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Easy Baked Potato Slices

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These baked potato slices are topped with egg, melted cheese, bacon, Italian seasoning, green onions and served with sour cream for dipping!

Baked Potato Slices

These potato slices are very easy to make and taste delicious! They make for the perfect appetizer or breakfast snack. Feel free to jump to the recipe below!

Potato Slice Options

There are other options to customize these potato sliders if they aren’t exactly what you’d like. Below are a few examples that may make these sliders perfect for you.

Vegetarian Options:

  • For those who prefer a vegetarian option, omit the bacon and consider adding sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions, roasted bell peppers, or grilled zucchini as filling options.
  • Swap traditional cheddar cheese for a creamy goat cheese or tangy feta for added flavor.

Tex-Mex Twist:

  • Incorporate classic Tex-Mex flavors by topping the potato slices with shredded Mexican blend cheese, diced tomatoes, black beans, corn kernels, and a dollop of guacamole or salsa.
  • Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice for a fresh finish.

Miniature Toppings Bar:

  • Set up a mini toppings bar with an assortment of toppings and let guests customize their baked potato sliders to their liking. Include options like diced ham, cooked sausage crumbles, chopped scallions, diced avocado, salsa, sour cream, and hot sauce.

Greek-Inspired Creation:

  • Create a Mediterranean-inspired version by topping the potato slices with crumbled feta cheese, diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and a drizzle of tzatziki sauce.
  • Garnish with fresh dill or oregano for an authentic touch.

Healthier Alternatives:

  • Opt for sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes for a healthier twist. Bake sweet potato rounds until tender and top with toppings like black beans, diced avocado, salsa, and a sprinkle of cotija cheese.

Potato Slider Cooking Tips

Choose the Right Potatoes: Opt for potatoes such as Russet if you can, but Yukon Gold or red potatoes work as well. Try to select potatoes that are similar in size for uniform sliders.

Precook Potatoes if Necessary: If you’re short on time or prefer a softer texture, consider partially precooking the potato slices by microwaving them for a few minutes before baking them in the oven. This can help speed up the baking process and ensure that the potatoes are fully cooked through.

Season Generously: Don’t skimp on seasoning! Coat the potato slices with olive oil, salt, and pepper before baking to enhance their flavor and ensure they’re delicious from the inside out.

Don’t Overcrowd the Pan: Arrange the potato slices in a single layer on the baking sheet, making sure they’re not overlapping. This allows for proper air circulation and helps the potatoes cook evenly and become crispy.

Customize Your Fillings: Get creative with your toppings! Experiment with different cheeses, meats, vegetables, and sauces to create unique flavor combinations that suit your taste preferences.

Monitor Cooking Time: Keep an eye on the oven while the potato sliders are baking to prevent them from overcooking or burning. The exact cooking time may vary depending on your oven and the thickness of the potato slices.

Serve Hot: Baked potato sliders are best served hot and fresh from the oven. Arrange them on a platter and serve immediately, allowing your guests to enjoy them while they’re still warm and gooey.

Baked Potato Sliders Recipe

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Baked Potato Slices

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 90
Simple potato, egg, and cheese slices

Ingredients

  • 3 Russet Potatos (cleaned)
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 4 slices Bacon
  • 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
  • 3 Green Onions
  • 2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • Salt/Pepper (to taste)

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cut the potatoes into approximately 1/2-inch slices. Use a brush to lightly coat with oil. Flip and repeat. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake the slices on a baking sheet in the oven for 25 minutes.
  • As the potatoes bake, cook the bacon over low heat and flip them periodically for even cooking. Set them aside once finished and keep the bacon drippings.
  • Also cook scramble and cook the eggs and set aside.
  • Remove the potato slices from the oven and brush with bacon drippings. Flip and repeat. Bake for 10 more minutes. Crumble the bacon while you wait.
  • Decrease the heat to 350 degrees. Top the potatoes with eggs, shredded cheese and crumbled bacon. Place back in the oven until the cheese is melted, around 5 minutes.
  • Remove the potato slices from the oven. Top with Italian seasoning and green onions. Serve immediately with sour cream!
Calories: 90kcal
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked potatos, potato slices, potato sliders
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Almond Milk Pancakes Recipe – Homemade [DAIRY FREE]

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Many breakfast meals are rich in dairy and to some that’s exactly what they want. But, not everyone want’s that and look for dairy free options. Well here we are, offering an awesome almond milk pancake recipe!

Are you a fan of pancakes? Do you pour way too much syrup on them like me? Well, what about trying them without milk?

The normal recipe for pancakes requires milk to mix them, but sometimes you run out and forget to grab some on your grocery trip (definitely not speaking from experience). So what do you do? Well if you’re me, you use the almond milk you find in the fridge and discover what an amazing and healthy alternative it is! It turns this popular breakfast item into a dairy-free pancake recipe!

