Cheese Fries – The Perfect Party Dish


The madness has begun! Yahoo! I love this time of year. I am not talking about spring cleaning, cleaning is on my to-do list and my closet and pantry are looking pretty mad, but I am talking about basketball! It is March Madness time! I will get to cleaning when the tournament is over. I have too many games to watch!

Our brackets are filled out and we are ready to be glued to the television for the next few weeks! I love a good upset, as long as it’s not my team, and I LOVE game day food! We always have friends over to watch the tournament. One of our favorite March Madness snacks are these Loaded Cheese Fries. Loaded, cheese, fries…YES! What’s not to love?

These fries are great for snack time, dinner time, and parties! Let your guests create their own loaded fries!
yield: SERVES 4-6

prep time: 15 MINUTES

cook time: 50 MINUTES
total time: 1 HOUR 5 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE FRIES:

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed, peeled, and cut into fries
  • 2 medium russet potatoes, washed and cut into fries
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste

MARIA’S TOPPINGS (SWEET POTATOES):

  • 1 cup (8 ounces) Arla Dofino Chili-Lime Gouda, shredded
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1/2 avocado, diced

JOSH’S TOPPINGS (REGULAR POTATOES):

  • 1 1/4 cup (10 ounces) Arla Dofino Jalapeño Havarti, shredded
  • 3 strips cooked bacon, chopped
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, sliced
  • 1/2 avocado, diced
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream

DIRECTIONS:


  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place sweet potatoes and potatoes on a large baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and toss until fries are well coated. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste. If the fries are too crowded, you can use two baking sheets. When we use one baking sheet, we keep the sweet potato fries on one side and the regular potatoes on the other side. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and turn the fries over with a spatula. Bake for an additional 20-25 minutes or until fries are crisp around the edges and tender on the inside.
  2. Remove from oven and top fries with shredded cheese. I like to use Arla Dofino Chili-Lime Gouda on the sweet potato fries. Josh likes to use Arla Dofino Jalapeño Havarti. Return to hot oven and bake until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
  3. Remove from oven and top with desired toppings. For the sweet potato fries, I like to use cilantro, green onion, and avocado. Josh likes to cover his fries with bacon, jalapeño slices, avocado, and sour cream. Serve immediately.

Note-feel free to add your favorite toppings! We like to make loaded cheese fries when we have friends over. We let our guests top their fries with whatever they want! It is a fun party recipe!
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