Everybody loves fries, but we don’t eat them regularly because fried food is not so healthy for us. With this recipe of homemade garlic fries, you can eat guilt-free.
For me, there is nothing quite as satisfying as the smell of cooking garlic. It opens my appetite immediately. This baked garlic and Parmesan fries recipe did exactly that.
Garlic smells heavenly and the use of baked Parmesan cheese that gives the fries that crunch when you bite them, is unbelievably good.
A sprinkling of chopped parsley gives them that gourmet looks too. You will never crave fried fries again!
HOW TO MAKE OVEN BAKED GARLIC AND PARMESAN FRIES?
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Cut the potatoes and place them in a bowl. Add the olive oil, garlic, salt, and thyme.
- Mix them well and place in a single layer on a baking sheet using tongs to lift them as to drain the excess oil off them.
- Leave the excess oil in the bowl, you will use it later.
- Bake for 30 mins flipping them halfway.
- Take fries out of the oven and return them to the bowl with oil. Add ½ cup Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley and toss to coat.
- Place the tossed fries in the baking sheet and bake for about 10 more minutes or until Parmesan cheese melts.
- To serve, sprinkle fries with the remaining ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and salt.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE GARLIC FRIES AHEAD OF TIME?
If you want to make garlic fries ahead of time, cut them up, toss them in the oil, add garlic and cheese and freeze them.
Store them in a freezer bag in a single layer and lay them flat in the freezer.
When ready to use, thaw them completely and bake according to directions.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH OVEN-BAKED FRIES?
These are the perfect companion to homemade burgers, sloppy joes, or just about any meal that needs a side dish.
RECIPE TIPS
- Don’t leave your cut potatoes unattended for too long, toss them in the oil as soon as you cut them or they will begin to oxidize and turn brown
- I love to use Parmesan cheese that is not in powder form. I love how coarsely grated Parmesan cheese melts and forms a crunchy coat.
- Chop your parsley as small as possible so it sticks well to the fries
- Add salt as soon as they come out of the oven, so it sticks well too.
Oven Baked Garlic and Parmesan Fries
Ingredients
- 4 large unpeeled Russet potatoes cut into ¼ inch strips
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp seasoned salt (optional)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup seasoned salt (optional)
Instructions
- preheat oven to 425F
- Cut the potatoes and place them in a bowl. Add the olive oil, garlic, salt, and thyme
- Mix them well and place in a single layer on a baking sheet using tongs to lift them as to drain the excess oil off them
- Leave the excess oil in the bowl, you will use it later
- Bake for 30 mins flipping them halfway
- Take fries out of the oven and return them to the bowl with oil. Add ½ cup Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley and toss to coat
- Place the tossed fries in the baking sheet and bake for about 10 more minutes or until Parmesan cheese melts.
- To serve, sprinkle fries with the remaining ¼ cup Parmesan cheese and salt
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