Restaurant Style Salsa - Quick and Easy Salsa

I have a serious chip and salsa problem. I can be watching what I am eating and doing well at eating healthy, fresh, low carb foods. Then it happens. The family wants to eat at Chili's or the local Mexican restaurant. And the chips and salsa show up in front of me and I lose all self-control. Have you been there? Please tell me I am not alone. Now, I have conquered my own easy restaurant style salsa recipe at home.

The farm store by us, Rural King, sells the most amazing tortilla chips. Do you know the thin and super crispy ones that Chili's has with their salsa? Yep, the farm store has them too. As if we need another reason to go to Rural King. I buy them three pounds at a time...Literally, I buy my chips at the farm store.

Calf Feed. Check.

Tortilla Chips. Check.

I am my own worst enemy. Truly. Why on earth would anybody buy three pounds of tortilla chips at a time? It is like God is telling me to make a big old bowl of salsa and just devour it one chip full at a time.

Easy Salsa - Restaurant Style Salsa

Back to this super easy salsa recipe. Start by putting a quarter of an onion and a tablespoon of jarred jalapeños into the food processor.

Pulse it a few times to get it all chopped up.

Grab a can of Rotel and a can of diced tomatoes and pour into the food processor. I love the Red Gold diced tomatoes with cilantro and lime juice when I make salsa. Adds a little extra zip.

I also put cumin, garlic powder, salt, and sugar into the mix. And then pulsate it again and get all the flavors combined for this easy salsa.

The results are beautiful...

And flavorful...

And technically health food.

When it is too hot to cook. Make this restaurant style salsa recipe for supper.

Storing Homemade Salsa

Homemade salsa like this restaurant style salsa will keep for 5-7 days in the refrigerator. But if you want to make a large batch, try freezing the salsa in freezer bags or freezer containers for 3-6 months.

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Quick and Easy Salsa {Restaurant Style}

This quick and easy restaurant style salsa is a quick and easy salsa recipe you can make any time of the year for the best salsa right at home.

4.75 from 8 votes

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: salsa

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 cups

Calories: 32kcal

Author: Leah @ Beyer Beware

Ingredients

• 1 can Rotel 10 ounces can of tomatoes and chilies
• 1 can Diced tomatoes 14.5-ounce can
• 1 tablespoon Jarred Jalapenos
• ¼ onion
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder or two garlic gloves
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon sugar

Instructions

• Place the onion and jalapenos into a food processor and pulse till finely chopped.
• Pour in tomatoes and seasoning and pulse till everything is mixed together.

Nutrition

Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 640mg | Potassium: 271mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg

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A working mom of two very active teenagers. My husband and I gave up running the 80-cow dairy farm that also included a couple of hundred acres of corn and soybeans to both work to support the agricultural industry. We still have about 20 head of dairy heifers and cows to help my kids appreciate the effort it takes to raise livestock. I consider myself a foodie as I love cooking and experimenting with recipes. My family just wishes I would make the same thing twice. Find my other blog, FarmWifeDrinks.com for all things cocktails.

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