If you love the nacho fries from Taco Bell, you’re going to want to try this easy copycat Taco Bell Nacho Fries recipe.

You can easily make these Taco Bell style nacho fries at home anytime the craving hits. They are made with frozen fries, oil, and simple seasonings you probably already have in your pantry. Pair the fries with some canned nacho cheese!

This homemade version is easy to make, budget friendly, and if you cook the fries in your air fryer they get nice and crispy. Use this recipe to level up all of your Taco Tuesday dinners!

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Looking for a delicious dinner to pair with these Nacho Fries? Try my Chipotle Ranch Chicken Quesadillas. These are easy to make and the Chipotle Ranch sauce is so good!

For Taco Tuesday, my family also really enjoys these Beef and Cheese Crunch Wraps.

Ingredients

1 Bag frozen fries
Olive oil
Cayenne, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, sugar, chili powder and paprika
Cornstarch
Ricos Nacho Cheese sauce

Make Taco Bell Nacho Fries

To make this easy copycat Taco Bell Nacho Fries, start by cooking a bag of frozen fries in the air fryer. It’s best to use straight-cut frozen fries for this recipe.

Look for straight-cut, extra crispy, or restaurant style when picking fries for this recipe. My favorite type of fries are these Grown in Idaho Hand cut fries.

These fries are consistent in thickness, crisp really well in the air fryer, and hold the seasoning well.

Through testing this recipe, I have found that it’s best to get your fries really crispy in the air fryer!

Obviously if you don’t have an air fryer you can still make this recipe! Just be sure to get your fries crispy in the oven. No one wants soggy Nacho Fries.

While your fries are cooking, measure out all of your seasonings.

Once the fries are nice and crispy, add the cooked fries to a large bowl. Add 1-2 tbsp of oil and toss the fries around until they are well coated.

Next season the fries with 1/4 tsp cayenne, 1/2 tsp each cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and sugar. Last, add 1 tsp chili powder and paprika.

Once all of the seasonings are added to your bowl, add 1/2 tsp cornstarch. The cornstarch really helps the seasonings all stick to your fries, so if you have some on hand be sure to use it.

Toss the fries in the seasonings until they are all evenly coated.

Serve Nacho Fries

Once your crispy fries are coated in that bold nacho seasoning, it’s time to eat! Serve the fries with your favorite canned nacho cheese. I love using Ricos Nacho cheese, but any cheese sauce will work.

I served these fries with some chipotle ranch chicken quesadillas. The nacho fries are also really good dipped in the homemade chipotle ranch sauce. This meal was a big hit with the family!

You will love this recipe because it’s budget friendly, you can control the spice level for your family, and they are an easy and delicious side for all of your Taco Tuesday dinners.

Any leftovers of these fries reheat well in the air fryer.

Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

I like to use Grown in Idaho straight cut fries for this recipe because they’re the best frozen fries in my opinion, but any frozen fries will work! For the best results, be sure to pick a straight cut, crispy bag of fries.
Make sure to get the fries extra crispy for this recipe, I like to cook mine a couple minutes longer than the bag suggests.
Make sure to add the oil and seasoning while the fries are still hot.
The cornstarch will help the seasoning stick to the fries and coat the outsides, but it’s optional if you don’t have any on hand!
I like the seasoning blend I use on these, but you can adjust the seasonings accordingly. They do have a mild kick of heat. If you don’t want them as spicy leave out the cayenne pepper.
Any nacho cheese can be served with these. I usually use a can of Ricos Nacho cheese.

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