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Irish Corned Beef Nachos Recipe

Name: Irish Corned Beef Nachos Recipe
Total time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2-2 ½ lbs Russet Potatoes (about three 5” potatoes); 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp Litehouse® Freeze Dried Thyme; 1 ½ tsp Coarse Sea Salt; 1 ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper; 6 oz Sharp White Cheddar Cheese, shredded; ¾ lbs Shredded Corn Beef*; 1 cup Litehouse® Original Thousand Island Dressing

March 16, 2017 Jennifer Fisher

50 minutes

Serves: 6

Sizzling skillet of Irish Corned Beef Nachos

Your taste buds will be dancing a jig after just one delicious nibble of Irish Corned Beef Nachos. Instead of a traditional tortilla chip base, this Emerald Isle-inspired appetizer is built upon a foundation of potatoes – just like the Mother land herself!

Potato rounds have been baked at a high temperature to be crispy on the exterior with a pillow-like soft interior. Between the strata of spuds and gobs of ooey-gooey sharp cheddar cheese and shredded corned beef, the amazing combination of flavors will shamrock your world! Go ahead and kick up your heels and drizzle your favorite creamy dressing on top – try Original Thousand Island dressing!

Corned beef, like potatoes, is one of those foods that pops to mind whenever Ireland is mentioned. It’s a salt-brined brisket that has been boiled and then hunked up, chopped, sliced or shredded. In the U.S., the Reuben sandwich is one of the most familiar ways we eat this old-school meat preparation today… these potato nachos may just change that! While it’s not extremely difficult to make your own corned beef by slow-cooking in the oven or Crock Pot, I highly recommend picking it up from the deli section of your market for convenience and practicality.

Set up a dart table, pop open a six pack of stout, pull a batch of Irish Corned Beef Nachos out of the oven and watch how quickly your friends pop over to enjoy an impromptu pub party. It’s a festive and flavorful way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, or any day!

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Irish Corned Beef Nachos Recipe

March 16, 2017 Jennifer Fisher

50 minutes

Serves: 6

Built on a foundation of potatoes, like the Motherland, my recipe for Irish Corned Beef Nachos is lip-smacking snack or appetizer that will have your taste buds dancing a jig!

Ingredients

2-2 ½ lbsRusset Potatoes (about three 5” potatoes)
3 tbspolive oil
2 tspLitehouse® Freeze Dried Thyme
1 ½ tspCoarse Sea Salt
1 ½ tspGround Black Pepper
6 ozSharp White Cheddar Cheese, shredded
¾ lbsShredded Corn Beef*
1 cupLitehouse® Original Thousand Island Dressing

For Garnish:

1 tbspChopped Fresh Thyme

Directions

Preheat of to 450°F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with foil and lightly spray with cooking spray. Set aside.Wash and dry potatoes, leaving skin intact. Slice potatoes crosswise into ¼” rounds.Place potato slices in large bowl and drizzle with olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper.Arrange potato slices in a single layer on foil-lined baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes or until turning golden brown, and then flip over and cook and additional 15 minutes. Leave oven on.Take potatoes from baking sheets and line bottom of 8” cast iron skillet with 1/3 of potatoes. Top these potatoes with 1/3 portion of corned beef and 1/3 portion of cheese. Add two more layers, repeating process, with remaining potatoes, beef and cheese.Place skillet in 450°F oven for about 5 minutes or until cheese bubbling and beef heated.Remove from oven, drizzle with Thousand Island Dressing, and sprinkle with chopped fresh thyme, if desired.