Reuben Nachos Recipe

This Reuben Nachos Recipe is made using waffle fries smothered in a homemade beer cheese sauce in place of tortilla chips. The potatoes are topped with corned beef and sauerkraut and drizzled with thousand island dressing and sour cream.

Ingredients to Make Reuben Nachos Recipe

This type of pub-style food is so fun to make at home. It’s also much more flavorful and carefully crafted, I might add. These Irish nachos will be the hit of your game day snacks and potluck parties. Ingredients to make easy Reuben Nachos Recipe: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Potatoes – Frozen waffle fries, use your favorite brand.
• Beef – Deli style or leftover fully cooked corned beef.
• Sauerkraut – Sauerkraut, well drained.
• Liquid – Whole milk or half and half to make a creamy cheese sauce.
• Beer – Guinness or similar dark lager beer
• Cheese – Shredded Swiss cheese.
• Butter – Salted or unsalted butter for the cheese sauce.
• Seasoning – Garlic salt or plain salt and granulated garlic or garlic powder.
• Mustard – Dijon mustard adds flavor to the cheese sauce.
• Dressing – Thousand Island dressing, feel free to use your favorite brand.
• Garnishes – Fresh chives and sour cream for garnishing.

How to Make the BEST Pub Style Irish Reuben Nachos Recipe

• Prepare Pan and Heat Oven – Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray a large sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Waffle Fries – Spread waffle fries on pan. Bake until golden.
• Cheese Sauce – Melt butter in a 1-2 quart heavy bottomed saucepan. Add flour and garlic salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and smooth, about 1 minute.
• Liquid – Whisk in milk and beer until combined. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce slightly thickens.
• Swiss Cheese – Remove from the heat and whisk in shredded Swiss cheese and Dijon mustard until smooth.
• Assemble the Nachos – Arrange waffle fries on a clean pan. Drizzle with cheese sauce. Arrange corned beef and sauerkraut over waffle fries, then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Swiss cheese.
• Broil to Melt Cheese – Place nachos under broiler until cheese has melted.
• Thousand Island Dressing – Drizzle with thousand island dressing, dollops of sour cream and garnish with fresh chives and serve.

Tips for Making Reuben Nachos

• Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: Large sheet pan for baking the waffle fries, a sharp knife and chopping board, a medium size saucepan to make the guinness beer cheese sauce and a whisk to whip it all together. You’ll need measuring cups and spoons, a cheese grater, and a cast iron skillet or similar oven safe pan or skillet to return to the oven to melt the Swiss cheese on top.
• These nachos are made with waffle fries are like any other nachos. They’re best when made and eaten immediately while hot. Also, don’t stress about the fries, any quality brand of waffle fries will do.
• Make the Cheese Sauce in Advance: To save time, you could make the cheese sauce in advance and chill it until you’re ready to assemble. When doing so, be prepared to gently reheat and thin the cheese sauce with additional milk or half and half to make it pourable.
• Adjust the Amounts for More Servings: This ingredients in this recipe are simple to scale up or down depending on the amount of servings that you need.
• When to Serve: Enjoy these for game day snacking, St Patrick’s Day, entertaining, parties and any celebration when finger foods are on the menu.

Recipe Variations

• Protein: Deli corned beef or leftover corn beef will work in this recipe. You can adapt the amount using more, or less, to your personal taste.
• Cheese: While Swiss cheese is classic for a Reuben sandwich, you could adapt this nachos recipe using sharp white cheddar cheese, Gruyere or even mild monterey jack cheese, in a pinch.
• Onion: If you’d like more onion flavor, add thinly sliced red onion to the mix.
• Dressing: You can use Russian dressing, store-bought thousand island dressing or homemade thousand island dressing on these Irish nachos.
• Caraway Seeds: Reuben sandwiches are usually made on rye bread or pumpernickel bread. To mimic that flavor, you can sprinkle the top with caraway seeds or use sauerkraut seasoned with caraway seeds.
• Bagel Chips: You can also make these nachos using bagel chips in place of waffle fries, if you want crunch.

Storage and Leftovers Make Irish Inspired Reuben Nachos

• Leftovers: This Reuben Nachos Recipe is best made and eaten fresh. You can store leftovers separately (waffle fries, cheese sauce and toppings) then assemble and reheat in single serving portions. Store chilled in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
• Reheating: Spread waffle fries on a baking sheet in an even layer and reheat in a 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes until crisp, then top with warm cheese sauce and corned beef, heated separately.

More Nachos Inspired Recipes to Make

Nachos are consummate party food and make a fun interactive meal for casual dining. Other nacho inspired recipes you may like to try:

• Nacho Beef and Macaroni is a one dish meal.
• Baked Potato Nachos uses potato wedges for the base.
• Cheesy Nacho Beef Rotini Skillet is delicious to the very last spoonful.
• Loaded Nachos Supreme is perfect for snacking and game day.
• Asian Chicken Salad Wonton Nachos is a riff on classic nachos.
• Loaded Veggie Nachos from Cookie and Kate.

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