The Easiest Loaded Fries

These super easy loaded fries come together in just minutes and will be a crowd pleasing appetizer for your next game day celebration or family get together. Crispy seasoned waffle fries are topped with melty cheese, crispy bacon, plenty of sour cream, and sliced green onions!

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• These loaded cheese fries are an easy recipe for an amazing appetizer on game day, Sunday afternoon football, or family game night. With simple, easy-to-find ingredients, and a quick few minutes in the oven, loaded fries come together in no time for a delicious side dish your family will love!
• If you loved this loaded fries recipe, be sure to check out my Easy Pepperoni Pizza Fries, my Chili Lime Party Meatball Appetizer, my Crispy Greek Fries, or my Jalapeno Popper Dip.

Ingredients and Substitutions 

• Frozen Waffles Fries – Frozen seasoned waffle fries are best for these loaded French fries and can be found at your local grocery store in the frozen aisle. But you could also use seasoned curly fries or sweet potato fries. If you prefer to make your own, try my super easy homemade crispy baked fries recipe!
• Shredded Cheese – I like to use a mix of mild cheddar cheese and Monterey jack for these loaded fries. Another favorite combo of mine is sharp cheddar and pepperjack. Freshly shredded cheese will melt best so I recommend grabbing a block from the store and shredding it yourself. Some loaded fries call for cheese sauce, but I find that can make the fries soggy so I opt to melting shredded cheese instead.
• Bacon – The bacon really takes these loaded fries to the next level. Baking the bacon on a sheet pan is the very easiest way to cook it and if you haven’t tried it yet you are going to love it! You could also use store bought bacon bits in place of freshly crisped bacon.
• Sour Cream – Loaded fries are not complete without a hearty dollop of sour cream. I prefer to use full fat sour cream for this recipe because it has the best flavor and creamy texture.
• Jalapenos, Red Onions, Green Onions, and Chives – Adding a few fresh elements to these cheese fries is a great way to balance out the richness of this dish. Add your favorites and get creative!

Instructions

Bake fries in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Arrange crispy fries on a 9×13 baking sheet like this one. Add cheese and bake.

Add bacon, jalapeños, and onions and bake for another 1-2 minutes.

Garnish with sour cream, green onions, and chives, and enjoy!

Tips

• Bake the bacon along with the fries! Save yourself time and energy and bake your bacon right along with your fries. Your bacon will likely be cooked through before the fries are done which works out perfect so that you have it crumbled and ready to go when it’s time to assemble the fries!
• If you’re serving these loaded fries to kiddos, you can carefully remove the parchment paper from the baking sheet and transfer them fries to a serving platter or right to the table so that no one burns themselves on the warm edges of the baking sheet.
• If you can only find seasoned fries, try using Lawry’s seasoning salt or make a homemade fry seasoning.
• Switch up the toppings to suit your family’s taste or clean out the fridge! Try adding cooked, seasoned ground beef, diced tomatoes, and salsa to make taco fries! You could also add leftover strips of steak to make cheesy steak fries or carne asada fries! Other fun toppings include, sliced olives, diced pickles, and diced avocado. If you’re from the Midwest like me, you might also enjoy ranch dressing or BBQ sauce on your loaded fries! 😉

FAQ 

 

Make-Ahead, Storage, and Reheating 

• Make-Ahead: Bacon cheese fries are best served warm straight from the oven so I don’t recommend making these ahead of time. You can however prep all the ingredients up to 3 days in advance which will save time when you’re ready to bake the fries and assemble!
• Storage: If you do end up with leftovers (which is highly unlikely, trust me!) store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
• Reheating: To reheat loaded fries, transfer them to a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees for about 5 minutes or until warmed through.

Serve Loaded Fries With

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