Healthy Potato Nachos

No need to read How to Win Friends & Influence People. Just serve up these amazing, gluten-free, vegan, healthy, and absolutely scrumptious Potato Nachos.

What’s so great about these Potato Nachos?  First, you know everyone will love them because who wouldn’t love to have a huge plate of nachos loaded with silky cheese sauce and luscious sour cream and call it a healthy meal?

Plus they’re more flexible than Nadia Comaneci, so everyone gets to make ’em how they like ’em, which means even members of the Picky Eaters Club are happy.

So how does one transform loaded nachos into a healthy meal?

1. First, trade in the fattening chips (one ounce contains 7 grams of fat and 140 calories) for super spuds (one medium potato is loaded with vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, and fiber and has been shown to help with weight loss).

2. Then spoon on this rich and creamy Healthy Cheese Sauce, which is cholesterol-free and a good source of vitamin A and fiber. (Regular cheese sauce has zero fiber, so this is a super healthy swap!)

3. Add fresh tomato and olives and green onions. (Vitamin C, fiber, and healthy fats)

4. Top with this Vegan Soy-Free Sour Cream.  (Half the calories, half the total fat, and less than half the saturated fat as regular sour cream … and no cholesterol.)

Now your mmmm, where-have-you-been-all-my-life, so-very-good dinner is served.

Here’s what you need to know about this recipe:

1. I use my food processor to cut the potatoes because it’s so fast (about 50 seconds to slice all the potatoes) and it cuts the potatoes evenly, which helps them bake evenly.

2. I recommend making the Vegan Soy-Free Sour Cream the day before. It’s an easy recipe and doesn’t take much time, but it does need to set up in the frig, so making it a day or two (or three) ahead works great.

3. The Potato Nachos recipe calls for one recipe of Vegan Sour Cream and one recipe of Healthy Cheese Sauce, but you’ll probably only use half that much. So why make a full recipe? Because any less than that doesn’t blend smooth in a blender. So I make a full recipe of each and save the extra for burritos (or something else) later in the week. It’s never a problem getting the leftovers eaten! 🙂

4. You can include black beans in the toppings to make this a hearty, filling meal.

5. Experiment with other toppings if you’d like. Some ideas include diced avocado, guacamole, croutons, corn, bell peppers (be nice to your tummy and avoid the hot ones), fresh diced red onion or sweet onion, and fresh cilantro.