Sunset Magazine's Frito Pie
photo by diner524
- Ready In:
- 26mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef (7% fat)
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained (I prefer kidney beans)
- 3 tablespoons ground dried New Mexico chiles or 3 tablespoons regular chili powder
- 4 1⁄2 cups Frito corn chips (15 ounce bag)
- 6 tablespoons finely diced white onions
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded good quality cheddar cheese
- 2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce or 2 cups lettuce
- 3⁄4 cup diced fresh tomato
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Suggested Toppings
- sour cream
- green onion
- black olives
- jalapeno
directions
- In a pan over medium-high heat, stir ground beef, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt until beef is crumbly and well browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
- With a large slotted spoon, push beef mixture to one side of pan and tilt pan so liquid runs to opposite side.
- Stir flour into liquid until well blended, then mix with beef mixture.
- Add 2 cups water, black beans (or kidney beans) if using, and dried chilies; stir until mixture boils and thickens, about 8 minutes.
- Spread about 1/3 cup of Fritos in each of six individual sized bowls and sprinkle chopped onion equally on top.
- Divide chili equally among the bowls and top with cheese, lettuce and tomato.
- Add more salt to taste if desired.
- NOTE: For large party gatherings, I usually triple the recipe and prepare this buffet style for each person to "build your own" Frito Pie. For diehards, you must have sliced fresh jalapenos as a garnish, too!
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Reviews
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What a fun recipe!!! I made this for my lunch today. Didn't realize til I was at the end of the list of ingredients/instructions, that there wasn't any tomatoes, sauce or paste in this recipe with the meat mixture, so wasn't sure what to expect. I did add a good bit of minced onion to the beef while it was cooking, but that was the only change I made to the recipe. I loved it (well with the added onion) just the way it is posted. Definitely will be a repeat here at our house. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. Made for Culinary Quest 2015.
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I hope it's ok to review this even though I used your recipe just as a guide. I made my own chili recipe and then layered the Fritos, onions, chili, lettuce, tomato and cheese like your instructions. I had never heard of Frito Pie and am glad to have tried it. What a great combination the Fritos and chili are! I was full after my first bowl, but I still went back for a (small) 2nd helping ;) Thanks for posting.
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This is soooooo good! I also served it with raisins & some diced pears. I put picante sauce on it. It is yummy. In our part of the country, it's called a chili pile-on! It's fun to serve at a party buffet style. You put the different ingredients in different dishes and let each guest take a plate and "pile-on" the ingredients he/she wants. No two guests will have the same dish.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
COOKGIRl
United States