Loaded Potato Nachos

Try this spin on nachos by using potatoes as your base instead of chips and loading them with all your favorite toppings!

Happy Friday! One of the best parts of this day? For most of us, it means the busy week is over and some much-needed R&R is right around the corner.

Weekends tend to be a time of indulgences, and I don’t see anything wrong with that! You know…as long as it’s pseudo under control. 😉

I know I tend to slack on Fridays and Saturdays when it comes to eating nutritious foods. Vegetables? Ehhhh. Pizza and beer? I mean, okay! Nachos are one of those quick, throw-together meals we make once in a great while in our house—throw some chips on a baking sheet, shred a bunch of cheese on top, and boom, you’ve got a delicious dinner. I usually try to fight it because I know I shouldn’t eat such a crappy “meal.” Buuuut most of the time I give in because…nachos.

This past week, I decided to try something new that’s a little better for me. We have potatoes that need to be used, so I busted out my mandolin slicer (because I recently got married and have all the fun kitchen things now haha) and got to work.

After baking the potatoes, I loaded them up with a bunch of toppings, like cheese, taco meat, and black beans. After that was a pile of melty goodness, I added some tomato, cilantro, and Greek yogurt (instead of sour cream).

Although the potatoes weren’t crunchy like chips, the flavor was all there. Next time I might add salsa because I may or may not be obsessed. But I thought this was a tasty healthier alternative to the classic nacho situation.

This can be modified to your heart’s content with your favorite type of potato and any toppings you have on hand. So even though it’s more work than chips + cheese, it’s worth the effort!