BBQ Cheese Fries

Cook once eat twice with this easy to make BBQ Cheese Fries Recipe.

One of the best ways to save time and money in the kitchen is to get creative with your leftovers.

I know a lot of people say they don’t like leftovers. Whenever I hear that I realize that it is usually because people just reheat their leftovers and serve them as they are.

For some things that works fine, but if you want your family to enjoy leftovers and not feel like they are eating the same thing over and over, you have to get creative with the leftovers.

Recipes like these bbq fries is an example of that.

I first shared this recipe back in December 2013, but I made them long before that. I have been making these for years.

This recipe is one of the ways that I get creative with leftovers. When I serve leftover bbq this way my family doesn’t feel like they are eating the same thing every day.

When I made these last week, I knew that it was time to bring this recipe back. Grocery prices are rising and we are all looking for ways to save money in the kitchen.

Stretching Meat to Serve More

BBQ french fries are not only a great way to serve leftovers, but it is also a great way to stretch the meat.

With this recipe, you can take a couple of cups of leftover meat and make it stretch to serve a whole family.

When I made these recently I used leftover bbq from a family dinner. I had a little bit of bbq pork left, but not enough to feed everyone for dinner. I made it stretch to feed all of us by making bbq fries.

The bbq I used recently was from a local bbq place, but I usually make this with homemade bbq.

BBQ Chicken, Beef, or Pork

BBQ cheese fries can be made with bbq chicken, bbq beef, and bbq pork. I often make bbq in the crock pot because it makes a great freezer meal. It works great for sandwiches, over potatoes, and to use in these bbq cheese fries.

And I almost always have a bag of those frozen fries in my freezer as well, so this makes a really quick and easy meal.

The sauce is optional on these fries. We love it, but I don’t always make it.

How To Make BBQ Fries

You don’t really need a recipe to make these, although I did include one below. These instructions work with all kinds of leftover meat.

You can also vary the amounts based on how much leftover bbq you have and how many people you are serving.

Cook french fries according to directions, but don’t cook them quite all the way. You can do this with frozen french fries or homemade fries.

Spread meat over fries.

You want the meat to be room temperature or warm. If it is cold it will take longer to heat up in the oven. I usually microwave it a little bit before placing it on the fries.

Sprinkle with cheese and bake for about 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted and everything is heated completely.

More Cook Once Eat Twice Recipes

• Taco Fries
• Chili Cheese Fries

Originally posted December 2013. Updated June 2022.