Ultimate Chili Cheese Fries Recipe
This is the Ultimate Chili Cheese Fries Recipe! Crispy potatoes are covered in chili, melted cheese and your favourite fixings.
Servings: 4
Calories: 319kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Russet potatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Chili
- 1 lb Ground chicken or turkey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 stalks celery finely chopped
- Half green pepper finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Sriracha
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
Toppings
- 1 tomato seeded and diced
- Shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese
- green onions chopped
- sour cream
- Anything else you may want such as hot peppers, salsa, olives, pickles, lettuce, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Using a mandoline or a very sharp knife, slice potatoes so that they are as thin as possible--think McDonald's style french fries!
- Toss potatoes in olive oil, salt and pepper, and then spread on baking sheets. You can cook up to four baking sheets at a time so don't be afraid to leave some space on sheets so fries don't become overcrowded. Bake 20 minutes, flipping fries halfway through.
- Cook chili while fries are in oven by heating olive oil, adding meat and veggies, adding spices, then tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 min.
- Chili and fries should be finished at the same time. Change oven settings from bake to broil.
- Plate fries by stacking them on top of each other on oven-safe plates. Ladle chili overtop, then sprinkle cheese and place in oven for about 2-3 min until cheese is melted.
- Finish with your favourite toppings, and serve right away while the cheese is melted and hot!
Notes
Save time by using frozen fries, prepping the toppings beforehand and making the chili a couple days in advance.
Load up these fries with more toppings like salsa, black beans, jalapenos or corn chips.
Store the leftover chili in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in a pot on the stovetop or in the microwave.
Revive the leftover fries in the oven for 5-10 minutes at 350 F.
Freeze the chili for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the microwave for 8 minutes or defrost and reheat as normal.
Nutrition
Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 1668mg | Potassium: 1117mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1008IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg