Spicy Cheeseburger Nachos

 From: Pillsbury Annual Recipe Cookbook 2007

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 boxes (16 oz each) Mexican prepared cheese product with jalapeno peppers, cut into cubes
• 2 cans (10 oz each) diced tomatoes with green chiles, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• tortilla chips

Verdict:

Thumbs up! Super easy, very tasty!

What I did differently or what I would do next time:

I don't measure garlic, so let's just get that out of the way. I measure garlic with my heart.

I realized as I'm typing this up that I purchased the green onions and then I didn't use the green onions. Hah!

This was such a great recipe. I know versions of this have been floating around for years and years. This was really easy and it tasted delicious. I would definitely make it again.

Salt and Vinegar Broiled Fingerling Potatoes

From: Here

Ingredients:
1 pound fingerling potatoes, sliced lengthwise to 1/4-inch thickness
2 cups white vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil
Kosher Salt
Pepper

In a small pot, combine the potato slices and vinegar. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer until fork-tender, about 8 minutes. Let cool in liquid for 30 minutes.

Then drain well and pat potatoes dry with paper towels. Preheat the broiler with a rack about 6 inches below the heat source. Dump the potato slices onto a sheet pan, sprinkle very generously with olive oil, salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Arrange the potato slices in a single layer. Broil until lightly browned on top, about 7 minutes. Then flip the slices and broil until the underside is lightly browned, about 5 minutes more. Serve warm.

What I did differently from the recipe:
I just used regular potatoes.


What I'll do differently next time:
I think I'd use a little less vinegar - I didn't really need that much and the flavor was just a tad overwhelming at first.


Verdict:
Thumbs up! I love making homemade chips but I never even thought to make salt and vinegar - one of my favorites. I'll be making these again for sure!

Herbed Potato Chips

Ingredients:
2 medium-sized red potatoes, unpeeled
2 Tbsp minced fresh dill, thyme or rosemary or 2 tsp dried dill weed, thyme or rosemary
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
sour cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 450. Spray nonstick baking sheets with cooking spray, set aside. Cut potatoes crosswise into very thin slices, about 1/16 inch thick. Pat dry with paper towels. Arrange slices in single layer on baking sheets, coat with cooking spray.

Bake 10 minutes; turn slices over. Brush with oil. Combine dill, garlic salt and pepper in small bowl; sprinkle evenly onto potato slices. Continue baking 5-10 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown. Cool on baking sheets. Serve with sour cream if you like.

What I did differently from the recipe:
I used a sweet potato because - YUM! I love sweet potato chips. I also left out the dill, only using rosemary, garlic salt and thyme. Otherwise I did it by the book.

What I'll do differently next time:
Use more garlic salt! Yummy!

Verdict:
Thumbs up! Delicious! Great for snacking on and pretty healthy too. I didn't bake mine so long that they were blackened and crumbly. They were so good. I just wish I had put more garlic salt on because that really had a great flavor on these.

Printable version:

Ingredients:
2 medium-sized red potatoes, unpeeled
2 Tbsp minced fresh dill, thyme or rosemary or 2 tsp dried dill weed, thyme or rosemary
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
sour cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 450. Spray nonstick baking sheets with cooking spray, set aside.

Cut potatoes crosswise into very thin slices, about 1/16 inch thick. Pat dry with paper towels. Arrange slices in single layer on baking sheets, coat with cooking spray.

Bake 10 minutes; turn slices over. Brush with oil. Combine dill, garlic salt and pepper in small bowl; sprinkle evenly onto potato slices. Continue baking 5-10 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown. Cool on baking sheets. Serve with sour cream if you like.