Mexican Style Loaded Fries with Vegan Chicken Mince
I can give or take loaded fries as a side dish, but as a complete meal, when home made?
Sign. Me. Up.
There’s something about freshly cooked loaded fries, before the chips at the bottom have a chance to become soggy that really appeals to me. I’m not a fan of loaded fries on the side of a burger for example – that just seems like too big of a meal for my liking. Anyone else like that?
This was a ‘cleaning out the fridge’ meal, as I like to call them. No real recipe, but I was overdue a food shop by quite a few days, and had a few bits and bobs hanging around in the fridge that needed using up. When I say bits and bobs, I really didn’t have a lot to work with – less than half a red pepper, a solo onion and the tiniest bit of red cabbage that was about a week past it’s best. I also had a couple of potatoes that were threatening to turn green if I didn’t use them up immediately..
Cue, loaded fries for lunch!
The first thing I did was wash, chop and air fry some potatoes. Mine look a tad underdone as I’m impatient, and I was confident they’d continue cooking in the oven. Note to self, they could have done with an extra 5 minutes in the air fryer.
While the chips were doing their thing, I finely diced the remains of my red pepper and onion and pan fried them with the VFC plant chicken mince (around 3 syns for half the pack).
I threw in some spices – oregano, ground cumin, smoked paprika, onion salt and garlic granules. With hindsight, I could have made this less dry by using some chopped tomatoes, but serving it with ketchup solved that problem for me.
I layered the chips into a large baking tray, added the mince over the top. Topped with the remains of my red cabbage, finely shredded. Then made a last minute decision to add jalapenos too – absolute perfection.
Spritzed with frylight and baked in the oven until the cheese melted, and voila! Here is my..
Loaded Fries Recipe
Doesn’t this just look absolutely stunning!?
Ingredients
- Potatoes
- Onion
- Red Pepper
- VFC Chick*n mince
- Oregano
- Smoked Paprika
- Onion Salt
- Garlic Granules
- Red Cabbage
- Jalapenos
- Cheddar cheese
- Ketchup to serve (optional)
The ingredients have no measurements, because I was throwing things together, just working with what I had available. It tasted insanely good, which is why I had to share!
Method
- Wash, chop and air fry the potatoes
- Meanwhile, sauté the veg in a pan with the chicken mince and spices
- Layer the chips on to a baking tray
- Add the mince mixture
- Top with shredded red cabbage for some crunch
- Add grated cheddar
- Top with jalapenos
- Bake until the cheese melts
- Try and serve without making a mess of the plate.. I challenge you!
It goes without saying that any, or all of these ingredients can be substituted with whatever you have laying around. Apart from the potatoes of course – bit difficult to make loaded fries without potatoes! Ha!
I hope this has given you some inspiration to follow suit and create a meal out of all the bits and bobs in your fridge too!
Find more Slimming World vegetarian recipes below:
- Roasted New Potato And Lentil Salad With Herb Dressing
- Delicious Gochujang Tofu Fries Recipe (High Protein)
- Gluten Free, SYN FREE Pizza!!
- Tarka Daal Recipe
- Hoisin Vegan Duck Sushi Bowl Recipe
- Turkish Restaurant Style Bulgur Pilav Recipe
- Roast Vegetable Pasta Bake Recipe
- Crunchy Red Cabbage Fried Noodles Recipe
