How to Cook the Best Frito Pie Recipe

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Frito Pie is a classic easy, quick-fix dinner or snack recipe. When reminiscing about their kitchen adventures, people often tend to regale tales of hours spent carefully curating a fancy dish with a difficult-to-pronounce name (try bouillabaisse). And while those tales are dinner table legends, there’s something oddly rewarding about making a quick fix dinner, in the privacy of your little kitchen. Tales of these dinners just bubble around the stove and never leave the kitchen. But on a cold, Tuesday night, post a long day of work, quick-fix dinners, like Frito pie is what you reach out for. They’re unfussy, hearty, warm, and inexpensive.

Frito pies are delicious, as they are versatile. Scout your pantry for available ingredients, pile them on top of Frito, sprinkle some grated cheese, and you’re good to go. And don’t bother picking out a serving plate, because Frito pies taste best, straight from the bag. This is a classic version of Frito pie with crispy corn chips (how long do corn chips last?), topped off with spicy beef (how long does beef last?) chili, onion, cheese, and sour cream. It is meaty, crunchy, indulgently unhealthy, and totally worth it.

Making Frito Pie

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion, and saute for a few minutes till the onions (What wine goes well with onions?) are soft and turn translucent. Then add minced beef and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, till beef loses its raw pinkness. Add tomato paste (how long does tomato paste last?) and chopped tomatoes and mix well. Season the mix with oregano, cumin powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes till tomatoes are tender and begin to release their water. Stir in boiled beans. Mix well and cook for 5 to 6 minutes till the mixture is thick and well combined.

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Making Frito Pie
 

To assemble Frito pie, open the bag from the centre, by cutting across the middle horizontally, leaving about a 1-inch distance at the top and bottom.

Making Frito Pie
 

Open the flaps, ladle over the beef and bean mixture on top, add grated cheese, chopped green chilis, cilantro, sour cream (optional), and serve.

Making Frito Pie
 
Yield: 6
Author: Bea Padilla
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Best Frito Pie Recipe

Best Frito Pie Recipe

Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 1 H & 5 M
A classic straight-out-of-the-bag Frito pie with crispy corn chips, topped off with spicy beef chili, onion, cheese, and sour cream.

Ingredients

Spicy Beef Chili
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium white onion, chopped and divided
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 15 oz can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • 4 oz can green chili
For serving
  • 6 (1-oz) bags Fritos
  • 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar
  • Sour cream, for serving (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add half the onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir in tomato paste. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain fat and return to heat.
  2. Add the spices (chili powder, cumin, oregano, cayenne) and season generously with salt and pepper. Pour in crushed tomatoes, pinto beans, and green chili. Bring chili to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. Build Frito pie. Open bag(s) and add chili. Top with cheddar, remaining chopped white onions, jalapeños, and sour cream.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

503.46

Fat

32.19

Sat. Fat

13.8

Carbs

27.93

Fiber

7.88

Net carbs

20.03

Sugar

9.09

Protein

28.2

Sodium

839.22

Cholesterol

92.53
 
 
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