I guess today is a 2fer day. I have a fabulous appetizer to share with you today but before I do I need to share this amazing trick. Good fat free potato chips. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever put “good” with “fat free potato chips.” Live and learn. If I’m late to the party, then you will just have to forgive me but these really are good and soooo simple to make.
Baby Lady and I cook very differently. What grabs our attention is also quite different. Baby Lady loves using a slow cooker. Me, I braise things on top of the stove or in the oven. Baby Lady is always looking for “cute” things. Me, I’m always looking at intriguing technique. She uses the microwave to cook certain things. Me, with limited exception, I believe a microwave is only for reheating certain foods and could generally live without it. The list of differences can and does go on and on. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when one day she said she wanted to make microwave potato chips. I said “What?” She said “microwave potato chips.” I said “No way.” She said “way, microwaving the potato slices dehydrates them. They’re supposed to be good.” I said “This I gotta see.” So, she showed me. Inasmuch as we had been wanting to make this appetizer for a while we knew what we were going to do if the chips turned out to be good. They did and I was blown away. Fat free, low calorie, crispy, crunchy potato chips. Now, I can have potato chips and not worry about my diet. If you have never tried this you need to. So, without any further ado, this is what Baby Lady did.
Ingredients
- 1 large russet potato
- salt, to taste
Instruction
Using a mandoline, slice the potato very thinly, roughly 1/8 inch thick.
Put the potato slices in a bowl of water to remove excess starch and keep them from oxidizing.
Take slices and lay them out on a plate lined with a paper towel.
Season with salt
Now, place the plate in the microwave for 7 minutes on high.
Remove, put in a serving vessel, serve & enjoy
I’m still blown away by these tasty, fat free, crunchy treats!
REMCooks 
Wha…? I gotta try this.
Yep, I agree. : ) You won’t believe it until you try it. I didn’t. We have some leftover from last night that I’m going to eat for lunch. 😀
I use my microwave as a kitchen timer! Maybe not any more…..
Hi, Sandra, Sorry for not responding earlier. I never can figure out how I miss some of the comments but I do. I blame it on getting older. 😮 You definitely need to try this trick because you won’t believe it until you do. These taste like potatoes without the grease and have a wonderful crunch when you bite them. I may never eat store bought chips again. I agree, generally, with the kitchen timer. These tater chips are one of a very few limited exceptions. 😀
Bless you, Baby Lady! I stopped buying potato chips ages ago but this recipe could be the end of my fast. And they come with built-in portion control. I spud and that’s that. Thank you both.
Hi, John. Baby Lady says to tell you she’s delighted to have brought potato chips back into your life. You can even flavor these however you would like. I ate 2 this morning and they are still crisp. I am completely amazed.
I need to grab a potato and try this soon! I don’t know if my guy would believe me (when I say) these are fat free and tasty, but you probably just revolutionized our snacking!!!
This is just one of those “you gotta try it to believe it” things. 😉 They really are good. Let me know what you think when you give it a try.
There’s a long weekend coming up for the queens birthday, I anticipate a lot of snacking and drinks so yes, will pull out a potato or two! 🙂
Baby Lady is genius! I’ve heard about it, but never tried it myself. I’ll have to give it a try 😉
Hi, Andreea. You have to try these!!! And yes, Baby Lady is a genius. 😀
15 minutes ago, I started to read this blog. Two batches of these incredible chips later, I’m back, and absolutely amazed!. This is why people should have a microwave oven. The only improvement I’d make would be to forgo the plate and just line the glass turntable in the microwave. One less thing to deal with, and I can get more chips per batch!
Hi, Kent. Great idea on the microwave turntable. We have a microwave plate we use for bacon and switched to it. It worked great but the turntable plate would be better. i would never have believed these microwave chips had I not tried it. I don’t know if I will ever buy another bag of chips again. Now, I’m pondering corn chips and perhaps taco shells. More on that later. 🙂
I will be watching…
OMg this is genuis!! Thank you so much! I’m addicted!!
Thank you for letting us know you like these. We think they are great, too. As one person commented, it even has its own portion control, 1 potato. 😀
I have a question though. I’ve tried them twice once with the paper towel underneath the chips and once without and both times the chips stuck to the towel and the plate
am i missing sth?
When we made the second batch with Yukon gold potatoes, as opposed to russets, we had the same problem. What type of potato were you using?
The problem’s the starch. Change your water at least twice before putting the slices down. Then use a paper towel to blog the remaining water off the slices before you salt. You’ll greatly reduce the problem. Yukons rock by the way.
I solved this problem by changing the water at least twice to remove as much of the starch as I could before putting down the slices, Before salting, I blotted the slices with paper towels. Yukons rock by the way.
We change the water until it is clear (at least twice, sometimes 3 – 4 times). We actually prefer the russets to the Yukon gold in this dish which was a surprise inasmuch as we generally prefer the yukon gold in most applications.
I made these today, Richard. Just had to see how they cook in a microwave. Amazing! I’m not too dextrous, so I got rid of my mandoline. I used a Rival slicing appliance instead, but it cut them 1/8″ thick. They cooked perfectly, the slightly thicken ones requiring 8½ minutes, but they did just fine. Thanks, my husband and I really liked these!
I’m so glad you and the hubs liked these. 🙂 Like ChgoJohn says it has a built in portion control at 1 potato. It’s perfect for the time you are going to “cheat” on low carb. 😉 We love the no trans fats and, in fact, no fat. They taste more like a potato and you don’t have the greasy mouth feel afterward. We generally don’t buy tater chips and after this trick we won’t buy any. I am going to try white corn tortillas soon because Tostitos are my real weakness. Baby Lady places the tortilla chips as far away from me as possible when we go eat Mexican food. 😀
I had a few in my second batch stick to the paper towel, so I switched to parchment and that worked better for me.
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These were very good. I am having a hard time getting them crispy though.. Any thoughts?
Baby Lady and I are somewhat surprised because we never really have a difficult time getting them crispy. Are you slicing them 1/8 inch thick? They are very thin and you can almost see through them. Do you dry them prior to putting them in the microwave? That may help. Salting them prior to cooking in the microwave also helps because the salt helps draw out the water. Have you tried increasing the cooking time? The chips will actually brown in the microwave while cooking. We can’t think of anything else. Let us know if you are still having problems and we will see what we can do.
I’m on Weight Watchers. Do you about how many points these are and the serving size.
Sorry, Bessie, I don’t have a clue. 😦