Taco Bell Nacho Fries (Easy Copycat Recipe)
A Taco Bell Nacho Fries copycat with extra-crispy seasoned fries and a quick homemade nacho cheese sauce. On the table in 20 minutes, no menu drop required.
Servings 4
Calories 688kcal
Ingredients
French Fry Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder (like McCormick's)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (do not use garlic salt)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder (do not use onion salt)
Taco Bell Nacho Cheese Sauce
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 8 ounces American cheese
- 1 tablespoon Tabasco jalapeño sauce or juice from a jar of jalapeño slices for nachos
French Fries
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1 pound Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries frozen
Instructions
- If you have a spice grinder, use it to process the spices for the french fry seasoning into a finer powder. If you don’t have a spice grinder, combine the spices in a small bowl and mix well. Store the spice blend in a saltshaker or another shaker. Leftovers can use for tacos or another batch of fries.
- Combine all the ingredients for the Taco Bell nacho cheese sauce in a small pot and heat on low until the cheese melts. Stir to combine.
- Fill a large pot with vegetable oil to a depth of 4 inches. Heat the oil to 350°F.
- Fry the fries for 6 to 8 minutes or until crispy. Remove the fries from the oil and place them on a wire rack resting on a baking sheet.
- Sprinkle the fries liberally with the seasoning blend and serve with a small bowl of nacho cheese sauce.
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Recipe Tips
- Season the fries within 15 seconds of pulling them from the oil. The coating sets fast, and once the fries cool, spice will just brush off.
- For a brighter, more restaurant-looking orange cheese sauce, use the orange-tinted Kraft Deluxe slices. Flavor is nearly identical; the color is what reads as authentic.
- If your cheese sauce turns grainy, it got too hot. Remove from the heat, whisk in a splash of warm milk, and keep whisking until it comes back together.
- Plan the timing: start the cheese sauce first, then cook the fries. Finished cheese holds well on low, but fries wait for nothing.
Nutrition
Calories: 688kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 2715mg | Potassium: 707mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2545IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 651mg | Iron: 3mg
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