These Buffalo Fries are loaded with crispy bacon, melted cheddar, tangy blue cheese, and pickled jalapeños, all topped with homemade buffalo dipping sauce! Ready in just 25 minutes using frozen, homemade or leftover fries, they're perfect for game day, parties, or just when you're craving something indulgent. Make them in the oven or air fryer!
The Easiest Way to Satisfy Your Buffalo Cravings
I love anything buffalo flavored, but sometimes I'm far too lazy to make something like wings, buffalo cauliflower or even buffalo shrimp. That's when I make these buffalo fries instead.
This is the easiest, laziest, way to enjoy your buffalo flavors. Just load up some fries, bake with bacon , cheese & jalapeños, then top with all your favorite buffalo toppings. And if you're really in a hurry? Skip the bacon, and it becomes even easier.
Top it all off with homemade buffalo dipping sauce - it's going to become your new favorite sauce.
And the result? Crispy, cheesy, creamy, spicy fries with layers of flavor and texture. Just the way I like it!
Load Those Fries With All Your Buffalo Favorites
What French Fries to Use
You can make this with any type of French fries you like. Homemade, frozen and baked, frozen and fried... and if you have leftover fries, this is the absolute best way to use them!
I like thin cut fries for this, but you can also use thick cut fries. Or make it with potato wedges, waffle fries, curly fries, or sweet potato fries, or... whatever you like!
To Bacon or Not to Bacon
I love the added salty crisp from bacon, but I often make this without bacon as well, and it is still very tasty. So if you're really in a hurry (or just lazy, like me) or making this for vegetarians, just skip the bacon.
Make It Vegetarian
If you want to make this vegetarian, the obvious thing is to skip the bacon. But, you should also make sure you use cheese that is made without animal rennet. Both cheddar cheese and blue cheese are traditionally made with animal rennet, but you can often find similar cheeses that are not.
What Hot Sauce to Use
My go-to hot sauces for anything buffalo flavored are Frank's RedHot, Cholula, and Louisiana hot sauce. You can use other hot sauces as well, but I would aim for a similar version for that true "buffalo" flavor. Stay away from tabasco as it is too spicy.
You can use something like sriracha as well, but it will change the flavor of the dish.
How to Make the Best Buffalo Fries
1. Bake the Fries
Start by placing fries (leftover fries or cook them first) in a baking dish and topping with shredded cheese, crispy bacon and pickled jalapeños. Bake in the oven or air fryer for about 10 minutes, until cheese is melted.
2. Make the Sauce
While the fries are baking, make the buffalo dipping sauce by mixing together mayonnaise and hot sauce. Taste test as you go and use more or less hot sauce depending on how spicy you like it.
3. Load the Fries
When the fries are done, load them up with crumbled blue cheese, sliced scallions, sour cream and buffalo dipping sauce. Serve immediately!
Expert Tips for the Best Loaded Fries
Cook the bacon real crispy. If the bacon is not crispy it can make the fries a bit soggy - and also, crispy bacon adds such a nice crunch.
Chop bacon and jalapeños really small. This distributes the flavor more evenly throughout the dish.
Add your favorite toppings. I love this version but you can also make it with different toppings. Make it your own!
Serve with extras on the side. If serving this at a party, make sure to have some extra sour cream, buffalo dipping sauce, scallions and blue cheese for your guests to add as they like.
Don't make more than you will finish. This dish is not good for storing. If you made too much fries, store those instead and make another batch of buffalo fries tomorrow!
What To Serve With It
- Air Fryer Skirt Steak50 Minutes
- Ranch Coleslaw15 Minutes
- Baked Parmesan Crusted Chicken25 Minutes
- Air Fryer Ribeye Steak15 Minutes
More Quick & Easy Buffalo Recipes
- Buffalo Chicken Pasta Bake1 Hours
- Buffalo Mac and Cheese1 Hours 5 Minutes
- Buffalo Shrimp10 Minutes
- Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Wings (vegan, dairy free and gluten free option)30 Minutes
Recipe
Buffalo Fries (Oven or Air Fryer)
Print RateIngredients
- 2 servings French fries baked, fried or air fried; or leftover fries
- 6 oz bacon chopped small; optional
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or other well-melting shredded cheese
- 2 tablespoon pickled jalapeño chopped small; optional
To Serve
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- ½ cup buffalo dipping sauce
- 4 tablespoon sour cream
- ¼ cup scallions sliced thin
Buffalo Dipping Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce I like Franks, Cholula is also good; more or less according to taste
Instructions
- If using your oven, preheat to 450 °F
- Place chopped bacon in a cold pan and set the heat to medium-high. Cook until no more fat is releasing and the bacon is crispy, this takes about 8-10 minutes. Remove bacon from the pan and place on a paper towel to crisp up.6 oz bacon
- Cook the french fries according to your desired cooking method. You can also use leftover fries.2 servings French fries
- Make the buffalo dipping sauce by mixing together mayonnaise with hot sauce.½ cup mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp hot sauce
Oven Method
- Spread out french fries in an oven safe dish or on a baking sheet. Top with shredded cheese, crispy bacon and pickled jalapeños, then bake in the oven at 450 °F for 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and has started to brown.1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 2 Tbsp pickled jalapeño
- Bring out the french fries and transfer to the serving plate of your choice, or keep in the baking dish. Top with crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, buffalo dipping sauce and sliced scallions, then serve immediately.½ cup crumbled blue cheese, ½ cup buffalo dipping sauce, 4 Tbsp sour cream, ¼ cup scallions
Air Fryer Method
- Line the air fryer basket with aluminum foil. Spread out french fries on top, then top with shredded cheese, crispy bacon and pickled jalapeños. Air fry at 400 °F for 10 minutes, until cheese is melted and has started to brown.1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 2 Tbsp pickled jalapeño
- Bring out the french fries and transfer to the serving plate of your choice. Top with crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, buffalo dipping sauce and sliced scallions, then serve immediately.½ cup crumbled blue cheese, 4 Tbsp sour cream, ¼ cup scallions, ½ cup buffalo dipping sauce
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Nutrition
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