Easy Frito Chili Pie Recipes

FRITO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink and onion is tender, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in beans; heat through., Reserve 1 cup corn chips for topping. Place remaining corn chips in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with meat mixture, enchilada sauce and cheese; top with reserved chips., Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted. If desired, sprinkle with green onions.

FRITO CHILI PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck with garlic in a pot over medium-high heat. Add tomato sauce, Rotel, salt, oregano, cumin, and chili powder. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add drained and rinsed beans. Stir to combine, then cover and simmer for another 20 minutes. Mix masa with water, then add to the chili. Stir to combine and simmer for a final 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside. Serve by slicing the Frito bags open lengthwise. Pile in chili and cheese, and diced onion if using. Serve immediately with plastic forks. A crowd-pleaser!

FRITO CHILI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Gather ingredients.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onions until cooked through and onions become transparent. Discard grease if needed.
• Stir in chiles, olives, chili, chili beans, corn, salsa, and taco seasoning. Bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Crush Fritos and spread half of them evenly in a 9x13 deep baking dish. Add chili mixture and top with remaining crushed Fritos.
• Bake for 25 minutes. Add cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

BEST CHILI CHEESE FRITO PIE

Steps:

• Season 70/30 ground beef with seasoning salt, garlic, black pepper, cumin and chili powder. Brown.
• Add in crushed tomatoes, onions, cilantro, tomato sauce and water.
• Let everything simmer for about 20 minutes.
• Place the Frito Lay Chips at the bottom of a casserole dish.
• Pour the homemade chili over the chips.
• Top the chili with cheese. (I like to use a combination of cheddar and mozzarella cheese but mainly cheddar.)
• To add more color and flavor, add diced tomatoes and green onions on top of the cheese (optional).

EZ BAKED FRITO PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Heat the canned chili and any optional ingredients on the stove.
• Spread a thin layer of Fritos along the bottom of an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish.
• Pour about half of the heated chili evenly over the bottom layer of Fritos.
• Completely cover the chili layer with a thicker layer of Fritos.
• Sprinkle about half the shredded cheese atop the Fritos.
• Pour the remainder of the chili atop the Frito/cheese layer.
• Completely cover the top chili layer with another thick layer of Fritos, then sprinkle on the remaining cheese.
• Bake in 350 oven for about 25-30 minutes, or until bubbly around edges and top cheese is melted.
• Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

AUTHENTIC TEXAS FRITO PIE

Steps:

• Heat the chili until it is steaming hot.
• Place Fritos in a lightly oiled casserole dish.
• Cover with the chili.
• Cover top with cheese.
• Heat until cheese melts.
• Serve sprinkled with onions and sour cream if desired.

FRITO CHILI PIE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the diced onions and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the garlic clove and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the ground beef and cook until the beef is browned.
• Drain any grease from the skillet.
• Add the entire can of chili beans (do not drain them!) and the chili seasoning.
• Combine all of the ingredients, reduce the heat on the stove to medium and cook for 5-7 minutes.
• Divide the Fritos corn chips between four separate plates.
• Spoon the chili over the chips.
• Top with cheddar cheese while the chili mixture is still hot so that the cheese will melt in.
• Add the optional toppings of your choice, like diced onions, shredded lettuce or hot sauce.