Potatoes Cooked in Foil

This is just another way to cook potatoes, mix it up a little bit.  I love cooking with potatoes, but baked potatoes, steak fries, mashed potatoes, it gets old fast! Another way, well the best way to cook these is on the BBQ!

Ingredients:

4 Yukon gold potatoes, cleaned and scrubbed
1 yellow onion, cut into quarters
 1 teaspoon Johnny's Seasoning
Pepper to taste
1 jalapeno, optional
1 cup carrots, optional
1/4 cup butter (I use butter spray)

Take out two pieces of foil, about 1 1/2 feet in length.  Place one on top of the other, spray with non-stick cooking spray.  Cut up potatoes into medium size wedges.  Combine potatoes, onions, butter, seasoning, and other ingredients if you are adding.  Place in the middle of the foil and seal by wrapping up around the potatoes and folding foil up.  Cook at 350 degrees in the oven for around and hour.

BBQ Nachos

Nachos are my favorite food, and on the BBQ they are even better.  It gives them a smoky BBQ flavor that is very unique.  Serves 4-6









Ingredients:

1 chicken breast

1 cup BBQ sauce
1 1/2 cups of cheese, your choice.  I used a mixture of pepper jack, mozzarella, and cheddar

1/4 onion diced

1 small tomato

1 can black beans, drained

1 small can of corn kernels, drained

2 tablespoons cilantro, diced

1/2 bag of tortilla chips, about 3 large handfuls

1/2 cup nacho jalapenos, optional

Cook your chicken breast in a crock pot with the BBQ sauce, you want to cook until it shreds easily.  This can be accomplished at a high temperature (250) for around an hour, or a low temperature (170) for a couple of hours.  Shred the chicken and set aside.

I use a charcoal BBQ and let it heat up for around 30 minutes, while I am preparing the nachos.

Take a baking sheet, round pizza pan, whatever you would like to place your nachos on and fits in your BBQ with the lid on.  I have a platter that I  received as a gift from Williams Sonoma.  Cover this with foil.

Place 1 1/2 large handfuls of tortilla chips on your tray.  First top with cheese, if you start with your other ingredients, your nachos will be soggy.  Then begin to add other ingredients, in whatever fashion you would like.  At this point only add half.  Repeat by adding the second layer of chips, and the rest of your ingredients.  Top with a handful of cheese and cilantro.  (The photo to the right used half of the ingredients that I put above, I only cook for two and did not need that amount of food)

Place the pan on your BBQ, directly over your coals.  Place lid down, with vents closed.  It will take 30-40 minutes and your nachos will be complete.  Serve with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.  This is an excellent appetizer, or use it as a dinner.

It is also incredibly easy, but different from your typical nacho flavor.  Enjoy!

*karisa*