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Frito Chili Pie

When it comes to easy comfort food you can't get much tastier than this cheesy and meaty Frito Chili Pie. A delicious recipe the whole family will love.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Frito Chili Pie, Frito Chili Pie Recipe
Servings: 6
Author: Rachel

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic mince
  • 14 ounce can kidney beans undrained
  • 5.5 ounce can tomato paste
  • 10 ounce can rotel
  • 2 Tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 9.25 ounce bag Fritos
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • Optional toppings: diced onions diced jalapeno peppers, sour cream, sliced green onions, diced tomatoes, chopped bell peppers

Instructions

  • In a large skillet or pot, brown the ground beef, onion, and garlic at medium heat. Drain excess fat.
  • Add kidney beans, tomato paste, rotel, chili powder, salt, sugar, and cumin. Stir together well.
  • Turn the heat down to medium low. Allow the mixture to simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
  • Pour a bag of fritos onto a serving dish, or pour a single serving of fritos onto each person’s plate.
  • Serve the chili over fritos , sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese, and use desired toppings.

Notes

  1. This can be made with any kind of meat, we like ground beef and the leaner the better.
  2. You can make this meatless, see my tips above on how to do this.
  3. This can be frozen.  (See note in "How Do I Store" regarding this.)
  4. If you want this a little saucier you can add 1 -15 oz can tomato sauce.
  5. This isn't a spicy recipe, if you want more spice you can add more chili powder, red pepper flakes, jalapenos, or cayenne pepper.
  6. You can make this dish into individual servings with smaller bags of fritos.