With the Super Bowl this Sunday, I thought I’d post another recipe that’s a terrific dish to go along with the big game, whether you’ve got folks coming over or just want something tasty and gooey for yourself–homemade chili cheese fries!
I call it 2D’s Toots. I named it after my daughter and one of her favorite “activities”. Her name is Susan and long ago her brother only being 2 years older couldn’t pronounce Susan. His word was Suzu which for some reason I shortened to Toodie but have always chosen to spell “2D”. And toots—for obvious reasons. This dish will give a good case of them!
This is also incredibly cheap to make which is fine for me because, as some of you may know, I’m unemployed. Weekly trips to the dollar store are now part of our regular shopping. I love being able to pull together a meal, full of flavor and (most of the time) healthy. I’m always trying to get a meal on the table for a buck a person and sometimes I can even do it. 2D’s Toots is one of those dishes which we now do as a main dinner course (kind of an “anti-gourmet” thing) and if you start off with a salad it can almost be nutritious.
2D’s Toots is just good old-fashioned, “homemade” chili fries–but I make it with oven potato wedges.
Recipe: 2D’s Toots–Chili Cheese Fries
Summary: For a snack, for supper, for a party 2D’s Toots is a fantastic and dish of gooey, tasty chili cheese potato wedges
Ingredients
- 4 medium potatoes each cut into 8 wedges
- 1 15oz. can of no-bean chili (bought at the dollar store)
- 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 or 4 good glugs of canola oil (enough to lightly coat the ‘taters—Glug is a Jamie Oliver term)
- Spices
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 425
- Cut potatoes into wedges and put into a large bowl.
- Put 3 or 4 good glugs of canola oil in the bowl—just enough to be able to toss the potatoes in the oil and lightly coat them.
- Season the potatoes. Use either a mix of salt, pepper & garlic powder or a spicy blend like Essence of Emeril or just a bit of chili powder, cayenne and salt. Your choice. How much spice to use? Enough.
- Mix by hand to coat potatoes with oil and spice.
- Arrange in one layer on a pre-heated cookie sheet and put in oven for about 15 minutes. At 15 minutes remove from oven and turn/flip each fry. (I use tongs to try and avoid sticking).
- Put back in oven for another 10 minutes then turn oven off with potatoes still inside.
- Empty chili into a bowl and microwave on high until heated. About 3 minutes. (We also like to add just a bit of habanero sauce to the chili to kick things up).
- Remove fries from oven and put on a platter.
- Cover fries with chili and sprinkle with the cheddar. Use more or less cheddar depending on how “gooey” you want it.
- Add about 1/4 cup of finely chopped onion on top.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 25 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
My rating 5 stars: ★★★★★ 1 review(s)
Enjoy. It’s gooey. It’s good. It’s an indulgence that will remind you of your favorite drive-in. And, it only costs about $2 to make.
That’s the Cheap Bastid Way: Eat Good. Eat Cheap. Be Grateful!
