Frito Pie

"Living in the south you find these at football games, Sonic Drive Inn, and just about any fair that you attend. Very tasty and even better with a squirt of mustard."
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
1
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ingredients

  • 1 cup corn chips
  • 1 cup prepared chili
  • 14 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 teaspoons chopped onions (optional)
  • mustard (optional)
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directions

  • Assemble by heating chili until warm either in a pot on the stove or in a microwave.
  • Place corn chips in a bowl, pour over chili then top with the cheese, and onions if desired.
  • Finish with a squirt of mustard.

Questions & Replies

  1. Please don't call this Frito Pie if you don't use Fritos! Tortilla chips are absolutely not the same thing!
     
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Reviews

  1. Being from Texas, Frito Pie was the 6th food group....especially at a football game! Wolf Brand Chili is the only way to go (NO BEANS!). I eat mine with diced red onion, cheese and sour cream on top. I absolutely hate mustard so I'll have to leave that one out. :-) Thanks for posting.
     
  2. also a great recipe to use for fund-raising events! our p.t.a. sold them at fun night recently and served them directly out of snack-size bags of fritos corn chips. a fun presentation, yummy and very popular!
     
  3. Not just for Texans! O.K. we are Texans but I loved it when we were in California. Even though the picture does not show Frito Lay Fritos, any corn chip seems to work in a pinch as the picture shows. YUM! P.S. No Bean in Texas chili please.
     
  4. This was a fun Sunday night dinner. I used Recipe #50732 for the chili. We've never had Frito Pie before & DH felt a pie should have a top, so I topped with crushed corn chips & grated cheese. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
     
  5. Yummy! I made these for the "Tailgate Potluck" and they turned out quite better than the football game I was watching (my team lost). These are like chili nachos and taste great with either jalapenos on top or a splash of tabasco sauce. Nice easy football snack! Thanks for posting!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I thought Frito Pie was always made with Fritos, not tortilla chips, because Fritos don't get soggy.
     
  2. Always look forward to having this as one of the meals a day or two after making a big pot of chili. Sometimes I'll substitute the corn chips with some good, greasy, salty french fries.
     
  3. Love the recipe
     

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