Loaded Cheese Fries Or Loaded French Fries Or Finger Chips
Loaded cheese fries or Loaded French fries are easy to make, finger-licking good, and a total crowd-pleaser appetizer or snack where crispy French fries are loaded or topped with honey-chili or honey-sriracha mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, olives, and creamy cheese sauce. These are flavor-packed loaded cheese fries. The recipe is vegetarian, meatless version of loaded fries with cheese sauce made from scratch.
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 591kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pound Frozen French fries 750g
For honey sriracha mushroom or honey chili mushroom
- 4 oz Mushroom finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 2 tablespoon Chili sauce or Sriracha sauce
For cheese sauce
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 2 tablespoon All purpose flour or Maida
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
- ½ teaspoon Red chile powder or Cayenne powder
- Salt to taste
For loaded cheese fries toppings
- ¼ Onion diced
- ¼ Red bell pepper diced
- ¼ Yellow bell pepper diced
- ¼ Green bell pepper diced
- ¼ cup Black olives
- Cilantro or Coriander leaves, chopped
Instructions
Step I - For the fries
- Deep fry, air fry, or bake the frozen French fries according to the package instructions. Keep this aside1 ½ pound Frozen French fries
- You can also make French fries from scratch if preferred.
Step II - Honey Sriracha Mushrooms
- In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add finely chopped mushrooms and sauté till its cooked, light golden in color, and reaches desired texture.1 tablespoon Cooking oil, 4 oz Mushroom
- Add honey and sriracha sauce and toss the sautéed mushrooms until well coated. Keep this aside.1 tablespoon Honey, 2 tablespoon Chili sauce
Step III - For Cheese Sauce
- Add butter to pan and heat on medium flame till its melted.2 tablespoon Butter
- Add flour and whisk continuously till the mixture bubbles and foams. Continue whisking this for another 1 minute.2 tablespoon All purpose flour
- Slowly add milk and whisk continuously. Once all the milk is incorporated continue to simmer till the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon, This may take 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk occasionally to avoid burning from the bottom. Switch off the flame1 cup Milk
- Add salt, chili powder, cheese ½ cup at a time and stir continuously till the cheese has melted. If you find difficult to melt the cheese, switch on the flame to low heat and add cheese and stir.½ teaspoon Red chile powder, Salt, 1 cup Cheddar cheese
- Taste the sauce and adjust any seasoning. If you feel the sauce is too thin, only then add more cheese. Please note that the sauce starts to thicken as it cools down.
Step IV - Assemble Loaded Cheese Fries
- On the serving platter, arrange the fries in a single layer. Top it with honey chili mushrooms, cheese sauce, onions, bell peppers, olives, cilantro, and you are done.¼ Onion, ¼ Red bell pepper, ¼ Yellow bell pepper, ¼ Green bell pepper, ¼ cup Black olives, Cilantro
- Loaded Cheese fries is ready. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- Some other toppings that you can include instead of the ones given above for the vegetarian option
Jalapenos, Sour cream, Tomatoes, Green onions or spring onions, Avocado, Ranch dressing, Red pepper flakes, etc. - For meat or non-vegetarian option: substitute mushroom with sausage, beef, bacon, pulled pork, turkey, chili, chicken, etc., cooked according to your preference
- Prepare the sauce when you are ready to assemble and serve. As the sauce cools down, it thickens and forms a grainy texture (depending on the type of cheese used) when you whisk and pour.
Nutrition
Calories: 591kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1293mg | Potassium: 828mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 798IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 243mg | Iron: 2mg