What?? Nachos made with thinly sliced potatoes instead of corn chips? Yup! Until now I had never had such a thing. Now I am hooked. Thanks to my great pal Gaby Dalkin from What’s Gaby Cooking and her new cookbook Absolutely Avocados ~ I now have plenty of new recipes to explore. All which use one of the the best ingredients on earth….avocados!
Are you a fan of avocado? Did you know that this creamy fruit (not vegetable) can be used in all kinds of sweet and savory year-round recipes? Sometimes you can tell right away that it’s in a recipe, other times it’a an ingredient that acts a bit more stealth.
In the case of these Irish Nachos, mashed avocado is the crowning star….
If avocados have ever confused you this book will demystify and quell any questions, thoughts and concerns.
Gaby is obsessed with everything avocado and she has become a go-to avocado diva. It takes a connoisseur to write a book with 80 avocado recipes for every meal of the day.
I hear Gaby’s fun and enthusiastic voice in the forward and every recipe header. I know she had a blast developing these recipes & writing this book. Gaby is a pro in the kitchen & was professionally trained in culinary school. Her recipes were all rigorously tested so you can be sure of success in your kitchen!
If you are a food photo junkie like me then you will swoon at the photos taken by sizzlin’ Matt Armendariz (Matt Bites) and styled by the fabulous Adam Pearson….a dynamic duo.
I chose this recipe to share with you because it jumped out at me…leapt off the page and begged me to re-create it in my kitchen.
What makes Irish Nachos so special? First of all they are perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or any time at all. The potatoes are sliced real thin and baked until soft in the oven. While that’s doin’ you sizzle up some finely chopped onions and bell peppers. Then you slap bacon in that very same pan…nuff said right?
Oh wait it gets better ~ then you mash up the avocado and make an almost guacamole kinda deal. You set the avocado mash & the crispy, smoky bacon aside…for just a few minutes…..don’t worry.
And then you layer the potatoes, veggies with a big fist full of cheddar cheese. Set the skillet back in the oven ~ let everything get all melted and gooey. Pull it out & top with the bacon and avocado.
Serve your Irish Nachos in the skillet ~ your family and guests will be wowed with it’s beauty and flavor! Pinky promise.
I have not been about to keep my mind off of Irish Nachos now that I discovered them. Thanks Gaby!
A few stand out recipes include:
- Avocado & Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
- Avocado Brownies
- Avocado Superfood Smoothie
- Avocado Stuffed Potato Skina
- Avocado Tuna Ceviche
- Cowboy Caviar Couscous Salad
- Grilled Flank Steak with Avocado Chimichurri
- Mexican Chopped Salad
- and waaaayyy more!
Details: This giveaway is closed.
One FamilyFreshCooking.com fan can win a copy of this book. Within the pages of this beautiful cookbook you will find 80 recipes that’ll knock your socks off & wow your tastebuds. Also, there are helpful pages with all kinds of smart tid-bits. You will surely walk away an avocado connoisseur! Absolutely Avocados is available now for purchase as well.
This giveaway will be open until Friday, April 26th, 2013 midnight PST. Winners will be chosen at random. Giveaway copies will ship quarterly to USA entries only.
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Avocado Recipe Links
- Avocado Scones ~ Vegan, Gluten Free MarlaMeridith.com
- Avocado & Chorizo Stuffed Party Rolls with Creamy Avocado Ranch Dip I Wash You Dry
- Baked Panko Avocado Fries The Kitchen Life of a Navy Wife
- Broccoli Slaw with Caramelized Grapefruit & Avocado Brooklyn Supper
- Mexican Grilled Cheese BS in the Kitchen
- Papaya Strawberry Avocado Shake MarlaMeridith.com
- Poached Egg & Avocado Sandwich Voluptuous Delights
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Omi’s sauted potatoes looks good!
Slutty brownies from her site would be just grand 🙂
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I am so in love with Gaby’s book! What a beautiful recipe you’ve prepared! Love it!
WOW! These look so good! I NEED this book. I think I eat an avocado a day!
love love LOVE gaby’s book!!! what a great recipe to make out of it!
A scrumptious dish! This combination is really mouthwatering.
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Avocado, Burrata and Tomatoes. Sounds so simple and so delicious!
oh jeez. these could not look better!! My husband would FREAK out if I made these. Love this cookbook, I am getting ready to cook a feast out of this right now!
Love Gaby and her book!
These look completely amazing – you always make me crave whatever you’re ‘serving’! Great giveaway, too! Love Gaby’s recipes!
Avocados! So good. The recipe I’d make from What’s Gaby Cooking is Avocado, Burrata and Tomato Tartine…burrata is SO GOOD! 🙂
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Love your presentation in the skillet!
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I’d make her Quinoa Salad with Avocado and Peas. Yum!
I’ve been doing a ‘dumbed down’ version of this for years. In high school home ec (egads! Am I that old?) one of the things we learned to make was Potato Nachos. Just thin slices of potato nuked until tender, topped with salsa & cheese and nuked until the cheese melts. I rather like the look of this more grown up version. I’ll have to give it a try.
