Baked Italian Nachos

I LOVE the Italian nachos served at Johnny Carinos! That being said, I don't like to fry things at home (mostly because I usually get hurt doing so). So to replicate the flavor without the mess, I found this recipe for Italian Nachos in which the chips are actually baked! Yum

Restaurant copycat recipe!

Pasta Chips

20 wonton wrappers

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon oregano

Nachos

1/2 lb Italian sausage, cooked and crumbled

1 (10 oz) container alfredo sauce

Choose your own toppings :

        1/2 cup chopped tomato  

        1/4 cup sliced green onion

        1 can sliced ripe olives

        2 tablespoons pickled jalapeno peppers

        2 tablespoons banana peppers

       1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

       1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions: 

1. Rub olive oil evenly onto a baking sheet. Cut wontons in half diagonally and cover baking sheet with a single layer of wontons. Brush wontons with olive oil and sprinkle with oregeno, if desired.
2. Bake chips at 350ºF for 6 minutes or until lightly browned
3. Meanwhile brown the Italian sausage and drain fat.
4. On a platter layer the pasta chips, sausage, and sauce. Top with the tomato, onions, olives and peppers. Finish with shredded cheese and red pepper flakes.
5. Place in warm oven for 5 minutes to warm cheese and serve.

***These nachos were delicious! The wonton chips were perfect and would be great substitutes for tortilla chips any time. Italian nacho chips traditionally are softer and less crunchy than tortillas, but bake to your preference! Also, after trying this recipe, I would recommend skipping the layering of chips and cheese and mixing the sauce, sausage, and toppings to create a dip so that you can load up each chip with as much goodness as you want!***