Can You Make Pancakes with Almond Milk?

Yes, you can make pancakes with almond milk as a substitute for dairy milk. In fact, the pancakes I made with almond milk were slightly sweeter and a bit more flavorful than those used with animal milk. So on top of being dairy-free pancakes, they may taste better to some who try them. 

The ratio of milk to almond milk replacement is roughly 1 to 1 and there’s no need to change things up too much.

Milk Substitute For Pancakes

There are a few different choices for milk substitutes in pancakes. What you choose will depend on your tastes but thankfully there are a few different options depending on what you like.

Some dairy-free milk substitutes for pancakes are:

  1. Almond Milk
  2. Coconut Milk
  3. Soy Milk
  4. Hemp Milk
  5. Oat Milk

Can You Make Pancakes with Coconut Milk?

Absolutely! Another great dairy-free substitute for pancakes is coconut milk. While this recipe uses almond milk, the same could be substituted with coconut milk for a slightly different, but still sweet taste!

Dairy-Free Pancakes

There aren’t any other uses of dairy in this recipe. The only milk used is Almond Milk which is plant-based. 

You may be asking, “what about butter?”. Another alternative here is if you plan on coating the pan or would usually use butter in the batter, different kinds of oils can be used as a substitute. The alternative oils you could use include olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, or coconut oil. 

Egg Free Pancakes?

I do want to clarify these aren’t egg-free pancakes. This means the pancakes are NOT VEGAN and I’m not claiming that at all!

If you want vegan pancakes, simply take the eggs out of this recipe and substitute them with more almond milk or another egg substitute. 

Ingredients & Directions

almond milk pancake ingredients

The ingredients are minimal and will take roughly five minutes to combine/mix. Flour, egg, oil, sugar, baking powder, and of course almond milk are all it takes to make dairy-free pancakes!

The first step is mixing together all of these ingredients until the pancake batter is smooth and there are no lumps! (picture below) Depending on how many pancakes you’re mixing, you may want to mix smaller portions together at a time to avoid tiring yourself out from mixing. 

almond milk pancake batter

Heat the pan you want to cook with on medium heat with a little oil. Once the oil begins to shimmer, you’re ready to make your almond milk pancakes!

Depending on how big you want your pancakes will determine how much you pour. If you want pancakes like mine (4-5 inches in diameter), I use a 1/3 cup to pour the pancake batter into the pan. If you want a different size, I recommend experimenting a little with the amount your pour. The smaller the pancake, the smaller the pour, and the bigger the pancake, the bigger the pour. 

Cook the pancake until it begins to bubble like this. The bubbles shouldn’t be popping and exploding, they should just be visibly forming. 

almond milk pancake bubbles

Then flip the pancake and cook for the same amount of time on the other side! On the first flip, your pancakes should look like the one below!

To double-check that they’re ready to flip, I recommend shaking the pan a little from side to side. If the pancake slides around easily, then it’s not sticking to the pan and is safe to flip. Otherwise, if the pancake doesn’t slide around, it may still be sticking to the pan and not fully browned on the bottom. At that point, you risk trying to flip a pancake that is falling apart. 

almond milk pancakes cooking

Continue cooking all your pancakes and serve! Repeat the same shaking test to determine if the other side is cooked thoroughly before flipping to check. Once both sides are cooked, you’re ready to serve!

Almond Pancake Toppings

These pancakes won’t naturally be the sweetest pancakes you’ve ever had, but they will be sweeter than dairy milk pancakes. If you want a sweeter taste, I recommend adding at least powdered sugar and maple syrup. What you put on your pancakes is entirely up to you though! Below are a few extra suggestions for pancake toppings!

  • Butter
  • Strawberries
  • Banana
  • Blueberries
  • Powdered sugar
  • Syrup

Frequently Asked Questions

I wanted to add some frequently asked questions for anyone looking to make some of these delicious almond milk pancakes and may want to know more!

Do Almond Milk Pancakes Taste Good?

Absolutely, almond milk pancakes make for just as good pancakes as dairy milk ones, sometimes better. Depending on your personal tastes, you may find the sweet almond milk pancakes to be a better option for breakfast and easier on the gut.

Do You Need Milk To Make Pancakes?

You will need some catalyst to adequately mix pancakes together, but it doesn’t have to be dairy milk. Hence this article, as almond milk or other milk substitutes can be used as a pancake batter mix. 

Can I Use Evaporated Milk For Pancakes?

Yes! Evaporated milk can also be used as a milk substitute in pancakes. Simply follow the instructions for the evaporated milk to add the appropriate amount of water to prepare the milk for mixing. 

Can I Add Protein To Pancake Mix?

Yes! You can make pancakes from protein powder itself. Treat the protein powder like its pancake mix and add in the additional ingredients as a ratio of how much extra protein powder was added. 

