Cajun seasoned Oven Fries.

Yum. I recently made Texas broil, green beans, and cajun seasoned oven fries for dinner. I had never made homemade oven fries before (growing up, we always just bought OreIda), but I'm so glad I tried it. It's super easy and quick, and so much better for you than store bought or fast food fries! Here's how I made 'em:

You'll need:

*3-4 Medium sized potatoes

*2-3 Tbsp Olive Oil

*Cajun Spice Mix-use as much or as little as you like (in other words, I eyeballed it...I had Kroger's value brand on hand, which only costs a dollar!)

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 450*.

2. slice potatoes into slivers, and place in a mixing bowl.

3. Add Olive oil, then spice mix. Turn the potatoes over in the mixture until they are evenly coated.

4. Place in single layer on baking stone and bake for 25 minutes. (Note: from what I understand, if you use a cookie sheet or other metal bakeware, you will need to turn them halfway through cooking. Since I used a baking stone, though, that wasn't necessary :-) Anything to make life easier, I say!)

Also, I wanted to share the cost breakdown of this meal, which I was super excited about! I already had the seasonings and oil on hand, so I'm not going to count them in my cost break down. Potatoes: $.40 (I bought a 10 lb bag at Sam's Club for a litle under $4, and I generously estimated a pound for the potatoes I used in this dish), steak: $2.50 (they were on sale buy one get one free, and I only made one of them for this meal), Green Beans: free (from a friend's garden). There were about 3 servings from each, so the total cost per plate was $0.97!

In case you're curious, I used a little bit of Old Bay to season the steak, and sea salt, pepper, and a splash of red wine vinegar for the green beans. (At least I remembered this time, but sorry for the lousy picture. You can blame my phone and poor eyesight. :-p...and about the towel underneath, laid that on top of a warm baking stone while trying to find the best angle so my food wouldn't get cold. Still not a great angle, but you'll be glad to know my dinner was still hot :))