15 Great Meal Ideas That Start with a Bag of Frozen Fries

Turns out, french fries are a great way to add salinity and crispiness to a cold salad. Toss with creamy ranch dressing and a dinner salad is served.

Grab pizza dough, a bag of frozen fries, and a few breakfast staples and you've got yourself a fresh, hot pizza to kickstart your morning. Whatever you do, don’t skip out on the honey drizzle.

Thanks to the rapid hot air circulation of the air fryer, frozen steak fries can come together with battered cod fish to make a pub food experience any time the craving strikes.

This Tanzanian street food dish is a tasty omelette consisting of fries and mayai, the Swahili word for eggs, and aromatics. Making your own fries is suggested here, but that should not stop you from using a stash of the frozen store-bought variety.

This marriage of potatoes and eggs in one single dish can be made and eaten at absolutely any time of the day ... not unlike plain ol' tater tots!

Dinner on a sheet pan keeps things easy and hands-off. For a meal better than fast food, we’re packing big onion flavor into beefy burgers and baking frozen crinkle-cut fries, and we're doing it all on a single sheet pan.

You simply can't go wrong with this classic Canadian comfort dish made of fried potatoes covered in cheddar cheese curds and rich brown gravy. While the recipe opts for homemade fries, frozen fries are a very welcome substitute.

This hearty casserole checks off all the boxes for protein, vegetables, and a whole lot of tots.

These loaded fries are warm and crisp on the inside, ridiculously saucy and cheesy on the outside, and the makings for a fun and filling dinner. Potatoes are a vegetable, after all.

Sticking frozen fries lets you to focus on the toppings. With their nooks and crannies, waffle fries will catch the chili and cheese for a satisfying bar food bite.

Carne asada fries are everything you love about tacos, loaded nachos, and a plate of french fries all piled high in a sharable dish.

Using frozen french fries keeps this over-the-top crossover between fries and nachos as a dish you can make in just about 30 minutes. Look for extra-seasoned french fries in the frozen aisle; the extra seasoning makes the nachos tastier.

Broken-up and crisped tater tots serve as the thin, crackly topping of a distinctly savory and comforting breakfast bake that rivals its meatier counterparts.