To then make this dish vegan, you would also need to change the cheese to a vegan alternative. Make sure you choose something that melts well because that is essential! Drain the potatoes and spray a baking tray with low calorie cooking spray. Coat the potatoes in low calorie cooking spray and sprinkle them with a little salt and half of the Cajun seasoning. If you have little ones who don't understand that the baking tray is hot then please serve theirs out on a serving plate!) Usually made with frozen oven chips or french fries, but you could use any potato cut: potato wedges, curly fries, Parmentier potatoes or even sweet potato fries would work well.

Loaded fries are a delicious and indulgent treat. They have become a lot more popular in recent years. When I was growing up the only loaded fries I was aware of were cheesy chips! It may sound very naughty, but as they are baked rather than deep fried, oven chips have far less fat. I always make a smaller portion than the massive ones from the chippie (one portion from our local is bigger than what I cook for two). You can make your own accompaniments. We’re all allowed a little indulgence now and again, so sling on the toppings that you love and enjoy! How to Make Fully Loaded Dirty Chips Rules? There are no rules. These are loaded fries. From heaped skinny fries, which invite runnier toppings to drip through their gaps, to experiments with loaded roast potatoes (shout-out to Manchester’s Butty Shop), any form of crispy potato works. Poutine is french fries covered in gravy and cheese curds while loaded fries are typically topped with cheese, bacon, and more.

Veggie lasagne fries: “Firstly, apologies to anyone remotely connected to Italy,” says Evans as she explains this redeployment of leftover meat-free bolognese made with a 50:50 red lentil and minced soy protein mix. For two people, make or buy 450ml of béchamel (see above), add 125g each of mozzarella and cheddar, and prepare 500g of chips. Cook three lasagne sheets (“green spinach ones look great”), and, making two horizontal and two vertical incisions, cut each into nine pieces. In a dish, repeatedly layer the fries, pasta pieces, bolognese and béchamel. Top with the remaining cheese sauce, plus parmesan, mozzarella and cheddar. “Grill until bubbling,” says Evans, who, to bring a modicum of “freshness” to this carb’n’dairy doozy, adds chopped chives and flat-leaf parsley. Use more cheese than you think you need— the melted cheese will fall through the crevices of the fries Note: yes, you may need to use a fork on the last few sodden mouthfuls (and that is a good thing – you want a variety of textures through this meal), but that will only be at the load’s core. Not before. Sweet potato fries …

Chilli Cheese Fries is a great dish for sharing,but if you are not a sharer, then you can enjoy this all by yourself too by making up a single portion, just don't eat it in front of anyone, or else they'll be digging in too and that would just be mean and rude. (of them!!). If pork bacon isn’t your thing, turkey bacon would work well. You can also use meat free alternatives too. Essentially, you are eating two meals at once, which, while it sounds good, frequently leaves you nauseous, bewildered and nine quid worse off. Think of loaded fries as a meal in itself. Fries Tip the frozen chips onto a baking tray and place into the preheated oven. Cook for around 18-20 minutes. (whilst the chips cook make the bacon bits) Meanwhile, spray a frying pan with a generous amount of low calorie cooking spray, then add the chopped peppers, bacon, onions, Worcestershire sauce and remaining Cajun seasoning.Or instead of using frozen oven chips, make homemade cheesy chips from scratch. See our advice for making chunky air fry chips, then finish them off with cheese and bacon in the oven. Bacon Lardons I will go into more detail with suitable substitutions and some optional extras below. Chips / Fries Return the chips and cook for 1 minute, then remove the paddle and sprinkle the cheese over the top of the chips. Totally unrelated to Chilli Cheese Fries of course, but sometimes the most random of things can pop into your head when you are thinking about something else and well I just love the share. Better yet!! I have several delicious Chilli Recipes to choose from, so if you make one of these recipes and have plenty of chilli left over, these Chilli Cheese Fries are a must.