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Frito Pie Recipe


Frito pie consists of Frito chips topped with chili and cheddar cheese. Apparently, this dish originated in the south; I just discovered it recently and knew I had to make it. In this recipe we are making our own chili but if you want to save time you can use a can of chili as well. After the chili is done cooking it is spooned on top of Fritos in a casserole dish, topped with cheese and then baked for a few minutes. If you want you can just pile the chili and cheese on top of the chips and skip the baking step. You can top with additional ingredients as well such a green onion, white onion, and sour cream. Enjoy.

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Frito Pie Recipe

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  • Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 1 (10.5 ounces) bag Fritos corn chips
  • 1 bag shredded cheddar cheese
  • Chili-
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • ½ onion (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 ½ cups tomato sauce
  • 1 (8 ounces) jar salsa
  • 4 tablespoons chili seasoning mix
  • 1 (15 ounces) can light red kidney beans
  • 1 (15 ounces) can dark red kidney beans

 

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan over medium-high, add ground beef and onion and sauté for 10 minutes (or until the meat is browned). Drain off any excess grease. Stir in black pepper, garlic salt, tomato sauce, salsa, chili seasoning mix, and kidney beans. Reduce heat and simmer for at
  2. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9×13” casserole dish. Place Frito chips in a layer on the bottom of the casserole dish. Spoon chili over the Fritos, and top with shredded cheddar cheese.
  3. Place into the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
    (Makes 8 Servings)
  • Author: Bobby
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Bipp-1980

Saturday 10th of May 2014

I'm from NM and we have Frito pie with chili with beans and onions over Frito…….So good.

Linda Grannan

Thursday 21st of November 2013

I love your recipes but when I print it, I'm very disappointed that you don't include the photo to be printed. What a bummer!!!

Grannyjean1944

Thursday 21st of November 2013

I use Wolf Brand Chili with no beans. I also make layers. Fritos, Chili, shredded cheese, chopped onions, corn, Fritos, chili, and finish with cheese. Sometimes I add a layer of tamales. Any decent Fritos Pie shouldn't have beans. Ha ha Yes I'm from Texas and beans are tabo in Chili.

Jean McDaniel

Monday 11th of February 2013

I've made frito pie all my life. A single layer of tamales or a half cup of whole kernel corn makes it even better. But just fritos, chili, cheese and a little onion is great. Of course being from Texas I never use beans in my chili.

Here is a great lunch for kids. Just open small bags of fritos, sprinkle in some cheese and spoon in some hot chili. Now hand them a spoon and let them enjoy. Also is a great fund raiser food item.

Sabrima Howard

Thursday 17th of January 2013

Made it Vegan, Dlish