I want to try Gaby’s Party Nachos made with Avocados. I never had it made this way, but it sure sounds good. I love Avocados and would love to have a copy of her book to add to my collection of goody recipes.
i have made gaby’s irish nachos so may times with ground chicken!
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Those nachos look divine! I love Gaby’s website too and can’t wait to check out her book!
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I want to gobble everything up in those pictures-YUM! And wow, I need to get a copy of that cookbook!
Yes, I’d eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner. What an awesome take on nachos–now I’ll be craving this all day. Pretty pictures, as usual.
Going to make this!
Cheddar Jalapeno Chicken Burgers with Guacamole look amazing!! I’m going to make them this week!!
I would make Slutty Brownies!!
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I think I need to make the Blondie Slutty Brownies from Gaby’s site. Oh yeah.
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A recipe I would like to try is the Roasted Vegetable, Arugula and Avocado Salad
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I would love to make Gaby’s Fiery Roasted Garlic & Tomato Soup!
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I have been wanting to try her Bacon and Brussels sprouts pizza!!
I’ve GOT to have these gorgeous nachos – they look incredible! So exciting for Gaby too. I’ve always wanted to try her Slutty Brownies!
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doesn’t this just sound delicious!
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Congrats! You won this awesome cookbook 🙂
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thank you… we just love avacado.
Her peppermint slutty brownies look delicious! Her cookbook looks so fun!
Loving all of these avocado recipes! And what a great idea to use potatoes instead of chips!
The Mexican corn & quinoa salad looks unbelievable!
these nachos look AMAZING! Love that they use potatoes and SO many great veggies
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The Goat Cheese Guacamole – combines two of my favorite things!
Mexican corn and quinoa salad is on the list for tomorrow! I love her recipes and blog.
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thanks mamacita for this amazing post 🙂 you are the best!! xoxoxo
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Avocado and friend egg pita pizza!
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I’d like to try the Quinoa Salad with Avocado and Peas recipe.
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Definitely want to try her cheese guacamole. I can’t believe I’ve never thought to add cheese! These Irish Nachos are calling my name, too!
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I’m drooling over “Southwestern Chipotle Brisket Tacos” They look amazing!
I would love to try the Avocado Prosciutto Crostini recipe!
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I would love to try the Red Wine Glazed Mushrooms and Potatoes
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She has so many delicious looking recipes. Many of which I have tried and loved. I would love to try her cheddar jalapeño chicken burgers.
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I love avocados! So i would first try the Avocado and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake.
Yum! These “nachos” look great. I’d like to make Gaby’s Coconut Curried Shrimp with Coconut Rice.
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I would like to try the avocado ice cream!
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Slurry Brownies sound good:)
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The avocado croque monsieur….drooling just reading the recipe.
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I’d love to try her cheddar jalapeño chicken burgers. YUM!
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Brie, Fig, and Asian Pear Panini looks yummy as do SO many recipes on her site!!
The Crispy Lemon Roasted Brussel Sprouts – YUM!
I visit her site weekly! I love her ‘slutty brownies’. Decadent and delicious!
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This cookbook looks fabulous, I love avocados 🙂 these nachos look amazing!
Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies
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I’m going to make her Spicy Queso Fresco Guacamole; I’ve always wondered what you were supposed to do with that cheese!
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I just saw this avocado cookbook on the pioneer woman website also It looks wonderful. I would love to learn more recipes to inject the good fat in my sons diet.
I think I should win just because she has my name AND even spells it like me! She must be the coolest person ever …scratch that…she wrote a cookbook about avocados, she IS the way cooler version of me.
I’ve been going through nuts like crazy lately so even though it’s simple, I’d make her spicy roasted nuts.
Also following you on pinterest now, we both have boards devoted to Peanut butter!
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Per your suggestion, I’m here, and holy crap! Your pictures are absolutely beautiful, and not just because it’s avocados–basically my reason for being. I’m totally following you on Facebook now. So glad you de-lurked to let me know!
Oops. I was confused. Per Gaby’s suggestion I’m here, but still..beautiful pictures!
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The tacos in a jar are genius – have to try it soon!
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Best Irish Nachos I’ve had are made with corned beef. You can use leftover corned beef or go get some lean deli sliced. Just cut up in small pieces, crisp up a little bit and add. I’ve had these many times at this Irish pub in my town. You’ll love them. Oh, no bell pepper either.
OMG ~ LOVE this idea. Must try with the corned beef asap! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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I just made these tonight for my girlfriend and I and we loved it!!!!! Made a few changes though…. we didn’t have a cast iron skillet so we just fried them in our little deep fryer. We also just bought a container of guacamole from the store and used fresh green onions from the garden! We also just layered all of the ingredients on our plates instead of cooking them all together in the oven. We didn’t use any seasonings just all natural ingredients and it was sooo yummy!!! Definitely making this a new add on to our dinner rotation!!! Thanks a lot for this awesome Gluten free recipe!! So grateful to find this! <3
Yay!! Love your adaptations too!
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