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Homemade Almond Milk Pancakes

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 7
Calories 80
A delicious and easy dairy-free pancake recipe!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 1/3 cup Almond Milk
  • 2 tbsp Canola Oil
  • 1 Egg
  • Toppings ((optional))

Instructions 

  • Whisk flour, sugar, and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl.
  • Add almond milk, 1 tablespoon canola oil, and egg to flour mixture. Whisk until smooth and there are no clumps.
  • Heat pan with 1 tablespoon of canola oil over medium heat until oil shimmers.
  • Pour batter using 1/3 cup and cook until there are bubbles in the batter. Flip once you see bubbles and cook the other side for an equivalent amount of time (1-2 minutes usually).
  • Once cooked, stack and serve with toppings of your choice.
Calories: 80kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond milk pancake, dairy free pancake, no milk pancake

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Low FODMAP Shepherds Pie on a Budget

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Shepherds Pie is one of the most revisited recipes for us, as it’s so easy to make!

While the traditional shepherd’s pie recipe uses lamb or mutton, I like to stick with ground beef. You can use whatever you feel like, but I wasn’t a fan of chicken (yes I’ve tried it). 

Regardless of what meat you decide to use, a Shepherd’s Pie or Cottage Pie is a casserole or meat and vegetables layered with mashed potatoes. This wonderful concoction is then baked until the mashed potatoes are slightly browned.

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Homemade Shepherds Pie

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 450
An easy and quick Shepherds Pie that you can make on a budget!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs Russet Potatoes
  • 1 1/2 lbs Ground Beef
  • 1/2 can Corn
  • 1/2 can Peas
  • 1 tbsp Basil
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 3/4 cup Low FODMAP Milk
  • Shredded Cheese (to taste)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)

Instructions 

Potato Prep

  • Skin and chop all potatoes into 1 inch cubes.
  • Boil potato cubes in water until soft.
  • Drain potatoes and put in mixing bowl.
  • Mix in Milk, Butter, & Shredded Cheese (your preference for amount of cheese) while mashing the potatoes until all clumps are gone.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.

Beef Prep

  • Stove top fry the ground beef until nearly brown.
  • Drain fat and drippings from the pan.
  • Mix in Worcestershire Sauce, Basil, Salt & Pepper.
  • Continue cooking until fully browned and remove from heat.

Vegetables Prep

  • Stove top cook peas and corn until soft.

Combining & Baking

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Layer meat and vegetables together in a baking pan or bowl. If you're using a bowl, you can make multiple layers.
  • On top of the meat/veggie mix, lay an even layer of mashed potatoes.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until mashed potatoes are desired crispiness.
Calories: 450kcal
Course: Main Course
Keyword: cottage pie recipe, homemade chicken burrito, shepherds pie recipe

Shepherd’s Pie Variants

potatoes for shepherds pie

This recipe has been around for a LONG time so there will undoubtedly be other recipes for this dish. I prefer the simple way I make it since that’s how my family always cooked it. 

That being said, some people add extra ingredients such as carrots or onions. Another great example of this recipe is from Simply Recipes where she adds beef broth! A nice addition, but I’m a lazy cook.

If you try this recipe or have another variant yourself, please leave a comment about it below and also check out our snack options!

Are Potatoes Low FODMAP?

This starchy and delicious ingredient has been tested to be low in FODMAP and is safe to eat. I use potatoes in a lot of recipes, so it’d be tragic if they weren’t low FODMAP.

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Simple Oregano Chicken Burrito [Best]

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This recipe is very quick when running low on time.

Numerous days this one has come in handy when we don’t have an entire hour or more to cook. Plus, this simple burrito recipe is great for food prepping!

Whatever we make tends to last us around three days in meals (even though the sour cream doesn’t).

Making the Burrito

I may have overestimated the time it takes to prep this, but we usually take our time cooking. 

To start, simply trim all of the chicken breasts of excess fat and cut it into one-inch pieces. Then sprinkle in 1 tsp of oregano, chili powered, and cumin. Finally, some salt and pepper to taste. 

These ingredients will add some zest but not too much. Also, make sure the chicken is tossed or stirred to ensure an even coating.

Finally, pan-fry the chicken and prepare some tortillas to wrap them in!

If you struggle to wrap burritos like I used to, here’s a helpful video to teach!

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Simple Chicken Burrito

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 480
An easy to make burrito recipe that's great for meal prepping!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Chicken Breast
  • 1 pack Flour Tortillas
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • Black Pepper (to taste)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Sour Cream ((when putting together))
  • Shredded Cheese ((when putting together))

Instructions 

  • Trim chicken breast of fat and cut into 1 inch pieces.
  • Mix oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper with chicken and thoroughly coat .
  • Pan fry the chicken until fully cooked.
  • Assemble burritos with sour cream, chicken, and shredded cheese. Fold to desired size.
Calories: 480kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: homemade chicken burrito, oregano chicken burrito, simple chicken burrito

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