Not Your Regular Nachos: Armenian Chips Cheese

September 18, 2008

The other day a friend, who recently got back from Armenia, told me about a delicious treat she experienced on her trip. At first I was a little grossed out when she described the potato chip, mozzarella, and ketchup nachos. However, I took her word for it and decided to make my own. The result, a gooey mess of crunch, cheese, and sauce, is shockingly good. They're the perfect after-school or late-night snack. To look at the seriously simple recipe, read more.

Original recipe by PartySugar

Armenian Chips Cheese

Ingredients

1 small bag of potato chips (recommended: Lay's)
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
ketchup

Directions

Arrange a layer of chips on a microwaveable plate. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Top with remaining chips and the rest of the cheese.
Microwave on high for 30-45 seconds.
Squirt on ketchup and enjoy!

Makes 1 plate of nachos.

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26 Comments

sharshar 4 years 35 weeks

Mmm, I happen to have some mozzarella at home!

skilledatlife4 4 years 35 weeks

EW, this seems absolutely horrible...

candace87 4 years 35 weeks

Cheese and ketchup? No thanks. It reminds me of when people put ketchup into mac and cheese. ... And potato chips underneith? Why. Sounds SO unhealthy.

verily 4 years 35 weeks

I have the ingredients. I might give this one a try as a crazy football snack tonight. I've tried ketchup-flavored potato chips before, and they weren't that bad. Jude, it really does sound like something that a non-US restaurant would throw together and call "American". Fat, salt, preservatives...all the necessary ingredients.

Ivelisse 4 years 35 weeks

I just did it, was good, but the cheese not only melted also was really dry and hard as rock, maybe next time i will cook this less, 30 seconds will be enough, and using baked chips, using regular chips can be a little greasy

xrockette19x 4 years 35 weeks

i just tried this, it's good!!! it reminds me of eating cheese fries i guess, just crunchier. very unhealthy so i probably won't eat this too often, but i couldn't resist trying it once!!!

L0neLyHeArT 4 years 35 weeks

Mmmm. Can't wait to try it!!:)

milosmommy 4 years 35 weeks

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milosmommy 4 years 35 weeks

that sounds like a late night college snack, but sounds tasty too me.

j2e1n9 4 years 35 weeks

Eh, I'm afraid this one doesnt seem worth the cals.

ilanac13 4 years 35 weeks

it's funny but i LOVE anything with ketchup so think that this might work for me. don't know why but it doesn't seem so bad in my opinion.

CoconutPie 4 years 35 weeks

I'm trying that this weekend. You should call that an American poutine. :D

GlowingMoon 4 years 35 weeks

For health reasons, I'm gonna pass. But I'm sure it's tasty.

susanec 4 years 35 weeks

Yeah, this is not in my Armenian cookbook.

javsmav 4 years 35 weeks

i hate ketchup & cheese together.

Kazagirl 4 years 35 weeks

Yuck is right. I'm sorry that is not something I would eat.

fadeastride 4 years 35 weeks

Have any of you tried the Potachos at Dennys? They are godly, if not a little deadly. That's what these reminded me of, haha!

POPSUGAR Food 4 years 35 weeks

Both Party and I thought this could turn out less than great. It wound up that it tasted delicious. I love that the nachos can be made with things you already have on hand!

busybeegal 4 years 35 weeks

I remember in Canada when we went to visit around 15 years ago, Ketchup potato chips were ALL the rage. I decided to try them and didn't care for them at all - but I suppose I'd be willing to give this little concoction a try!

Jude C 4 years 35 weeks

It reminds me most of the Japanese version of spaghetti, which uses ketchup! I also thought it was something to do with strawberry sauce when I saw the picture.

nancita 4 years 35 weeks

Jude C, that's so funny and so true. And I agree that strawberry sauce would be tastier than ketchup (to me). Maybe Party should make sweet strawberry sundae nachos!

fuzzles 4 years 35 weeks

This is one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. I've dunked my plain potato chips in ketchup since I was a kid, and cheese, well, it's the best food known to man! Why NOT put them together? I can't wait to try this! And with all the different cheeses and flavors of chips.... I'm getting dizzy with the possibilities! :D

ElizabethRae 4 years 35 weeks

I definitely had the 'yuck' reaction. When I saw the pic I thought it was some sort of crepe with cream cheese and strawberry sauce and I was stoked. Ketchup? Maybe not as cool as strawberry sauce...

Hoaxerz 4 years 35 weeks

I eat a lot of weird things, but I have to admit I'm a bit skeptical about this one. I think it's the ketchup that gets me. I'll give it a try anyway :).

Jude C 4 years 35 weeks

Huh! That sounds like one of those fun "American-style" snacks people in other countries come up with. Like, "it has ketchup AND potato chips--so American!"

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