Frito Chili Pie

This is a recipe for Frito Chili Pie it is very easy to make and very yummy!!   Ingredients:  1 lb ground beef, 1 small onion, 1 large bag of regular Frito corn chips, one can of kidney beans, two cans of chili, and 1 lb. of Velveeta cheese.    

Brown 1lb lean ground beef

 

 

 Chop up 1 small onion add to hamburger then cook until brown

                                

Turn oven to 350 degrees

Cover the bottom of a  9 x 11 baking dish with Frito Corn Chips

Add One Can of Red Kidney beans and two cans of Chili to the hamburger mixture and continue to cook until heated through so you can layer it onto the corn chips.

Grate a 1lb. box of Velveeta cheese (this cheese is not real easy to grate but it is possible.

 

Layer this meat and bean mixture onto the chips trying to cover them evenly.  Spread the Velveeta cheese on top as well. Then layer another row of corn chips and meat mixture and top with remaining cheese.

Ready to Bake cover and bake for 15-20 minutes on 350

YUMMY

Top with salsa and sour cream and enjoy

A few helpful hints:  I had not made this in a very long time and I am not a canned chili fan.  You could make homemade chili and pour it over the Frito chips as well.  It is very important to make sure that your meat /bean mixture is not too thick.  The corn chips absorb the moisture and it will get dry very quick so make sure that you have your corn chips covered by meat mixture and cover the baking dish prior to baking to keep the pie from being dry.  Topping ideas are Salsa, Sour Cream, and small sliced green onions.  A friend of mine suggested that I add a can of diced tomatoes to the meat mixture to give it more liquid to keep it from being dry. 

I hope that you enjoy the dish!!  This is my very first blog with a recipe and photos so I am in the learning process.  I think there are many varieties of this recipe. This is my own version of the recipe.  It tasted almost like it did when I was a kid... but not quite!!