I am fairly confident that you all know my obsession with guacamole by this point in time. I could, and would, eat it everyday for every meal and I am certain that I would never tire of this. I am always on the lookout for new ideas that involved my beloved guacamole and this past week my boyfriend suggested that I make Irish Nachos. I have no idea where he came up with this idea - but whoever inspired it is a genius. And I love them.
They are pretty much like regular nachos but so much better because instead of using chips, you use thin slices of potatoes and then pile on the other ingredients. They are down right delicious and a total crowd pleaser... not to mention extremely budget friendly.
You start with a big plate of thinly sliced roasted potatoes
Next, pile on some sauteed vegetables...
Then, layer on some sauteed meat. I used ground turkey but you really could use any kind of meat you prefer. It would be great with ground beef, chicken, lamb or even shredded beef, pork... whatever!! It's all going to be delicious.
Add on a big handful of cheese and then stick it back into the oven to melt it over the nachos.
Once its out of the oven for the final time, add the salsa and of course some Guacamole and call it a meal!
Irish Nachos with Guacamole
Ingredients
- 3 large red skinned potatoes scrubbed and sliced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow onion sliced
- ½ pound ground turkey
- salt
- pepper
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- 3 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- ½ cup salsa
Instructions
- In a tart pan with a removable center, line the sliced potatoes in circles, making sure to cover as much as the bottom of the pan as possible. Season with salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon paprika and garlic salt and drizzle with olive oil and bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. Once baked, remove from the oven and set aside.
- In a medium sized skillet drizzle olive oil to coat the pan and bring to medium high heat. Add the peppers and the onions and saute for 5 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture on top of potatoes. Next add the ground turkey and remaining 1 teaspoon of paprika to the same skillet and saute until the turkey is fully cooked. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the turkey mixture on top of the vegetables and then top with cheddar cheese.
- Put the pan back into the oven for 7 minutes until the cheese has melted.
- Once removed from the oven, top with Guacamole and Salsa and serve immediately.
What a fun idea! I try to stay away from chips. So this is a great alternative!
Beautiful! Talk about fresh and simple. Love it!
wow. What a great recipe. These irish nachos look and sound amazing. Im on my way to the market and guess what were having for dinner? All your pictures are fab and make me want to cook. Thanks Gail.
That looks so good! I am going to have to try it out!
This really looks fantastic. The colors are to die for. Thanks for sharing.
Just take away the jalapenos because I'm a wimp, and I think this recipe is amazing! I never thought to pile potatoes with nacho toppings, though I've put so much other stuff on potatoes. You're right -- perfect game food.
These sound delicious!!!!
This sounds amazing, Gaby! Being Irish we love potatoes and being in So. Cal, we love mexican food. These sound like the best of both!
These look AMAZING! Can't wait to try out this recipe for myself!
Kim - so jealous that you have a bar that serves these - I would be there everyday!!!
Maria - you have to make them for Josh! They are so delicious - better yet - just come to LA and I'll make them for u. Vegetarian for the girls and Meat for the boys!
Dear Gaby,
I wanted to make these vegetarian style, so I bought meatless meatballs at Trader Joe's and put some in a skillet , cooked and smashed them like minced hamburger and added chopped green chiles and taco sauce and cooked it down. It is a delicious 'taco meat' alternative. I am going to try this with your recipe!
Thank you for the Irish Nachos.
This looks fanatstic and I sure could eat this everyday for lunch. What a brilliant idea!
Sort of like the 'loaded' potato...deconstructed which is very 'in' if you watch the food challenges .
Josh will love these. He is a huge nacho fan.
We have an Irish bar nearby that serves Irish nachos and they are out of this world delicious! Great idea and very pretty 😀
In love with this recipe.