Healthy Sweet Potato Nachos, an Easy Snack Idea

You can never have too many healthy snack ideas! This fun twist on traditional nachos is just as easy and delicious, but a whole lot healthier. Get your veggies in for the day with these Healthy Sweet Potato Nachos!

 

Healthy Sweet Potato Nachos

When to serve these Healthy Sweet Potato Nachos?

This healthy snack idea is honestly a perfect dish anytime of the day! While I enjoyed it as a snack, you can easily serve it as a light appetizer or triple the recipe and make it for dinner. Have a craving in the morning? Make it for breakfast and top it with a fried egg or two. That yolk would soak in beautifully to these baked sweet potato slices. You can make this ahead, skip the toppings and save it for later as well! I wouldn’t recommend adding the toppings, like sour cream or guacamole, if you plan to make it ahead until you’re ready to eat it. You can skip all the stress of shopping in person by utilizing Target drive-up, which is my personal favorite, or Walmart’s Grocery pickup, or Instacart!

You’re going to love this healthy sweet potato snack! While it isn’t low carb because of the sweet potato base, it is much healthier than using chips. Since you’re slicing this sweet potato so thinly, it cooks up quickly and evenly as well. Snack time win! Make sure to wash, peel and slice up your sweet potatoes before you begin. You’ll want to make sure the slices are even so it cooks up correctly. I used a mandolin slicer to get each piece the same thinness, which definitely ensures an evenly cooked ‘chip’.

I prefer to just use an oil spray, but I have used melted coconut oil in a pinch to drizzle over the sweet potato slices before popping them in the oven. Make sure to sprinkle salt, pepper, and whatever other spices you like on top before cooking them! Taco seasoning would be fabulous on these!

The sky’s the limit for topping these healthy sweet potato nachos with! You can use a variety of cheese, like cheddar, mozzarella, gouda, gruyere, and more. Pepper Jack is delicious and I always love a sharp cheddar on these too. Whatever you put on your usual nachos you can put on these, from cooked chicken, roasted chickpeas, cooked shrimp or black beans for protein. I love to top them with diced onion, sweet vidalia or red, as well as olives and guacamole. If you have fresh cilantro on hand, definitely make sure to add it as well! Always so delicious.