Description
A dish commonly found on menus in new mexico is "chile cheese fries." it normally is french fries topped with chile sauce and melted cheese – very fattening, to say the least. This variation is less fatty, easier to do at home, and can be a main dish. Quantities are very flexible with this recipe.
Ingredients
- Potatoes
- Butter
- Salt And Pepper
- Ground Beef
- Onion
- Red Enchilada Sauce
- Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Slice the potatoes into 1 / 8 sections lengthwise
- Grease a glass baking dish with 2 tablespoons of the butter
- Put the potatoes in the pan and dot them with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter
- Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper
- Bake at 425f until they start to brown turn them and bake more until they are nicely browned all over and crispy in spots and on the ends
- Meanwhile, brown the ground beef and onion
- While the beef is browning, put the enchilada sauce in a saucepan on the stove and pre-heat it a bit over low heat
- Sprinkle the potatoes with the ground beef mixture
- Pour the enchilada sauce over the potatoes and beef mixture
- Sprinkle with the cheese
- Broil, bake, or microwave until the cheese melts
- Enjoy