delia says

        May 28, 2021 at 10:03 pm

        Which kind?!! Must try!

        Reply

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