Loaded French Fries

When you're craving comfort food that's also super super easy to make, Loaded French Fries are the answer. Crispy golden fries topped with melty cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, a ranch and sour cream sauce, and sliced green onions.

Why You'll Love these Loaded French Fries:

• Just a handful of simple, easy to find ingredients. Fries, cheese, bacon, ranch, sour cream, green onions, that's it!
• So quick to make, coming together in only 20 minutes.
• The perfect appetizer or side dish for gatherings and dinner parties.

Key Ingredients:

• Frozen French Fries: Baked until golden & crispy. Use your favorite type of french fry. These are great with regular fries, waffle fries, or even curly fries!
• Cheddar Cheese: Freshly shredded straight from the block.
• Bacon: Cooked & crumbled for a savory crunchy topping.
• Sour Cream & Ranch Dressing: Mixed together until smooth for a creamy, slightly tangy sauce to drizzle on top.
• Green Onions: Thinly sliced and sprinkled on top.

Dietary Swaps:

• Gluten-Free: This recipe is naturally gluten-free, just double check all store bought ingredients to ensure they are certified gluten-free.
• Dairy-Free: Swap the shredded cheese, sour cream, and ranch dressing for dairy-free alternatives. Daiya or VioLife cheddar both melt pretty well!
• Vegetarian: Skip the crumbled bacon on top or use plant-based bacon bits.

Recipe Variations:

• Big Mac Fries: Skip the bacon, drizzle with thousand island dressing and a few dollops of pickle relish and shredded lettuce.
• Nacho Fries: Swap the cheddar cheese for nacho cheese. Add a few sliced jalapenos for some heat.
• Pizza Fries: Use shredded mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices, and a drizzle of marinara sauce.
• Chicken Bacon Ranch Fries: Add a few chopped chicken tenders.

Tips & Notes:

• Shred the cheese fresh and straight from the block. It melts much much better than pre-shredded cheese.
• Freshly shredded cheese melts quick! So keep a close eye on it when baking or broiling.
• Use your favorite fries, shoestring, crinkle cut, waffle fries, or even curly fries. They all work really well with this recipe.
• This recipe can also be made in the air-fryer! Add a piece of aluminum to the air fryer basket. Cook fries according to directions on package, top with cheese and bacon, and cook another minute or so.
• If you would like to try to make homemade fries, you can use my recipe for Pommes Frites for a delicious double fry method.

Storage & Reheating:

• These fries are best served fresh, but if you do have leftovers they can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
• Reheat in the air fryer or oven until cheese has remelted and fries are warmed through.

More Tasty Potato Recipes You Will Love:

• Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
• Honey Butter Sweet Potato Mash
• Cheesy Asiago, Mozzarella, and Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes
• Candied Sweet Potatoes
• Curry Sweet Potato Wedges with Yogurt Dipping Sauce
• Bacon, Blue Cheese, & Potato Puff Pastry Tart with Spicy Honey

Recipe

Loaded French Fries

Crispy golden fries topped with melty cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, a ranch and sour cream sauce, and sliced green onions.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Servings 4

Calories 450 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 16 oz frozen french fries
• 1 ½ cups cheddar cheese shredded fresh from the block
• 8 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
• 2 tablespoon sour cream
• 2 tablespoon ranch dressing
• 1 green onion thinly sliced
• Fresh cracked pepper

Instructions

 

• Bake or air fry french fries according to package directions until golden and crispy.
• Whisk sour cream and ranch together until smooth. Set aside.
• Place cooked fries on an oven-safe dish. Top with shredded cheddar and cooked bacon.
• Bake or broil 2-3 minutes until cheese is bubbly and melted. Note, freshly shredded cheese melts very fast, so keep an eye on it!
• Drizzle with ranch-sour cream sauce, garnish with green onion and cracked pepper. Serve immediately.

Notes

• Shred the cheese fresh and straight from the block. It melts much much better than pre-shredded cheese.
• Use your favorite fries, shoestring, crinkle cut, waffle fries, or even curly fries. They all work really well with this recipe.
• This recipe can also be made in the air-fryer! Add a piece of aluminum to the air fryer basket. Cook fries according to directions on package, top with cheese and bacon, and cook another minute or so.
• Nutrition values are an estimate only. 

Nutrition

Calories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 15gFat: 28gSodium: 950mgFiber: 3g

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