Skinny Taco Chili Cheese Fries – Just 334 Calories!
Love chili cheese fries? You're going to love these Skinnyfied!® Taco Chili Cheese Fries! Baked French fries are loaded with hearty, taco-seasoned turkey chili, black beans, melted cheddar cheese, salsa, and a drizzle of creamy ranch dressing. It's a deliciously satisfying twist on a fast-food favorite that's perfect for dinner or game day. And here's the best part—each generous serving has just 334 calories, 8 grams of fat, and an impressive 30 grams of protein! Plus, you'll have extra chili to freeze for another easy meal.
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Makes 4 serving. Each serving of chili cheese fries includes ¾ cup chili, 12-15 fries, cheese, salsa and ranch.
*This chili makes 6 cups total. You’ll only use 3 cups for this chili cheese fries recipe. You can freeze the rest for another use.
Food Facts
The origin of chili cheese fries is not really clear. Many want to take credit for creating this tasty dish so tracking down the actual origin is hard. There are a few different origin stories. What is known is that Chili Cheese Fries were being offered frozen as early as 1975.
Shopping Tips
I recently discovered Alexia 98% fat-free frozen fries and they are amazing. You can find them in most supermarkets in the freezer section with the other frozen fries. Heath food markets such as Whole Foods, sell them too. Nutrition Facts: for 3 ounce serving, 100 cal, 1.5g fat, 0mg chol, 2g prot, 20g carbs, 260mg sod, 2g fiber, 1g sugar If you can’t find these, look for the lowest calorie and fat frozen fries available. Or, make my scratch recipe for Skinny Fries.
Storage and Serving Tips
Freeze the remaining 3 cups of chili, if desired. You could use the remaining chili to stuff a baked potato, create a taco salad, or enjoy in a bowl topped with chopped tomato, onions, and a little ranch dressing, and salsa.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 8–Blue
WW SmartPoints 8-Green
*This chili makes 6 cups total. You’ll only use 3 cups for this chili cheese fries recipe. You can freeze the rest for another use.
Food Facts
The origin of chili cheese fries is not really clear. Many want to take credit for creating this tasty dish so tracking down the actual origin is hard. There are a few different origin stories. What is known is that Chili Cheese Fries were being offered frozen as early as 1975.
Shopping Tips
I recently discovered Alexia 98% fat-free frozen fries and they are amazing. You can find them in most supermarkets in the freezer section with the other frozen fries. Heath food markets such as Whole Foods, sell them too. Nutrition Facts: for 3 ounce serving, 100 cal, 1.5g fat, 0mg chol, 2g prot, 20g carbs, 260mg sod, 2g fiber, 1g sugar If you can’t find these, look for the lowest calorie and fat frozen fries available. Or, make my scratch recipe for Skinny Fries.
Storage and Serving Tips
Freeze the remaining 3 cups of chili, if desired. You could use the remaining chili to stuff a baked potato, create a taco salad, or enjoy in a bowl topped with chopped tomato, onions, and a little ranch dressing, and salsa.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 8–Blue
WW SmartPoints 8-Green
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving (¾ cup chili, 3 oz. fries, cheese, salsa and ranch dressing) 334 calories, 8g fat, 2g sat. fat, 17mg chol, 30g protein, 39g carbs, 7g fiber, 978mg sod, 5g sugar |
Skinny Taco Chili Cheese Fries – Just 334 Calories!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chili:
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 1 (1.25 pound) package 99% fat free ground turkey breast
- 1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (15 oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- ¾ cup water
- 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning, I used Lawry’s
Ingredients for Fries:
- 12 ounces frozen French fries, I used Alexia 98% fat free frozen fries, see shopping tips
- ¾ cup (3 ounces) reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup salsa, I used Pace Medium Chunky
- ¼ cup skinny ranch dressing or fat-free sour cream for each serving
Instructions
- To Make Chili: Cook onions in microwave for 1 minute to soften. In a large, nonstick pan, brown turkey. Stir often and break up turkey into a crumble. Stir in onions, tomatoes, beans, water and taco seasonings. Bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. You will only use ½ of this chili recipe (3 cups chili) for the 4 servings.
- To Bake Fries: While chili is cooking, bake the fries. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil and coat all over with cooking spray. Spread the frozen fries evenly over the pan. Bake as directed.
- To Assemble Each Serving: Line each plate with 12-15 baked fries. Pour ¾ cup chili on top of fries. Dollop a little salsa around the top of chili. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons cheese. Zap in microwave for 1 minute. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon skinny ranch dressing or fat-free sour cream and serve. Repeat for the 3 other servings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 30gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 978mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gBlue Smart Points: 8Green Smart Points: 8Plus Points: 8
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Hearty comfort at it’s best!