Smoky Cheese Fries Food

SMOKY BACON-BBQ-RANCH CHEESE FRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Bake fries as directed on package. Meanwhile, toss chicken with barbecue sauce.
• Top fries with chicken mixture and cheese. Bake 4 min. or until chicken mixture is heated through and cheese is melted.
• Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with onions.

CHEESE FRIES

Steps:

• Cook the french fries in the oven on a sheet pan according to package directions.
• Remove the pan of fries from the oven. Turn the oven heat to 400 degrees F.
• You can finish the fries on a sheet pan, or transfer them to a skillet for a restaurant style presentation.
• Sprinkle the cheeses over the fries.
• Return the fries to the oven. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Sprinkle the bacon, green onions and parsley over the fries.
• Serve immediately with ranch dressing on the side, or alternatively you can drizzle the ranch over the fries.

SARASOTA'S SMOKY SPICY WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE FRIES

Steps:

• Bacon -- For the bacon, I do mine right in the microwave. On a paper plate lined with 2 paper towels, then the bacon and top with 2 more paper towels - 4 minutes (approximately) and it is done and crispy. Let it cool and then chop up. Now, you can saute, oven bake or use any method you want. You just want the bacon crispy and diced.
• Fries -- In a large bowl, add the fries (slightly thawed; just enough so the spice and oil will stick to the fries), and add the olive oil and toss well. Add to a pan lined with parchment paper or foil (for easy clean up) and sprinkle with the seasoning. Toss lightly. Cook according to package directions until crispy brown.
• Cheese Sauce -- As the fries cook, in a small pot, melt the butter and shallot on medium low and cook for just a minute. Then stir in the flour to make a roux and cook just a minute to reduce the flour taste. Slowly whisk in the milk and bring to medium heat to thicken the sauce and then add in the cheese, chipotle, chopped cooked bacon, salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve -- A few ways to serve this. First, you can put the fries in a small casserole dish, pour the cheese sauce over, and broil for just a few minutes until golden brown. Second, you can just pour the sauce over the crispy fries and serve as it, or last; Third, you can serve the cheese sauce as a dip. Either way they are good. Cheesy, Smoky, Spicy. ENJOY!

CHEESE FRIES

Steps:

• Have your GH (Grown Helper) put fries in oven on a cookie sheet. While fries are baking in the oven, have a GH place a sauce pot on the stove and heat it over medium heat. Add butter and melt it. Add the flour and stir. Cook butter and flour together for 1 minute or so. This is called "roux" (like Tiger and Roo with Pooh Bear) and it helps to thicken up sauces. Use a whisk to stir as the milk goes into the pot. Keep stirring until the milk gets thicker. Use a wooden spoon or heat-safe spatula to stir in the cheese. When all of the cheese melts, take the sauce off the heat and stir in 3 squirts of ketchup. This is your SECRET ingredient. When everyone asks what you put in your cheese sauce that makes it taste so good, just say milk and cheese, you can NEVER tell what secret ingredients you add! Tell your GH to keep the secret, too or they can never help you again!
• Pour the sauce over the fries or serve the sauce on the side if you like to dipping better.