Pollo Asada Fries

Hooray for a third cheesy recipe! (Did you know there used to be a time [aka ages ~6-20] where I thought I hated cheese?)

If you haven’t checked out my Turkey Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates (…colloquially known as “HOT DATES FROM FARRAH” by popular vote/opinion) or my Cheddar Fruit Salad, definitely go check those out! :]

If you have in fact seen the other posts, Cabot Creamery challenged Recipe ReDux members to create a healthier snack! Since I received a bunch of samples from Cabot Creamery, I figured I had to transmute that goodness into something!

As I’ve already talked about their awesomeness because of their sustainability practices and the fact that 100% of their profits go back to their farmers, I’m just going to tell you that they’ve won every major award for taste, including “World’s Best Cheddar” and you should totally check out this link on the different types of cows, and how that affects cheese-making! I spent my four years of undergrad at UC Davis and lived briefly on Dairy Road for summer advising, so I am all about happy cows. <3

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As I’m originally from California, Mexican food is a happy favorite of mine. (Although that was something I also used to dislike back when I thought I didn’t like cheese…) I’m blessed in the sense that we actually have an amazing restaurant here that rivals the ones in southern California. (Fighting words, I know, and I’m actually from northern CA, but seriously, they’re awesome.)

For the past two-ish months of rotations, I’ve driven past Suplex Tacos almost every weekday, and lemme tell you, it’s really, really hard to talk myself out of going there every night. I’ve actually only stopped there once thus far. (The call for their Pollo Asada Fries was too great!)

Cheese fries were the staple comfort food for my housemates when I was in New Jersey for grad school, but quite unfortunately, both of these deliciously lovely concepts are also rather far from healthy, so I decided to set out and make my own at home!

Since I don’t actually have a cheese grater, I had to get a little creative and used a lemon zester-ish type contraption to “shred” the cheese. My left thumb sacrificed a number of skin cells during the making of this recipe. (It was worth it though!)

Please also note the following:

• The chicken I used was not grilled because I was too hungry, so if you want a more “authentic” pollo asada fries, because ‘asada” actually means “grilled,” you might want to do that!
• You can top it with a couple tablespoons of Cabot Plain Greek-style Yogurt (my go-to replacement for sour cream). My tower of fries was starting to collapse, so I did not. :O

By posting this recipe, I am entering a recipe challenge sponsored by Cabot Creamery and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.

Pollo Asada Fries

 

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