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Chili-Cheese Tortilla Pockets

Name: Chili-Cheese Tortilla Pockets
Yield: 2 portions
Ingredients: 2 flour tortillas, 8 inch; 1/2 cup ready-to-eat chili with beans; 2 tbsp cheese sauce; 2 tbsp crushed tortilla chips; 1 tsp hot sauce

About 15 minutes, estimated · 2 portions · No cook or microwave

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Original commissary-inspired pantry recipe

The folded shape keeps chili and cheese in one convenient package. Thick ready-to-eat chili works best; a loose soup-style chili will escape before the first bite.

Place & evidence: Across the country. This is an original pantry recipe. The source supplies ingredient or technique context, rather than evidence that this exact dish is served in a prison. Inventory and place labels describe that context only. TDCJ Commissary Price List.

Make it

Equipment: Microwave-safe bowl or plate; clean spoon; measuring cup and spoons; a permitted microwave if using that option. Follow the product label for heating.

Ingredients

2 flour tortillas, 8 inch
1/2 cup ready-to-eat chili with beans
2 tbsp cheese sauce
2 tbsp crushed tortilla chips
1 tsp hot sauce

Method

Mix ready-to-eat chili, cheese sauce and hot sauce; warm in a microwave-safe bowl if the product label calls for it.
Place half the filling just below the centre of each tortilla, leaving a generous clear border. Scatter half the crushed tortilla chips over each.
Fold the bottom edge over the filling, fold both sides inward, then fold the filled section up to make a flat parcel.
Set seam-side down and serve promptly while the chips still have some crunch.

The useful detail

Leave a generous border; the temptation to add more filling usually causes leaks.

When the store is different

Use mashed ready-to-eat beans and salsa instead of chili.

Serving & handling

Keep dry ingredients dry until assembly. Handle the moist finished mixture as perishable, even when the unopened packages were shelf-stable. Read the pantry and food-handling guide for storage limits, package directions and allergen checks.

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Sources & editorial note

Texas Department of Criminal Justice — TDCJ Commissary Price List, TDCJ. Official inventory, Texas. Source scope and limits.

The recipe wording and formulation are original editorial work prepared with AI assistance. Source narratives and photographs have not been reproduced. Any chapter artwork is AI-generated and illustrates a food family; the recipe card follows this article’s current instructions.