Chili Pie Casserole

Miss Annie's Note:

This is a good dish to prepare for a cool evening. Some people add a small can of mushrooms, but I like it without. I never heard of mushrooms in a chili pie before.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 lbs ground chuck
• 2 cans kidney beans , drained (or black beans or pinto beans)
• 2 cups onions , chopped
• 1 ½ cups water
• 2 (12 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package Fritos corn chips
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon canola oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Brown meat and onion in Canola oil.
3. Drain.
4. Add tomato sauce, chili powder, brown sugar, garlic powder, and water.
5. Spray a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
6. Place a layer of meat mixture in bottom of prepared casserole dish.
7. Add a layer of beans, then a layer of Fritos and then a layer of cheese.
8. Repeat layers, except do not add cheese.
9. Leave last layer of cheese to top baked casserole.
10. Bake casserole 35 minutes.
11. Top with cheese& continue baking until cheese is melted& bubbly, about 10-15 minutes.

Reviews

[Young Living in Texas]

The weather turned cool here in Texas, so I had to try this. Added chopped green chilies and 1 tsp of Cumin. The sodium was reduced a tad by using no salt added tomatoe sauce.I layered it in a 9x13 baking dish. A great dish. Thank you.

[RecipeNut]

This recipe was a definite keeper!@ My kids loved it! I used 1 can of kidney beans and 1 can of black beans. Wonderful recipe! Thanks Miss Annie ; )

[Cats Eye]

This was very good! I cut the recipe in half since there is just the two of us. Next time I think I'll put most of the Fritos in the center...the ones on top got a little tough. But all in all it was a very good meal! I will definately be making this again!