Crock Pot Cheeseburger French Fries with Special Sauce is a reimagined, totally tasty take on classic burgers and fries!
“This dinner was sooo easy and unbelievably tasty! It’s the first meal in a long time that all 5 family members gave the thumbs up to!!”
Looking for an easy dinner recipe that will be a smash hit with the whole family? Crock Pot Cheeseburger Fries with Special Sauce is it!
Say goodbye to boring burgers and fries (and the drive-thru) and hello to this ridiculously twist on a classic.
Crock Pot Ground Beef
Just bake frozen french fries then top with ground beef cooked in the crock pot, which renders it incredibly tender and juicy.
Top with freshly shredded cheese and your favorite burger fixins – including an incredible homemade “Big Mac Sauce” – then watch your family cheer.
Loaded fries tend to have that effect on people. ;)
Serve with Air Fryer Green Beans
How to Make This Recipe
Step 1: Make the Special Sauce.
The Special Sauce gets drizzled over the top of the french fries, and totally makes the dish. You can make and serve it the same day, though it can be made up to 5 days ahead of time and just gets better as it sits in the refrigerator.
To a small bowl add mayonnaise, ketchup, minced dill pickles, pickle juice, and minced white onion then stir to combine. That’s it!
Step 2: Slow cook ground beef.
To a 6-quart crock pot add ground beef, chopped onion, beef broth, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, and gluten free Tamari (or soy sauce if you’re not GF), plus lots of salt and pepper.
Place a lid on top then cook on high for 4 hours, breaking the meat up 3 times with a spatula as it cooks. Feel free to cook the meat ahead of time, as it keeps very well in its cooking juices in the fridge.
Recipe Tip
I don’t recommend going lower in fat than 85/15, as the extra fat in the beef renders it extremely tender and flavorful in the slow cooker. 80/20 works great too!
Step 3: Bake the french fries.
Once the beef is ready, bake frozen french fries according to package directions – whatever cut you like best. Sprinkle them with homemade gluten-free seasoned salt while they’re hot from the oven then toss to coat. This makes such a difference taste-wise – so yummy!
You could also make your own french fries using regular potatoes and the method shown in this recipe.
Step 4: Build the Cheeseburger French Fries.
Drain some of the meat then sprinkle it over the hot french fries, followed by freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese. Broil until the cheese has melted, 1-2 minutes.
I transferred the fries over to a cast iron skillet for presentation purposes, but you can definitely just leave them on the sheet pan.
Top the cheeseburger fries with chopped fresh tomatoes, minced white onion, minced pickles, and Special Sauce then devour!
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Equipment
Ingredients
For the Special Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons finely minced dill pickles
- 1 Tablespoon pickle juice
- 1 Tablespoon finely minced white onion
For the Beef:
- 2 lbs 85/15 or 80/20 ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup gluten free beef broth
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon gluten free reduced-sodium Tamari, or soy sauce if not GF
- 1 Tablespoon gluten free worcestershire sauce, Lea & Perrins is GF in the US
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- salt and pepper
For the French Fries:
- 1-1/2 lbs gluten free french fries, any cut, Ore-Ida recommended
- homemade seasoned salt, optional
- 6 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
- finely minced white onion
Directions
For the Special Sauce:
- Add the ingredients to a small bowl then stir to combine. Can be made up to 5 days ahead of time – store in the refrigerator.
For the Beef:
- Add the ingredients to a 6-quart crock pot then cook on high for 4 hours, breaking the meat up/stirring three times.
For the French Fries:
- Bake french fries on a large baking sheet according to package directions then season with homemade seasoned salt while still warm and toss to coat. Drain enough meat to cover french fries then spoon on top. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top then broil until cheese has melted, 1-2 minutes. Top french fries with chopped tomato, finely minced white onion, and special sauce, then serve with extra special sauce for dipping.
Notes
- Freeze leftover meat for another use OR make Iowa’s famous “Maid Rites” sandwiches by spooning the drained meat onto buns then topping with ketchup and dill pickle slices.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are estimates only. Please read our full nutrition information disclaimer.
Kristen, this dinner was sooo easy and unbelievably tasty!
It’s the first meal in a long time that all 5 family members gave the thumbs up to!!
Ahh, I’m so happy to hear this, Megan!! Thank you so much for your feedback and recipe rating!
OMG! This is delicious! Let’s face it, when I am raving a cheeseburger, I’m really thinking about the fries ;) Thank you so much!
Haha, SAME! So glad this was a hit, Teresa!
Does the brown sugar make the dish sweet? I don’t care for sweets at all and usually leave out sugar in dishes. Will my family be missing out on flavor?
Hi Bethany! No, I don’t think it makes it taste sweet at all – it just balances out the other flavors. If your family is sensitive to even subtle sweetness, you can leave it out!