Description
Pioneer Woman Potato Nachos bring crispy potato slices loaded with melted cheese, bacon bits, and zesty green onions to your dinner table. Hearty comfort meets Mexican-inspired flavors, creating an irresistible crowd-pleasing dish you cannot resist devouring.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 3 pounds (1.36 kilograms) Yukon gold potatoes, sliced into ¼-inch-thick chips, skin on
- 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- 8 slices cooked bacon, finely chopped
Seasoning and Flavoring Ingredients:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
Preparation and Topping Ingredients:
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the baking sheets
- Sliced scallions, for topping
- Salsa, for topping
- Sour cream, for topping
Instructions
- Ignite the oven to a scorching 425 degrees Fahrenheit (220 degrees Celsius), creating the perfect cooking environment for crispy potato slices.
- In a spacious mixing vessel, meticulously toss potato segments with extra virgin olive oil, premium kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and aromatic garlic powder, ensuring each slice receives a uniform flavor coating.
- Liberally apply nonstick culinary spray across two rimmed baking trays, preventing potential potato adhesion during the roasting process.
- Strategically distribute potato segments in a meticulous single layer across the prepared trays, maintaining careful spacing to guarantee optimal crispness and even heat distribution.
- Slide the trays into the heated oven, allowing the potatoes to transform for approximately 20 minutes until they develop a golden complexion and begin softening.
- Cautiously extract the trays, delicately flip each potato slice, and interchange the baking sheet positions to promote uniform caramelization; continue roasting for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Consolidate the roasted potato slices onto a single tray, generously scatter crisp bacon fragments and shredded Cheddar Jack cheese across the surface, then return to the oven for a final 5-minute melting session.
- Retrieve the tray from the oven, embellish with vibrant chopped scallions, zesty salsa, creamy sour cream, and optional quick-pickled onions; serve immediately while temperatures remain optimal.
Notes
- Customize your crispy potato experience by swapping cheeses, exploring meat options, or trying vegetarian twists.
- Prepare potato base ahead of time for quick, stress-free serving when guests arrive.
- Sprinkle cold, crisp scallions and creamy toppings to create delightful temperature and texture contrasts.
- Monitor cheese melting carefully during final baking minutes to prevent burning and achieve perfect golden results.
- Spread potato slices with enough space between them on baking sheets for maximum crunchiness and even browning.
- Season generously with garlic powder, salt, and pepper to develop robust, mouthwatering flavor profiles.
- Coat potato slices thoroughly with olive oil to help them transform into beautifully golden, crispy delights.
- Cut potatoes uniformly at 1/4-inch thickness to guarantee consistent cooking and optimal texture.
- Select starchy russet potatoes as your base for achieving the crispiest, most irresistible potato experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 510 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 59 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg