Oven Baked Chili Fries

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Dash of cayenne pepper
• 4 medium baking potatoes, unpeeled and sliced into thin strips (should yield about 5 cups strips)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. In a small dish, combine garlic powder, chili powder, sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Place potato strips in a large bowl, add oil and toss. Add spice mixture to potatoes and toss to coat. Spread potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes, or until golden. Sprinkle baked French fries with remaining 1/8 teaspoon of salt.

Yield: 4 servings (about 1 cup per serving)

Nutritional Info

• Calories = 183
• Fat = 4gm
• Saturated fat = 1gm
• Trans fat = 0gm
• Cholesterol = 0mg
• Protein = 4gm
• Sodium = 236mg
• Carbohydrate = 35gm
• Fiber = 4gm
• Calcium = 25mg
• Calories from fat = 20%

Food exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat