¡°A real creative way to cook up your frozen fries. It¡¯s nice to have the aluminum foil to cook them in so there¡¯s less clean up later. Just make sure to keep an eye on your fries, a grill's heat varying can leave them pretty burnt if you¡¯re not careful.¡± ¡ªNoah Velush-Rogers
Ingredients
1?(14-ounce) bag?frozen french fries
1?tablespoon?unsalted butter, melted
1/2?pound?bacon,?cut into small pieces, or premade bacon bits
6?slices?yellow American cheese
1/4?cup?thinly sliced?fresh chives
Ketchup, optional
Mayonnaise, optional
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
In a medium bowl, toss the frozen french fries with the melted butter.??
Portion french fries onto 3 sheets of aluminum foil, trying to space them out as much as possible in one layer. Create a "boat" around the fries with a large opening on top to allow steam to escape.
Place french fry boats on a grill heated to medium-high (400 F to 475 F) Close lid and cook until crisp, about 5 minutes. Flip french fries and cook until the other sides are crisp, another 5 minutes. Set aside.
Meanwhile, if making the??from scratch, place a cast-iron skillet on grill. Add bacon and cook, stirring frequently, until crisp, 20 to 24 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel to drain.
Top fries in each packet with 2 slices of cheese and 1/3 of the bacon bits. Place foil packets back on grill, close lid, and cook until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.??
Top with the chives. Serve with ketchup and/or mayonnaise, if desired.
Tips
- It is very important that the frozen fries are not crowded in the foil pouches; if they are piled on top of each other, they will steam and become soggy instead of crisping up. Make sure to place them in one layer.
- Another way to ensure the fries will crisp up is to keep the top of the aluminum foil boat open; again, closing it will create an environment for the frozen french fries to steam.