These Potato Chips with Goat Cheese, Pepper Jelly and Bacon are an appetizer recipe you don’t see every day. They’re so fun!
Everyone loves to munch on a good potato chip so this recipe is a fun twist. Top potato chips with a few “gourmet” ingredients and you’ll have your guests scratching their heads as to how you turned a potato chip into something so fantastic. I first spotted this recipe in Food and Wine magazine many years ago. I remember thinking that it was so odd that such a simple recipe was included in a gourmet food magazine. Then I tried it. Yum!
Ingredients needed:
- bacon
- thick-cut potato chips
- goat cheese
- sweet red pepper jelly
- fresh chives
How to make Potato Chips with Goat Cheese, Pepper Jelly and Bacon:
There are two key ingredients that are super important in this recipe. First, you must use thick-cut, sturdy potato chips. Second, the goat cheese must be a soft consistency. Room temperature works best.
Spread goat cheese on each chip. Spoon sweet red pepper jelly on top. Garnish with chopped chives and bacon. That’s it!
These little potato chips with goat cheese appetizers are best when assembled fairly close to serving time. There are so many good flavors going on all at once. Enjoy!
Here are a few more goat cheese appetizers you might like to try:
- Goat Cheese Truffles
- Whipped Goat Cheese and Ricotta Dip
- Apricot Almond Goat Cheese Log
- Vegetable Goat Cheese Spread
- Pancetta Crisps with Goat Cheese and Pear
Potato Chips with Goat Cheese, Pepper Jelly and Bacon
Ingredients
- 6 ounces sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 36 thick-cut potato chips
- 5 ounces fresh goat cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons sweet red pepper jelly
- 1 tablespoon snipped chives
Instructions
- Arrange the potato chips on a serving platter. Spread or pipe 1 teaspoon of the goat cheese onto each potato chip.
- Top with a small dollop of the pepper jelly, sprinkle with the bacon and chives and serve right away.
Notes
- "Stonewall Kitchen" brand sells red pepper jelly, sometimes available in your local market, or online.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
