I am a side of fries girl through and through, and these Crispy & Healthy Oven French Fries are my favorite addition to any meal. They are flavorful and actually have that crunchy texture that you would expect at a restaurant.
Crispy & Healthy Oven French Fries
This recipe was made to help you create those ACTUALLY crispy french fries we all love to get at restaurants from the comfort of your own home! It also allows you to adjust the spices to meet your flavor preferences and avoids any harmful oils. Overall, it’s a great good for you way to enjoy delicious french fries whenever you please!
Carbs are not the enemy
People tend to be afraid of potatoes, but in reality, they’re totally healthy in moderation. They’re packed with vitamins/nutrients and antioxidants and can even improve digestive health. The most important thing to consider when eating potatoes is how they were cooked. Were they fried in canola oil? Try to avoid that inflammatory situation. Were they cooked in a natural oil or oven roasted, like these? Dig in!
Here’s a little secret…
The best trick I have for you to get the outside of your french fries crispy in the oven is to soak the potatoes in cold water for 30 minutes after you cut them. Why? This process helps to remove the potato starch and in turn helps get them crispier in the oven!
Another tip for when you’re reheating leftovers would be to pop them into a conventional toaster oven, air fryer or even your big ol’ oven to crisp them as they heat up instead of just warming them in the microwave.
Dip Away
Have you ever been to Shake Shack or In-N-Out? If you have, you have probably enjoyed some of their delicious sauce. It’s great on burgers and amazing to dip fries in. Because it’s what I do here, I created a healthier version of this sauce using real ingredients.
- Whole30 Special Sauce (whole30, paleo compliant, vegetarian, refined sugar free, dairy free, gluten free, grain free)
I also love to pair these fries with my Homemade Ranch. Like the Special Sauce, it’s made with better for you ingredients so that we can feel good about dipping to our heart’s content.
- Ranch Dressing/Sauce (whole30, paleo, vegetarian, refined sugar free, dairy free, gluten free, grain free)
Hungry for More?
Check out these recipes as great parings options for these fries:
- Turkey Burger Bowl (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free, paleo, Whole30)
- Burger with Sweet Potato Buns (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free, paleo, Whole30)
- Burger Bowl (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free, paleo, Whole30)
- Crispy Buffalo Chicken Wings (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free compliant, paleo, Whole30)
- Copycat Gluten Free Chick Fil A Chicken Nuggets (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free, paleo, Whole30)
- Cassava Flour Breaded Chicken (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free, paleo, Whole30)
- Steak Salad with Chimichurri (gluten free, grain free, soy free, refined sugar free, lactose free, dairy free, paleo, Whole30)
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Whole30 Oven French Fries
Ingredients
- 2 potatoes, sliced but not peeled
- 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ pepper
Instructions
- Wash and dry potatoes, then slice potatoes into fries while leaving the skin on. The skin is high in fiber and super good for you!
- Soak fries in cold water for at least 30 minutes. This step helps to remove potato starch and gets your fries crispy, but is totally optional!
- Preheat your oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Once soaked, drain and dry your fries, then transfer to a dry bowl.
- Top with avocado oil or olive oil, spices, salt and pepper then mix together. Feel free to add any other spices you like at this time and adjust measurements as needed!
- Line the fries in a single layer on the sheet ensuring that none of the fries are overlapping.
- Cook for 40 minutes, checking on them towards the end of the bake time to see if they need to be removed early or if they should bake longer. Depending on the thickness of your fries as well as your oven, bake time can differ!
- If you want your fries even crispier after that, feel free to broil them for a few minutes, but be sure to keep an eye on them!
- I like to serve mine with sugar free ketchup or my homemade ranch or special sauce. Enjoy!
Made these and they were perfect! Added fresh dill to the seasoning too!
Yum, love the addition of fresh dill!
I could live off of fries and condiments and these were amazing! I put some H. sea salt in the H20 soak and that may have helped make them crispier:)
I’m not sure the salt addition to the water soak makes them crispier but I do wonder if it gave them an additional bit of salty flavor which is of course delicious I’m sure 🙂 Glad you love these!!
These crispy oven fries are the best! Normally I feel like my fries never get as crispy as I want them but they did this time and the seasoning combo was amazing!
Ah, so excited to hear, Alexis! I swear by this recipe and am so glad it worked for you too! Thank you so much for making and for the nice comment/review!!
These were AMAZING! My parents loved them too. THANK YOU!!!
Ah, that makes me so happy to hear! 🙂 Thank you so much for making and for leaving this review!!!
These are so good! Mine took 30 minutes to get done but not crispy, so added 5 minutes under broiler. Crispy! I added a little chile/onion oil when I coated them, and seasoned with your suggestions but no Italian herbs. The very first French fries I’ve made that are worth doing. Thank you!
I love that! Every oven is a little different and a broiler can add that perfect touch! I’m so glad that you loved the outcome! Thanks so much for making, Katherine!