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Homemade Cheese Fries
Servings
4
Ingredients
Vegetable Oil
2
lbs
Potatoes
2
cups
Colby/Monterey Jack Cheese
1/2
cup
Bacon Bits
Sour Cream or Ranch Dip
optional
Instructions
Cut potatoes into 1/2" strips, wash, rinse, and dry.
Heat oil on stovetop or in fryer to 375.
Gently lower potatoes into oil (*Caution:* wet potatoes may cause oil to boil over.).
Cook potatoes to golden brown (approximately 10 - 15 minutes).
Pre-heat oven on broil.
Divide the fries amongst four oven-proof dishes (1/2 lb. per plate).
Spread 1/4 cup of cheese and sprinkle 1/8 cup of bacon bits per plate.
Place plates in oven and heat until cheese melts (1-2 minutes).
Remove plates from oven (*warning:* plates will be hot).
Place on a heat-resistant surface and serve with sour cream or ranch dip (optional).