Some days you just want comfort food. Poutine (click for link to original recipe) is comfort food. French fries drenched with gravy and melty cheese curds. If you make it the correct way you cut the potatoes, fry them up, make your gravy and then when the gravy is hot pour it over the warm fries and cheese curd. Some days you just don’t have time for all that or the energy.
Easy Poutine can be a filler for those days. Though fresh is still the best this works. The fresher the cheese curd the squeakier it is. Delicious!
Verdict:
Though it is not the “real” thing this was delicious! It was a rainy day and this was the perfect comfort meal for lunch. Both kids were looking for more. I added a hearty side salad to make myself feel better about serving this for lunch.
If you don’t have cheese curds or cannot find it any slightly softer cheese such as Colby, Monterey Jack, or even a mild cheddar would work in this dish.
Easy Poutine
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. frozen french fries
- 2 packets of brown gravy mix – ingredients to make gravy
- 1/2 – 1 lb cheese curd, the fresher the better!
Directions:
- Bake french fries according to package directions.
- While french fries are baking, about 5 minutes before they are done, make gravy according to package directions. Keep gravy warm until ready to serve.
- Remove pan from oven when done. Sprinkle with cheese curds. Return pan to oven for 3-5 minutes until cheese has started to melt. Remove pan from oven.
- Serve French fries covered with brown gravy.
What's for Dinner Moms? 
Living in Québec, I have to give two thumbs up to any mention of poutine!! 😉
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It’s my favorite comfort food! Living near the Canadian border we love Poutine.
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A good friend of mine is French Canadian and this is his comfort food. He makes it from scretch and we are all drooling.
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Scratch is amazing! But, sometimes you need the quick and easy method too. 😉
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Reblogged this on All About Writing and more.
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Thank you!
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You are welcome!
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Great recipe….will try it 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Wow this looks so yummy
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Thank you, Lynn!
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This has been on my list of foods to make ever since I visited Halifax in June. It was “crazy” good!!! 😜😍😜
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Yes, poutine is awesome!
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This was new to me but it looks like the perfect dish for a chilly day.
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Thanks, it was yummy.
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Thank you!
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This is naught and nice! Definitely a comfort food ❤️
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Thank you!
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Love your post and your page!
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Thank you so very much!
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I came across your page today and I will have to try this. My daughter would like it a lot.
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Awe, thanks! Lots of family friendly dishes is what I am trying to post. Always saying make it your own by changing up ingredients or spices.
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