Taco Bell Nacho Fries - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

Taco Bell Nacho Fries are deliciously seasoned with Mexican spices and served with creamy cheese sauce. So if you love the crispy texture of the fries, bold seasoning, and warm nacho cheese sauce, you must make this copycat recipe.

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Best Fusion of Fries and Nachos

Were you ever forced to choose between ordering french fries or nachos? No one should have to make such a heart-wrenching decision. But don’t worry. Taco Bell has your back with their one-of-a-kindNacho Fries.

If you are a Taco Bell fan, you know how the Taco Bell menu has many items that are shared only for a limited time. Warmed with this copycat recipe, you can make your own beloved nacho fries box anytime!

Get the Right Fries and the Rest Will Follow

Sorry. This is one recipe where your gourmet, hand-cut, homemade fries won’t work. So save them for another time and get a big bag of Ore-Ida Extra Crispy FAST FOOD FRIES®. If you can’t find them in your local supermarket, look for another brand of “extra crispy” frozen fries. Whatever you do, don’t settle for regular frozen fries. They won’t have the crunchy exterior needed to stand up to the cheesy sauce.

Once you get the french fries home, use it if you are lucky enough to have a deep fryer. Really. It is so worth any extra fat and calories. However, if you don’t have a deep fryer, then sure, you can use the oven, but know you’ll lose a lot of the texture that makes the recipe unique.

As a lower-fat alternative to deep-frying, you can use an air fryer if you have one. You can even try “double frying” the french fries. First, cook the frozen french fries in a preheated air fryer for 10 minutes at 360 degrees. Let the fries cool for at least 30 minutes, then cook them in a preheated air fryer at 400 degrees for 6 minutes.

The SecretTaco Bell Cheese Sauce

This spicy nacho sauce beats any cheese sauce in a can. Don’t try to save a few minutes by using ready-made nacho sauce when making it fresh is simple and much better!

While the recipe calls for using slices of American cheese, buying a block of processed mild-tasting cheese costs less and works just as well if you cut it into small pieces before melting. Whether you choose the originalTaco Bell nacho cheese sauceroute and use orange cheese is up to you.

Taco Bell Nacho Fries Recipe Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

• Frozen Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Fast Food Fries
• Salted butter
• Salt
• Whole milk
• Deli American cheese or Kraft American Cheese Deluxe slices
• Tabasco Jalapeno Green Sauce or liquid from jarred pickled jalapeno slices
• Paprika
• Chili powder
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder

How to Make Taco Bell Nacho Fries

1. If you have a spice grinder or a mini food processor, process salt, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder to finely grind them.
2. If not, combine the seasonings in a bowl.

3. Place butter, salt, milk, American cheese, and jalapeno sauce in a saucepan.

4. Heat on low, occasionally stirring, until the cheese melts.

5. Deep fry the fries according to the package instructions.

6. Liberally season the fries with the spice blend as soon as you remove them from the oil.

7. Serve nacho fries with cheese sauce.

Tips for Making and ServingTaco BellNacho Fries

• Add a few toppings.Plain nachos are good, but loaded nachos are great. Dress those fries with sliced jalapenos, diced onions, a dollop of sour cream, and guacamole.
• Toast those spices.Heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in the spice mixture and stir slowly with a wooden spatula until you can smell them. Put the spices directly into a spice grinder and grind them into the consistency of talcum powder.
• They were tossing hot fries with the fry seasoning.Toss one portion of hot fries in a large metal bowl with a tablespoon of the fry seasoning mixture. Grab the fries and shake them over the bowl to remove excess seasoning before serving.
• Take this recipe to the next level by turning this into a 7-Layer nacho fries by adding extra toppings like hot sauce, black beans, low-fat sour cream, cheddar cheese, seasoned ground beef, and other toppings.

Check out our other french fry recipes on YouTube!

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