Who says fries can’t be healthy? These Crispy Spicy Fries are just what they say….crispy on the outside, spiced with smokey heat….and NOT deep fried!! Sounds healthy to me.
I don’t know about your house, but we do love fries here. Crispy, golden brown…soft in the middle. Covered in ketchup, gravy, salsa…or used for dipping in aioli. It’s the perfect combo to burgers, fish or even omelettes. Poutine needs awesome fries too.
Since regular deep fried french fries are something you can’t really eat on a regular basis, we prefer to make homemade fries that are healthier. In the past we have done oven fries, but the last couple of years this is our “go to” method over and over again.
A couple of years ago we put an ActiFry on our Christmas list (or at least I did). I will admit my husband rolled his eyes and asked “Do we really need another cooking thing?”. I just laughed and said YES!! If you ask him now what is one of his favourite things to use….he will say the ActiFry. This is also his go to appliance when cooking sausages for breakfast.
Using the ActiFry is so easy and the results are incredible. Basically cut your potatoes into fries, coat with a small amount of oil, season, place in the ActiFry, set the timer and go do something else while these little gems cook away. When the timer goes…they are ready to eat. Simple, fast, healthy fries are only minutes away.
We love spicy food, so we use lots of different chili powders and smoked paprikas to obtain the wonderful heat and flavour on these awesome fries.
Seriously these fries rock. My grandson just loves when I make a batch just for him (no spice since he is only 3). I make lots so he can take some leftovers home too.
If you have never looked at an ActiFry, perhaps adding one to your “wish list” might be a good idea. Sure glad we (I) did!!
These fries go great with my Zucchini Burger with Sriracha & Pancetta!!
Crispy Spicy Fries
Ingredients
- 3 large potatoes washed
- 1 tbsp oil
- 3/4 tsp chili powder or smoked paprika
- salt
Instructions
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Cut washed potatoes into fries.
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Place in a bowl and coat with oil.
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Season with chili powder or smoked paprika.
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Mix to coat well.
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Place in ActiFry
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Cook for approximately 25 minutes.
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Season with salt.
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Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
These fries go great with burgers, fish, omelettes ... or any time you are looking for a great Poutine ingredient.
Awesome with:
Zucchini Burger with Sriracha & Pancetta
If you are looking to get an ActiFry….check out Amazon!! (affiliate link)
This is a great way of cooking the fries and making them delicious without all the extra oil and fats. These types of appliances are amazing.
We don’t eat fries any other way around here. Works great!!
I love potatoes and with a little kick – sounds amazing!!! I’m trying not to eat so many fries these days, but how can you not? These look delicious!
These are so much healthier than other fries. We love them here.
I love homemade fries. My husband would enjoy the spicy kick to yours, right up his alley.
Spicy fries are the best!!
man these look so good. I wonder if they would be just as good using sweet potatoes? I have been eating a lot of those lately but love this and spicy food. 😉
I have tried sweet potatoes and I find they don’t get as crispy…but are delicious too.
You are speaking my love language. Crispy fries are my favorite, and spicy too!? Yum!
Crispy and spicy are the best.
Those fries look so delicious! I really enjoy homemade fries! . I would love to have your Actify! Sounds awesome!
Hey are awesome…check out the Amazon link.
These look so good! The guys would love that extra kick. We never get to make homemade fries!
Spicy fries are the best.
I am obsessed with crispy fries! I have never heard of Actifry. I want one now!
They work great.
OMG those look amazing! I could eat French fries all day and I especially love them crispy.
We love them too.
I love eating crispy fries. Now that I know the ActiFry exist I must have one.
They work awesome!!
I love a good french fry! These sound really yummy, and now I am craving french fries.
These are so good…and much healthier too.
That’s it. Day after day with all these awesome recipes….I am moving in with your family!
HAHAH…well thanks!!
Those fries look so delicious! I really enjoy fries when they are crispy and delicious. I would like to be able to make them for my family
They are the best fries ever. We love them.
Homemade fries are so much better than the fast stuff. Those look amazing!
They are awesome…we love them.
I bet my kids would love homemade french fries. We’ve never made them from scratch before. Thanks for the recipe.
Yes they would LOVE them…and they are much healthier too.
I would love to try it. And the fries do look tasty good too. 🙂
Thanks sure hope you do.
My wife loves spicy anything. I need to show her this recipe so we can make them for the Super Bowl game!
Enjoy…the fries and the game.
Seriously this is the coolest invention! I really want one now
They really work great!!
We love spicy foods too and so I’d love to give this a try. I always have chili and cayenne pepper on hand.
Enjoy….they really are good.
Loving the idea of Paprika! YUM!!!
Paprika is awesome…I have like 4 different kinds.
I love french fries so much! My 3 year old and I could eat them all day. These look so yummy.
My 3 year old grandson could too.
Those look great! So much more healthier to eat homemade fries. My husband would love the kick you added to them!
They are much healthier for sure. We love the spice too.
Thanks for the reminder!
I have an active fry and our paddle melted and I need to get a new one.
(make sure you don’t try and take it out when it’s warm as they melt…oops!!)
These fries look delicious!
Good to know….thanks!!
I’ve never heard of the ActiFry, but if those fries taste even remotely as good as they look I’m guessing they’re amazing!!
They totally rock!!
I’ve been thinking about an Actifry since they came out, but couldn’t justify another kitchen gadget (sound familiar???). Fried food is the bomb but we are trying to be healthier this year. Your fries look amazing!
I totally agree…thought I would never use it. This is the only way we make fries!!
Yum… I love fries cooked at home and I think the spicy outside and soft center is my kind of fry. Perfect for game day this weekend.
We love spicy fries. Enjoy the fries and the game.
Those fries look crunchy and tasty. My blogging friend Joanne from What’s On The List has both an air fryer and a thermomix and I’m always amazed at the wonderful food she makes without her stove 🙂
They truly come out wonderful.
I do love me some fries. These sound amazing and I love you got them crispy with out frying them.
They are really yummy.
Our family of boys will love this french fry idea; thanks so much for sharing!
They are really good….and you can spice them us you like.
I’ve never heard of an ActiFry, but these fries look amazing. We like spicy foods too and adding a little chili powder or smoked seasoning sounds like a great idea. Yum!
The ActiFry works awesome…we LOVE it!!
I have never heard of the Actifry but I am definitely going to check it out. What a great idea and much more healthy. Those fries look amazing and my kids are addicted to fries so this would be great for them to try.
They are amazing….my grandson loves them. He asks for them all the time.
I have to admit that I prefer my fries soggy, but these sound really good. Love me some spicy fries.
Well you can put some gravy on them and make them soggy LOL.
Yummy! I loooove spicy fries! I’ve never heard of an actifry either but the results look great 🙂 I’m going to read some more about it. Your fries look awesome, I could go for some right now 🙂
Spicy fries are the best right?? ActiFry is awesome….results are fantastic!!
This is so interesting; I’d never heard of an ActiFry before. These fries do look delectable!
Really you have never heard of ActiFry?? Well hands down the best way to make healthy awesome fries. It can be used for lots of other things too…that just happens to be our favourite method of making fries.
these fries look super delicious! i love spicy fries 🙂
We do too…and the are!!
That’s weird, I don’t see any affiliate links…
I have a friend who got one of these Actifry machines, and I have no idea how they work. I would like to try one soon. I have a liking for fries way too much! And fried chicken, fish, etc. I love the fryer! The fries look lovely in this photo.
It’s AWESOME!!
These look so good! I think I need one of those to make homemade fries!
We love making these fries.