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.
This looks seriously good, Gaby. Cheers both to your and your boyfriend for this excellent new idea! Aside from the great flavors here, I particularly like that the recipe is flexible enough to accommodate a bit of adaptation -- in my case some extra boneless chicken thighs that need to be used up. I also have tomatoes and peppers in my garden now, and my neighbor has a tree-full of ripening avocados. Perfect!
You have hit a high-water mark here. My mouth is watering.
Yum and the photos are great!
Tonight I will be Irish!
This looks divine!
WOW, Gaby. You must work out seven days a week to keep that skinny-minny figure after digging into nachos like these! It may be morning, but I want these now!
I have never heard of irish nachos and I love the idea of them. Must try- I think I would prefer these to the "normal" corn chip variety! xo
After trying these for myself, I can say with confidence that they are ridiculously good. Thanks for the recipe, Gaby!
Hi, over from Maria's! I gotta say this is pure brillance! Thank you for sharing.
My children love potato anything so this is a perfect snack.
Happy Friday!
~ingrid
Awesome nachos - going down well with a Guinness!! Perfect for our Sunday night football party!
Bruce
WOW. those look amazing!
These nachos sound and look amazing! A healthier alternative.....Yum!!
Cindy
Awesome! I'm making this on Sunday!
I love the new take on this recipe-I am making it Saturday with fish and having my friends over...I will follow up as to what everyone thinks...thanks for the idea...
y.u.m.
Can we say yummy?! I love all of the recipes you post they are always a hit in my house:)