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.
These are not Irish Nachos by any means! How do you get Irish out of ground turkey, guacamole, and bell peppers.
This does look and sound great but they are NOT Irish Nachos.
Hi John! Sorry you feel so strongly that these aren't Irish Nachos. I was merely referring to the fact that I am using potatoes (which is an Irish staple) as the base instead of chips. Just a fun little treat.
Love it!!!!!
I am going to be making this next Saturday for my folks and nephew, for a snack during the college football. I don't know if I'll put the Guacamole on, or have it on the side, but either way, if I alter the recipe in any way, should I post my changes somewhere?
Wow! I want this for breakfast! A fabulously beautiful dish, and, uh, can you overnight it to me..? 😉
Oh yumm! These looks great! Might have to make these and serve with my three green cocktails tonight (posted) ...grasshoppers, irish mojitos and caramel appletinis. Thanks for sharing these. They looooooook sooooo good!
Oh my, that looks so so good! I may have to try this for a treat for my hubby instead of traditional chips.
This recipe is genius! I want to whip up a batch of these nachos right now...
I think I like being Irish more and more now that I've seen this recipe! As if loving beer was not a good enough reason 😉
SOOOOO GOOD! Made them last night!
umm, wow. that looks insane.
I for see an entire restaurant chain built around this single recipe.
Love your blog! And these nachos. Nice work 🙂
this looks fantastic!! i never would have thought of this, but i love the idea.
I wish I had the fun last night to have the hangover this morning to go with these nachos.
Gaby this looks and sounds great. Love the idea of potatoes as I'm not only living gluten free but grain free. This will be hitting my table really soon!