I think sweet potatoes are generally one of those love or hate items. Before I did Whole30 the first time, I never used to eat them. Of course, they are way better for you than regular potatoes so they went into meal rotation a lot once I started doing Whole30 or trying to stick to a paleo diet. Mathlete, the sweet potato lover, was thrilled! For our our Big Game party, we will be serving Thai sweet potato nachos in place of the regular potato version.
These nachos combine a ton of amazing flavors together and they all just work perfectly. Think of them like the perfectly prepared Super Bowl team you {hopefully} are watching on tv for the game.
Ingredients for Thai Sweet Potato Nachos:
3 sweet potatoes, peeled and waffle cut {or sub frozen sweet potato fries}
1 Tbsp oil {skip for frozen fries}
1 cup shredded, cooked chicken
3/4 cup peanut sauce, divided
3 Tbsp Sriracha
1/2 cup diced pineapple
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1/3 cup cilantro, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Let’s Make It:
1) Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss sweet potatoes in oil and place on rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp. {If using fries, cook according to directions.} Place on serving dish.
2) In a bowl, mix together chicken with 1/2 cup peanut sauce. Place on top of sweet potatoes.
3) Add remaining toppings in layers on top of the chicken. Serve immediately.
The great thing about these nachos, or any nachos, is that you can totally customize what you put on them. Mathlete likes more pineapple so I add a little extra. I have friends who aren’t fans of cilantro so will reduce it when they are coming over. Play around with the flavors and decide which mix works best for you. If you make them like this, just be prepared for a flavor explosion in your mouth. They are so delicious.
What are you favorite game day appetizers? Have you tried substituting sweet potatoes for regular potatoes?
Essential Items for this Recipe:
Rimmed Baking Sheet // Mandoline Slicer or Waffle Cutter
- 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and waffle cut {or sub frozen sweet potato fries}
- 1 Tbsp oil {skip for frozen fries}
- 1 cup shredded, cooked chicken
- 3/4 cup peanut sauce, divided
- 3 Tbsp Sriracha
- 1/2 cup diced pineapple
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/3 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss sweet potatoes in oil and place on rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp. {If using fries, cook according to directions.} Place on serving dish.
- In a bowl, mix together chicken with 1/2 cup peanut sauce. Place on top of sweet potatoes.
- Add remaining toppings in layers on top of the chicken. Serve immediately.
Yum! I love the combination of sweet and hot.
This is so awesome! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for sharing this at our party! I always love your amazing creations. I hope to see you next Monday because we love to party with you! Happy Wenesday! Lou Lou Girls
Yummy! Those sound amazing. I would love if you linked those up to my brand new “Balanced & Healthy Living Link Up Party”. It starts tonight at 9 PM EST. Stopping by from the Lovely Little Link Party! Have a great weekend!
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I wouldn’t want to share this with my family. YUM! Thanks for sharing on the Creative K Kids Linky Party this week. I hope you will join us again next week.
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oh yum! i was looking for something to update our potato dishes,and this is perfect, thank you!
oh man these look good!!!!!
These look AWESOME! I have some leftover shredded teriyaki chicken that would be awesome on these! Question for you…what do you use to waffle cut your fries?!
Wow those nachos look tasty! Thanks for sharing with us at Foodie FriDIY – wanted to pop by and say thank you & also let you know I am featuring your recipe tomorrow. Party goes live at 6pm pst – make sure and link up again with another great recipe!
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Oh babe.. this is just so so perfect!! Cant wait to try this.. We love that you joined us for #SaucySaturday last week. Hope you are stopping by today too.. YOU have been FEATURED on #SaucySaturdays!!
Thank you so much for featuring my nachos!
Yum! I’ll give these a try. Found you through the SITS linky. 🙂
These are our new favorite way to do nachos. I hope you love them! Thanks for visiting.