Easy, tasty, quick, and healthy microwaved potato chips

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Sep 27th 2008 @ 12:00PM

I've been a fan of pre-bake potato microwaving for years. But in all that time, I never considered slicing the taters and trying for microwaved potato chips. I wish I had, because it's a ridiculously quick and easy way to make a healthy snack -- no oil or questionable additives, just potato goodness in the blink of an eye.

Jugalbandi suggests: "Microwave for three sets of three minutes each at 50% power, 40% power, and 30% power. Turn after every three minutes. Reducing the power of the microwave is not essential, but if operating at full power reduce the time accordingly." Then, after the 3 nukes, let the chips rest for 5 minutes to crisp more and eat.

Well, I just tried it the lazy way -- sliced the potato, spread it on a plate, and nuked it at full power for 3 minutes. I flipped it and nuked for 2 more. The chips were browned done, and already super crunchy. So really, if you have a decent microwave, you can reduce the time to just 5 min. It's SO EASY. They're just plain potato flavor, and are already dry out of the microwave, so if you want flavors, I'd suggest a quick spice or herb rub before nuking.

Yum!

[via The Kitchn]

Filed Under: Ingredients
Tags: microwaved potato chips, MicrowavedPotatoChips, potato chips, PotatoChips, potatoes, vegetables

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9-28-2008 @6:28PM Zachary said... I just tried this with a Yukon Gold potato that I had in the cupboard. I did the 3m@50%-3m@40%-3m@30% thing on a hilarious rig that consisted of a plate, a small shallow dish, and two broken chopsticks. The first batch came out okay, but a little chewy. The second batch got a quick bit of cooking spray, and they cooked up much better. The key is to keep the slices mostly off the plate, and obviously the small amount of fat that I added to second batch helped. I salted the slices before microwaving, and the second batch got a little white pepper and some garlic powder as well. Not bad at all. Maybe next time I'll sprinkle on a little parmesan cheese.
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9-29-2008 @11:07AM bee said... thanks for the link and glad you liked the recipe. however, this picture is copyrighted and has been edited and has been distorted to remove the watermark. it would be nice if someone asked us next time before using our pics.

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