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Home made potato chips are the easiest thing to make, yet we grab that bag of potato chips at the store more often than not. Really though, one potato makes a great serving and you don’t have to worry about the rest of the bag going stale. Or worse, you wont eat the whole thing! You also know exactly what is going into your snacks. Potato, cooking spray, and some salt! So, next time you have a hankering for some chips, grab a potato and start slicing.
Using a mandolin will yield uniform, thin slices. Make sure you pre-heat the pan so the bottom of the chips begin to cook and don’t get soggy and don’t crowd the pan! These tips will ensure crispy, tasty chips!
Potato Chips
Ingredients
- 1 large russet potato, thinly sliced
- Cooking Spray
- 1/2 tsp salt, divided
Preheat oven to 400 F. Place baking sheet in oven.
Place potato slices on paper towels; pat dry. Arrange half of the potato slices in a single layer on the preheated baking sheet coasted with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes. Turn potato slices over; bake an additional 5 minutes or until golden. Repeated procedure with remaining potatoes and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Serve immediately.
You can store leftovers in an airtight container for one week. Re-crisp by heating in a 450 F oven for two minutes.
Source: Cooking Light, April 2008
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Have you tried microwave potato chips? So simple! There’s something about microwaving/baking potato chips that is so satisfying. I feel like I’m sinning…but I’m not!
I haven’t! Do they get as crispy?
How do you do them in the microwave?
You can prepare them the same way as this recipe and then use a microwavable bacon tray and lay them over or put them in a microwavable dish sprayed with cooking spray and cover that with a lid. Microwave for 4 minutes, turn them over and microwave for about 3-4 minutes.
My brother used to mass produce microwaved potato chips daily in a microwaveable (is that a word?) bacon tray when he was about 10. He loved to add garlic salt and would eat a whole potato if we weren’t quick to grab one. Memories! 🙂
I cook mine in the microwave on the glass tray that is already in the oven (no bacon tray) and don’t even have to turn them over. I also make sweet potato chips too. The count on Weight Watchers is the same as a simple baked potato.