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Bethany's Frito® Pie
Bethany Warner
"Fritos® and chili! This was a real favorite when I was a kid, and it still is. With the Frito-Lay® Company being based in Dallas, this dish is about as Texan as you can get."
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Ingredients
25 m servings 422 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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Directions
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spread about 2 cups corn chips in a baking dish. Sprinkle half the onion and half the Cheddar cheese over chips and top with chili. Spread remaining 1 cup corn chips over the chili, followed by remaining chopped onion and cheese.
- Bake until hot and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
Footnotes
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 422 calories; 23.1 g fat; 35.6 g carbohydrates; 20 g protein; 52 mg cholesterol; 991 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
10/30/2013
made love it except I add hot peppers texas made
Most helpful critical review
11/3/2014
Betheny's Frito Pie Haiku: "Very, very dry. Gotta use a good chili. Shouldn't have baked it." Would've been much happier if we'd get heated the chili and layered it in a bowl w/ cheese and the F...
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11/3/2014
Betheny's Frito Pie Haiku: "Very, very dry. Gotta use a good chili. Shouldn't have baked it." Would've been much happier if we'd get heated the chili and layered it in a bowl w/ cheese and the F...
4/14/2017
I have never heard of a baked Frito pie, I always just put Fritos in a bowl and cover with chili, cheese and onions, often adding jalapenos, diced tomatoes a dollop of sour cream.
4/14/2017
They have been making Frito chili Pie in Texas for as long as my husband (who was born here) can remember. Open a small bag of Fritos - down the long side, add heated Texas chili, cheese, and on...
4/15/2017
I have been eating this for 72 years. It was even served in our school cafeteria in El Paso, Tx. It is a favorite of ours. We do add some liquid that we rinse out from the can of chile. By ...
4/15/2017
I have made it for years. I just crush my fritos and add my heated chili and cheese. I also love chopped tomatoes on top.
4/14/2017
This is nuts. Everybody knows that a Frito Pie is served IN the bag of Fritos - use the individual sized bags. I make mine with my world-famous (OK, household-famous) vegetarian chili. Must b...
11/1/2013
I defrosted some chili that was in the freezer, and it was very thick. I think this would have been better had my chili had a little more liquid, allowing the bottom layer of fritos to soften ...
4/14/2017
My grandmother would chop up some iceberg lettuce, cut up some tomatoes, add Fritos and shredded cheddar, and pour Hormel chili over it - she called it Mexican Salad, and its halfway healthy! I'...