The Real Frito Pie Recipes

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.

GENUINE FRITO PIE

Steps:

• Crunch pack of Fritos. You don't want them in crumbs but you want them broken up a bit. Slice open side of package. Pour in greasy chili. Squeeze in one hearty squirt of mustard. Sprinkle onions on top. Top it all with cheese.
• Grab a plastic spoon and stick it in the middle and you're ready to enjoy a genuine Frito Pie.

THE REAL FRITO PIE

Steps:

• 1. Grease your baking dish...I know it sounds silly, but it makes a nice crust on your pie.
• 2. Bottom is a light layer of crushed corn chips.
• 3. Spoon on a layer of left over chili.
• 4. Top with more chips (thicker this time).
• 5. Top the chips with the rest of the chili.
• 6. Cover that with the rest of the crushed chips and then another 2 cups of cheese.
• 7. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until cheese is melted and the whole concoction is bubbling.
• 8. **Making Chili: Sometimes I use beef or moose chunks, most of the time it is ground meat. I ALWAYS include beans, tomatoes, cumin, garlic, onions, red chile puree (Hatch), red chili flakes, and I thicken it with tapioca just like my mom taught me to do. Don't salt the beans before you add to the chili.