Last week I received an OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer
Although cheese and I are very close, I at least *try* to keep things healthy around here. Instead of a adding a lot of heavy cream or an artery-clogging amount of cheese to my potatoes, I decided to add some beans and veggies. On that note, I bring you…
Potatoes Au Gracias
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 2 medium/large baking potatoes
- 3 jalapenos (or half a bell pepper if you can’t take the heat)
- 1/2 medium/large onion
- 3/4 can fat-free refried beans
- 1 cup salsa of choice, 1/4 cup salsa of choice (reserved)
- shredded Mexican cheese (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400. Very thinly slice potatoes, onions, and jalapenos. (so quick with the mandoline slicer)
- In a medium bowl, mix your beans and 1 cup salsa.
- In a medium casserole dish, spread half or slightly more than half of your bean/salsa mixture. Layer potatoes (I used two layers of potatoes because they were quite thin), then onion, then jalapenos. Top with remaining bean/salsa mixture and repeat.
- Top with final layer of potatoes, and add salsa.
- Cover with foil and bake approximately 45 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
- Uncover, add cheese (if using), and bake 10 more minutes.
I like cheap and easy recipes that use easy-to-find ingredients. If you can’t find this stuff at your grocery store, you might need to find a new grocery store.
A word about the OXO Good Grips V-Blade Mandoline Slicer
Good News for You: I actually received 2 from OXO, and one of you lucky readers gets one. Woohoo! Here’s how to enter this giveaway, which ends Wednesday night. I will announce a winner Thursday. You can have a total of three entries.
- Comment telling me what you’d slice first.
- Follow me via Twitter @lovesweatbeers (and let me know where to follow you).
- Tweet about this giveaway with a link to this page:
Good luck!
April 30, 2012 at 5:31 am
This is too cute! And it honestly does look amazeballs, and I’m not a huge fan of this dish. mmm I swear I could eat Mexican food every day.
April 30, 2012 at 7:04 am
I love this creative twist on potatoes au gratin!
I would use it to slice beets!
April 30, 2012 at 7:12 am
I would slice sweet potatoes and make some sweet potato chips!
April 30, 2012 at 7:13 am
I follow you on twitter!
April 30, 2012 at 8:07 am
I loooooove me some xox and I’m not even a cook.
I’ll tweet
April 30, 2012 at 8:08 am
(No need to enter me. I be stocked up
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April 30, 2012 at 9:06 am
I’d be making sweet potato baked chips. Yep.
Nice idea with the addition of jalapenos. I have a jar of them in my refrigerator that is feeling severely overlooked…
April 30, 2012 at 9:17 am
Those look delicious! I’d do potatoes, too…probably zucchini and squash, as well.
April 30, 2012 at 9:49 am
Sweet potatoes! I love sweet potato rounds roasted until crisp (like chips) but hate slicing them.
April 30, 2012 at 9:56 am
I’d try slicing beets! for beet chips.
April 30, 2012 at 9:57 am
I follow you on twitter!
April 30, 2012 at 9:58 am
Yum. Nice way to make a heathy twisted dish. I would slice carrots first
April 30, 2012 at 10:01 am
This is cool! I love kitchen tools. I would slice sweet potatoes
April 30, 2012 at 10:22 am
How cool! I’d probably use it with everything, but I think sweet potatoes would be awesome.
April 30, 2012 at 10:23 am
I already follow you and my twitter is @thextramile
April 30, 2012 at 10:23 am
I tweeted
April 30, 2012 at 10:49 am
Sweet potatoes for chips!!!
April 30, 2012 at 11:14 am
uh potatoes most def!
April 30, 2012 at 11:15 am
I already follow you on Twitter
April 30, 2012 at 11:35 am
I slice up zucchini or squash! I love them sliced then and eaten raw with hummus or guac.
April 30, 2012 at 11:40 am
That looks delish — the first thing I would slice would be potatoes for that exact recipe. And I’m going to twitter right now to follow you!
April 30, 2012 at 12:22 pm
First thing I would use it for would be to slice sweet potatoes to make chips in them mike!
April 30, 2012 at 12:23 pm
I do follow you on Twitter. I am @eatrunsail
April 30, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I did tweet the giveaway today @eatrunsail
April 30, 2012 at 3:28 pm
I’d slice the heck out of a sweet potato I just nabbed from the farmer’s market. I’m trying to enjoy some sweet potato chips, homemade style!
(But seriously, I was just thinking this morning GOODNESS I hate slicing veggies… I need a mandolin. Fingers crossed!)
April 30, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Also, I follow you on twitter. You KNOW IT!
April 30, 2012 at 4:00 pm
I’d love to make apple chips!
April 30, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Following you on Twitter, @billiejeanie327!
April 30, 2012 at 4:02 pm
Tweeted!
April 30, 2012 at 4:12 pm
I like the bean and veggie idea on your potatoes! I will be doing this asap!
April 30, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Off topic completely, but i freaking love your blog name. hahaha
and that photo with the wine. Whenever I start the wine before I start cooking things get interesting. There is always just a little too much spice in my food.. haha
April 30, 2012 at 11:13 pm
Potatoes for sure!! They are the worst things to chop and slice!
April 30, 2012 at 11:14 pm
I already follow you on Twitter!
May 1, 2012 at 8:07 am
potatoes or carrots
May 1, 2012 at 9:53 am
I would slice up sweet potatoes and bake them to make sweet potato chips!
May 1, 2012 at 9:53 am
I follow you on Twitter. Handle is @NutritionNerd
May 1, 2012 at 10:05 am
LOVING this recipe here! Honestly, you can’t go wrong with potatoes, other awesome veggies and a little bit of cheese. And adding the salsa sounds interesting. I must give this a try sometime soon.
Aaaaand this post has made me realize I need to get over my fear of the mandoline we were given for our wedding. (I’ve been terrified of chopping off a finger because I am honestly the most klutzy person in the kitchen EVER.) Time to give that sucker a try and make something delicious.
May 1, 2012 at 2:43 pm
It definitely can be freaky, but luckily this one has a top grip for finger protection. Be safe! Haha
May 1, 2012 at 10:49 am
Potatoes!!!
May 1, 2012 at 2:33 pm
I’d use it to slice beets and potatoes
chips!
May 1, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Followed! Mine is @xokammie
May 1, 2012 at 7:49 pm
Ive been wanting a slicer-I’m thinking apples, baked apple chips!
May 2, 2012 at 7:25 pm
I would make sweet potato treats for my shih tzus. I’ve quit buying them treats at the store, because they are all made in China. This would be great!
May 2, 2012 at 8:04 pm
I’d slice onions, green peppers and mushrooms for an omelet
May 2, 2012 at 8:05 pm
following on twitter @rjs682
May 2, 2012 at 8:06 pm
tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/rjs682/status/197839379429994496
May 5, 2012 at 12:21 am
I would slice cucumbers first.
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