Parmesan Oven Fries
These Parmesan Oven Fries are tossed in an irresistible garlic and parmesan coating, making them the perfect side or snack. It’s all the flavor and crunch you love about fried fries, but without all the mess!
Easy Garlic Parmesan Fries
You gotta love potatoes! They’re filling, fairly inexpensive, and I can come up with a hundred delicious ways to prepare them off the top of my head: Mashed Potato Cakes… Roasted Potatoes… Stewed Potatoes… Cheesy Mashed Potatoes… my brain just keeps going and going.
But honestly, crispy fries? They’ll always have my heart.
These big old potato wedges are what I like to call parmesan oven fries. Kids love ’em, teens love ’em, and adults come running. Tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, these oven-baked fries are seasoned to perfection for the best results every time.
Ingredients
- Baking potatoes
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Butter (or margarine)
- Parmesan cheese
What are the best potatoes for baked French fries?
I’d go with russet or Yukon gold potatoes for these garlic parm fries. They’re starchy with low moisture, which makes them perfect for getting that crispy outside.
Make ‘Em Your Own!
Try switching up this oven fries recipe with your favorite seasonings, like:
- Cajun seasoning
- Swap garlic powder for garlic herb seasoning
- Use seasoning salt instead of sea salt
- Add chili powder
- Add 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning
- Ranch seasoning
- Replace garlic powder with 3 minced garlic cloves
*If dairy-free, you can use a dairy-free butter alternative or substitute with olive oil or coconut oil.
How to Make Parmesan Oven Fries
1. To start, preheat the oven to 375°F. Then mix up your parmesan, garlic powder, and salt in a shallow dish.
2. Cut each potato into 8 long wedges. Then set up a station with melted butter in a dish, a topping mixture in a dish, and your potatoes, along with a baking sheet that you’re going to cook them on.
3. Roll the cut sides in the parmesan garlic mixture. The side with the skin on it doesn’t need to be coated.
4. Place potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until they are tender and golden brown.
5. Serve with a garnish of chopped fresh parsley or cilantro and your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Can I cook my parmesan fries in the air fryer?
Absolutely! To make air fryer French fries, you’ll need to do smaller batches, but bake your fries in a 390°F air fryer for 10 minutes on one side and about 5 minutes on the other.
What Goes Great with These Garlic Parmesan Oven Fries
These incredibly flavored parmesan oven fries go with just about anything, or are amazing all on their own!
You can serve these oven fries with all kinds of main meals, like my Classic Reuben Sandwich, Fried Chicken, Italian Beef Sandwich, and Drip Beef Sandwiches.
Another option is to serve these parmesan fries as an appetizer with a delicious dipping sauce, like ketchup, our Homemade Tartar Sauce, Comeback Sauce, Chipotle Ranch Dressing, or Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce.
Storage
If you do have any leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheat them in the air fryer.
Parmesan Oven Fries
With an irresistible garlic and parmesan cheese coating, these crunchy yet soft parmesan oven fries are perfect with just about anything.
Ingredients
- 3 medium potatoes
- 4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1/2 stick
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Wash the potatoes and cut each one into 8 spears.
- In a shallow dish, combine the parmesan, garlic powder, and salt. Dip the sides of each potato wedge into the melted butter on all sides, then dip just the cut sides into the parmesan mixture.
- Arrange in a single layer, skin side down, on a large baking sheet. Bake at 375°F for 30-40 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and golden brown.
I’m making these, TODAY. Thanks for another I know yummy recipe.
Thank you, Christy! I find that most foods grind up pretty well, and go down easily enough if smothered in gravy or sauce. For example, I will fry a pork chop, grind it and then shape it into a pork chop shape and ladle lots of gravy on top.
He could live on meat alone and never thinks of salads, but i will grind up green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and cucumber and then assemble the various parts in a row, all decked with my simple French dressing.
The biggest pain for me is having to wash out the mini Cuisinart grinder. Lovely appliance bought for $2 at a yard sale 12 years ago. The dear man is hopeless in the kitchen. Works for him, anyway!
I kind of plan what I am going to grind up. Yesterday, I fried him some bacon then ground that to sprinkle on eggs for breakfast. Since the flavours were compatible, I immediately did the makings for his chicken salad sandwiches to take to work.
Bless you for all you do!
Wow, it sounds like you already have it pretty much figured out!! And are very creative in the presentation for him! Not sure I could help much beyond all you have already done and found to work but I will think on it!
Gotta try it today to use up the spuds. I bought a ten pound bag of russets – my favourite – for $2.97 at Walmart. The only change I will make is to peel them first (because my housemate with swallowing problems HATES skins, while I love them), soak out the starch in cold water, dry them in any old clean towel and then proceed as directed.
I have to grind up everything for my housemate; otherwise he gags and chokes because the swallowing tube is so constricted. That’s from surgery to repair a broken neck.
I would love it if you could suggest some recipes for this condition.
Thank you!
Let me think on it a bit and consider what might work well. I will get back to you.
Been making your “Those Potatoes ” and love them really easy alternative to something that comes frozen in a bag, I will be adding these to my potato go to recipes . I am all about easy
Finally got around to making these this week, and they are amazing!
Fixed these last night. They are really good.
I am so glad you liked them Gloria!!!
Christy, I made these for dinner tonight and they were great! We had them with your Meatloaf Burgers, another recipe I tried for the first time. What a terrific dinner. Thanks!!
I am so glad you enjoyed them Samantha!!!