Buffalo Chicken Fries are a quick and easy game day appetizer but delicious enough to serve on a weeknight as well! You only need 8 ingredients and 30 minutes worth of time to make this loaded buffalo chicken fries recipe.
Tis the season for all recipes that cater to game days. You know what that means? Bring on the appetizers, dips, and all the chicken you can handle! Because I love the taste of buffalo sauce and it’s not a party until there is a dip involved, I also whipped up the best Buffalo Chicken Dip and Buffalo Chicken Meatballs you have ever tasted.
One thing I love about this french fry recipe is that you can easily add more of everything or back it off based on your liking. So if you want the fries spicier? Add more buffalo sauce and maybe even sliced jalapeños. Need a little less kick? Drizzle more ranch or blue cheese!
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🍟 Ingredients:
- Frozen French fries – you can use traditional stick fries or waffle fries would be great, too
- Chicken strips/tenders/pieces – grab these from the frozen or refrigerated section at your local grocery store. Chicken breasts, tenders, thighs, all will work greatly.
- Buffalo hot sauce – you can never go wrong with Frank’s or Sweet Baby Ray’s, but go with your favorite spicy buffalo wing sauce. Or if you want to make homemade buffalo sauce, see below in the TIPS section.
- Pepper jack cheese – add some kick to the fries, we love pepper jack for its creamy and spicy flavor
- Monterey jack cheese – you can substitute cheddar cheese, too
- Ranch dressing (or blue cheese dressing if you love it) – homemade ranch sauce if you’d like to make your own Ranch Seasoning Packet Recipe
- Blue cheese crumbles – for the top of the baked fries
- Green onions – garnish
For a full list of ingredients and their measurements, 📋 please view my printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Substitutions and Variations
- We used pepper jack and monterey jack, but you can use any combination of your favorite melting cheeses – cheddar cheese, colby-jack, or mozzarella cheese would also be great.
- Play around with the toppings, maybe try to add crispy cooked bacon, thinly sliced stead instead of the chicken (steak fries), or even shrimp.
- If you are feeling adventurous, try to make your own homemade French Fries, just make sure the homemade fries are really crispy oven fries so they don’t get soggy with the toppings.
🔪 Instructions:
PREP: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Step 1: Place fries onto a large baking sheet, making sure they are in a single layer. Cook according to the instructions on the package.
Step 2: While you wait on the fries to cook, dice the chicken into bite sized pieces, then toss chicken pieces in a small bowl with a half cup of buffalo sauce.
Step 3: Remove the crispy french fries from the oven and sprinkle half of the pepper jack and Monterey cheese on top, followed by the buffalo chicken. Then add the remaining cheese.
Step 4: Continue cooking the fries for another 5 minutes or until the chicken is warm and the cheeses have completely melted.
Step 5: Drizzle the fries with additional buffalo sauce and ranch dressing.
Step 6: Top with bleu cheese crumbles, green onions or chives, and enjoy!
GARNISH/SLICE/SERVE: Serve warm with extra sauce on the side! Enjoy the melty cheese and buffalo and blue cheese flavors.
Recipe Tips for Buffalo Fries:
- If you love blue cheese, consider using blue cheese dressing instead of the ranch dressing as drizzle. For crowds, the ranch dressing may be more universally appealing. You can even serve the blue cheese crumbles on the side.
- You can easily double or triple this recipe for a crowd, but be sure to spread the fries across multiple sheet pans. The fries need room and have to be in a single layer to crisp up properly.
- If you wanted to make a small batch, consider experimenting with your air fryer if you have one.
Recipe FAQs
Can Spicy Buffalo Chicken Fries Leftovers Be Reheated?
Honestly, buffalo chicken fries are best straight out of the oven. If for some reason you didn’t use all of the buffalo chicken mixture, that could be refrigerated for later. You can also put leftover fries on a sheet pan and pop them back in the oven for 5 minutes or so and reheat.
Sure, we just use store-bought because that’s easy! To make your own buffalo hot sauce, all you need is to melt a little butter in a saucepan and add your fav hot sauce (ex. Texas Pete). Add additional seasonings like garlic powder, onion powder, or even a ranch seasoning packet. Whisk it together and let it simmer for a few minutes. As it cools it will thicken up and will keep so you can use it later if you would like.
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Buffalo Chicken Fries
Ingredients
- 26 ounce package frozen french fries
- 16 oz. package grilled chicken strips/pieces
- 1 cup buffalo hot sauce
- 1 ½ cups grated pepper jack cheese
- 1 ½ cups grated monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup ranch dressing
- ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
- ½-1 cup sliced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Spread french fries onto a sheet pan and bake according to package instructions. I like to bake an additional 5-10 minutes beyond the recommended bake time so that the fries are crispier.
- While the fries are cooking, chop chicken into bite-size pieces and toss with about ½ cup of buffalo sauce.
- Remove the cooked fries from the oven when they are golden and crispy. Sprinkle with half of the cheese, then the chicken pieces, and then the remaining cheeses.
- Return sheet pan to the oven for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheeses are melted and chicken is hot.
- Drizzle fries with buffalo sauce and ranch dressing (adjust the amount to your taste).
- Sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles and sliced green onions and serve immediately.
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