Chili Cheese Fries - Series Chili Beyond the Bowl

I bet you thought I would wait another week, gosh, but I get so excited. Made a quick batch of chili for the week and I decided that I would run a series of chili and the many ways that you can eat that chili. Where it will show how you can make it stretch and serve as a few different meals.

Chili - Beyond the Bowl 

Chili Cheese Fries

Stuff to gather:

Potato (I do one potato per person, you can do any kind that you like, idaho, russet, sweet)

Seasoning for your potato / and a little oil.

Chili (your homemade or even can is good)

Shredded Cheddar (I did not put an amount because you have to feel that in your heart)

*optional toppings: diced onion, jalapenos, sour cream - anything you would put on your chili that you like.

The putting together:

1. Cut your potato in fry style, toss in a baggie with a little oil and your seasonings, put into a sprayed air fryer and 390 for 15-20 minutes (flip half way) depending on how crisp or dark you like. 

**remember the crisper, the more it stands up to the liquid of the chili.

2. When the fries are finished, I take them out. and I put a piece of foil into my air fryer, (kinda turning up the edges so it will hold the chili on the fries. )

3. Place your fries back onto the foil in the air fryer. Scoop your chili on top. I scoop more of the beans and meat stuff and then a little of the soupy part, sprinkle your cheese. Air fry again, until the cheese is all melty and everything is hot. 

*this can also be done on a sheet pan in the oven. Actually when I am feeding a lot of people, I will at least do the fry's part, and then do the chili cheese fries per person in air fryer. 

4. When everyone is melted and hot, pull out and then you can put what toppings you like. 

I found this to be a very filing and great way to take that Chili - Beyond the Bowl.

I will share with you my chili recipe soon. I think making your own chili makes it so more on the cleaner, healthier side. I do have to use beans in the can to make it quicker. When I get more organized and more space, or even learn to can I will be doing them from dried. I did the math and money wise it was a better deal from dried. Chili and even just beans freeze so well. They have those soup freezing cubes you could make single servings and do it on the fly. Quick and easy. You could even do it on freezer fries. First though try the air fryer from real potatoes, you will never go back. 

I hope you enjoyed my little detour into the Series - Chili Beyond the Bowl.

I still have plenty of chili and plenty to share. So sit back and enjoy my kitchen. I am trying to commit to sharing at least once a week, keeps me grounded and actually keeps us as a family committed to eating better and eating at home. 

My wish for you is to always find a way to live your best life.

 If you try this always feel free to drop a comment, I would love to have your feedback.

Also if you have a craving, send it in a comment and I will see what I can figure out for us to try.

Thanks again for being part of my community.

Be the Light in Someone's Day

Be back soon. 

Chili Cheese Fries WW blue 10

Menu: Chili Cheese Fries    (ww blue - 10 ) (please remember you can reduce points)

The Players:

1 Medium Potato with Skin (ww blue 5 points)

1 cup of Turkey Chili ( I used Hormel Turkey Chili (ww blue 4 points ) you could have also used a 1/2                                     cup for 3  because it was really filling and satisfying)

                                    

                                    - next time to reduce points I will make my own 0 point chili - which I will share                                      with you in a few more posts)

1/8 of a cup of Velvetta Shreds (ww blue 1 point)

Diced Onion (ww blue -0)

The Game:

*Take the potato and cut it thin, with skin on, into long strips, like fries. Put into a baggie. Spray with a bit of non-stick spray and season. Shake up in bag coating everything.

 

*Spray your Air Fryer and drop in fries and set 400 for 15 minutes and shake half way.

* Remove fries and Place in a heat safe container. I use a mini meatloaf pan, that I lined with foil so that I could lift them out and put on my plate. you could also take foil and make a nest out of it, bit enough to hold the fries and the stuff you are going to put on top.

*Fries first, then layer on chili, and the cheese. Pop back into air fryer for about 5 minutes to warm up the chili and melt the cheese.

* Pull out ( I pulled up my foil and layed in my dish) at this point put your toppings on. I used diced raw onion.

You could put queso, jalapenos, sour cream

Any way you like to eat this, This was so filling and so yummy. You could also pre prep these and just heat and eat they would hold up really well.

I took a picture with my hand so you can see how much it made.

This was a great lunch idea, and like I mentioned could be a premeal for a weekly idea.

If you give this a try, let me know.

WW Blue Notes

This was a really satisfying meal. I could have even cut back on the chili and it still would have been plenty. The choice of the potato was a personal preference for cleaner, healthier options, but the fast fries are the same points and would have been yummy too. So you do you.

Living your best life and doing what feels good for you is the secret.

Keep it simple, Stay well and safe. 

Louise