Oil-Free Microwave Potato Chips
There’s no added oil for these one-ingredient crispy potato chips! Thin slices of potato are microwaved until crunchy, and you can add any seasonings you’d like.
Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?
Crispy potato chips…with no oil???!?
…no butter?!
…no fat whatsoever???
Yes.
These potato chips have got that robust crunch. You know, the kind of crunch where everyone in the room stares at you with the “Do you HAVE to chew THAT LOUD?!” look on their face.
Hm…crispy potato chips without oil…how on earth does that happen? The magical microwave. College students rejoice, because this is the one thing you can make in your dorm room aside from popcorn.
There are a few tools that you need to have to make this a success.
The first is a mandolin that can slice the potatoes super thin.
Take your mandolin-cut potato slices and lay them in an individual layer on a parchment paper covered plate. Season with salt if desired.
Microwave them for 3-5 minutes until golden brown (I’ve heard people need as many as 10 minutes to get these golden brown, and it depends entirely on your microwave and how thin you slice the potato):
Keep microwaving the potato chips in batches until you get a big basket of chips:
I hope you enjoy these! They are a little time consuming, but worth making every once in a while.
Oil-Free Microwave Potato Chips
Ingredients
- 1 large russet potato
- salt
Instructions
- Peel the potato and keep it in a bowl of water so it doesn’t brown. Set a piece of parchment paper on a large plate.
- Use a mandolin to thinly slice just enough potato to cover the parchment-covered plate in a single layer of potato slices (the parchment is essential so the chips don’t stick). Season with salt if desired and microwave on high for about 3-5 minutes until the chips are golden brown. Remove chips from the parchment and repeat with the remaining potato slices. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
38 Comments on “Oil-Free Microwave Potato Chips”
Hi Joanne,
Just happened upon your site. Looks great. I am wondering if you can put the
no fat potato chips in the oven instead. I do not use a microwave. Thanks much,
Carol
Hi Carol, welcome! The microwave dehydrates the potatoes, which is why it works. You could likely dehydrate the chips in the same manner as these apple chips (https://www.fifteenspatulas.com/cinnamon-sugar-baked-apple-chips/), but I haven’t tried it with potatoes.
The microwave cooks the potatoes, a dehydrator will not get hot enough and you will end up with raw, dried potatoes.
Not bad but by the time I’d made the equivalent of a bag I’d eaten two bags of crisps and paid a nuclear power engineer’s christmas bonus. Great to postpone my dissertation for 20 minutes but another time I might be tempted to eat the potato raw.
Such a kid friendly snack that I am going to try with my boys. They should love it
This is the greatest thing since sliced bread 😀 Food joke!
Thank you for two things….1) finding a snack for my husband that I don’t have to monitor…lol and 2) for helping me find a mandoline that actually works !!
LOL! They’re a bit of work but sometimes when I need to be good and want something crunchy, they work =)
This is amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!
Has anyone tried this with sweet potatoes?
I HAVE to get one of those OXO mandolins! How convenient. Love the potato chips!
daisy
Your blog makes me consistently hungry. Just sayin’.
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Thanks so much for the tip!!! I really appreciate it. I’m changing my design completely in a few days and will make sure to incorporate that =)
I looked into the Social Sharing Toolkit but I don’t see any screenshots or examples of it. I looked on your website and noticed it says ‘coming soon,’ let me know when it’s up! I’d love to see it and also the Social Sharing Toolkit in action!
Oh boy..definitely making this…you are so talented!
Hi Norma! I hope you enjoy them =)
WHOA! This is so shocking and amazing to me. I must try it. And, I love using my mandolin so it’s perfect. Thanks!
Hi Tommy! I love using the mandolin too…I was scared to get one at first but thin slices are so much fun. Hope you had a nice weekend =)
Totally fun and simple to do…I’m already thinking of the season mixtures one can put on these. Have a great weekend Joanne!
Yeah, the spices you could put on here….endless! Hope you had a great weekend Jed =)
You need a “pin” button on your posts so I can immediately post these to Pinterest! This is ingenious.
Hey Mallory! I am debuting a new design by the middle of next week, and it will definitely have that, among many other improvements. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!
Those are soooo fun!
Thanks Trish! They were fun…I couldn’t believe my eyes.
No, no, no…really…??? crunchy potatoe chips without oil…??? Now I’m in heaven…!!!
HAHA Nydia you’re so funny! Hope you enjoy them =)
I can’t believe you posted these today. I was going to make them this weekend! I have a potato all ready!
Can’t wait to see your version Erin!