Tonight, I’m typing this blog post from my couch because nothing says unResolution month like sitting on the couch and writing about fried foods. Right? Anyway, the fried food-only week of unResolution month continues with a post suggested by Elle who says her favorite comfort food is fries covered in melted cheese. Many, many people love this dish. However, this is unResolution month and I just felt like we could add more yummy-but-bad-for-you everything to it.
So that’s why I decided to do …
Loaded French Fries aka French Fry Nachos
French fry nachos first entered into my culinary vocabulary on Valentine’s Day three years ago when my wife and I went to Granite City Food and Brewery. We ordered Idaho nachos, which were waffle fries covered in cheese sauce, bacon, and other nacho fixings. (Funny story about those nachos. I got sick the next day and haven’t been able to eat bacon since. Made going to vegan way easier.)
Okay, that was a wild digression. I guess all I’m saying is that I’ve had a lot of time to figure out what to top french fries with to make them really perfect for unResolution month. I’m hoping you’ll like them, too. Though, if not, then I hope I’ve convinced you to make cheese fries. That’s unResolution-y enough. Maybe add some truffle oil on top of the cheese…
Okay, focus, focus. Now to the recipe.
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