I made Pachos today.
Just for you, Sunshine.
What are Pachos? Oh, that would be nachos made with thinly sliced potatoes in place of tortilla chips. Sometimes you gotta step out of the proverbial foodie box. My husband would say that I live there.
I can unequivocally say that the corned beef Reuben is my favorite sandwich ever. EVER. I love it made with Jewish seeded rye bread, toasted and very buttered, good Swiss cheese and sauerkraut. However, I don’t want Russian dressing on it. It has to be Thousand Island, and lots of it. Don’t even start with that whole “Russian and Thousand Island are the same” bullshit. I’ve had a few deli people tell me they are all the same.
I know better.
Russian is red as hell, not as thick, more tangy, and Thousand Island is mayonnaise based, has pickles (sometimes relish) and and just tastes better.
You know I’m right. I won’t listen to their nonsense.
No matter where I order one, I don’t care how much dressing is on the actual sandwich, I will be dipping it in an obscene amount sitting in a bowl in front of me.
Like enough to do a cannonball in.
If that’s wrong, then I just don’t want to be right.
These are outstanding. The Reuben flavors are perfect and work with the potatoes so well. It’s a fun appetizer to serve at a party or to make just because I think you should.
Like soon.
Here’s your printable-
Ingredients
- Corned beef, chopped (I used leftover from making Reubens the day before)
- Sauerkraut
- Thousand Island dressing (lots!)
- Thin sliced Swiss cheese
- Potatoes, washed and thinly sliced (put them in cold water to keep them from turning brown while you prep)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Arrange potato slices evenly on the baking sheet, not overlapping.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until slightly brown and tender.
- Remove from oven and layer cheese slices on top of potatoes, sauerkraut and corned beef.
- Bake for about 5 minutes, or until cheese has melted.
- Drizzle with Thousand Island dressing.
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And, yes, you did see a couple of jalapenos on top of mine.
4 Comments
Chrystal @ YUM eating
March 28, 2014 at 2:24 PMStopping in from “From the Farm” link party. I love Reuben and like you, has to be Thousand Island. But I like less dressing and more kraut. I could eat corned beef everyday if my family would let me, its the Irish in me. I am putting these pachos on the top of my grocery list. I am sure my husband is going to roll his eyes at me… 😉
Katherines Corner
March 28, 2014 at 9:07 AMoh my goodness hubby would love these! Thank you for sharing your lovely blog at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop xo
Emily from Cooking Planit
March 25, 2014 at 12:24 PMSuch a clever idea to use the rueben ingredients! Hungry! I swapped potatoes for chips in a recipe before too, but I called them Pota-Chos. Hahah. 🙂
Jess
March 24, 2014 at 11:24 AMWhat a neat idea! These sound amazing! I’ve pinned and shared this!
Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!