My homemade chili recipe feeds a crowd! One way of serving chili, is to make Frito Lay Chili Pie. Ladle it over a bed of Frito Lay Corn Chips. Toss with shredded cheese and broil until the cheese is bubbly and melted. Add a garnish if sour cream and fresh tomatoes, and you have a delicious meal. This, kind of, tastes like Tamale Pie!
I finally shared my Signature Chili Con Carne recipe with you, just in time for the Super Bowl. Tomorrow, I am feeding three men who are geared up to watch the two teams battle it out for the ultimate prize.
Today, I made my traditional Chili with meat. I gotta say, it’s a good batch, if I do say so myself! I have a nice variety of chips, ready to be poured into small bowls. There’s definitely more than enough chili, and hot dogs. Of course,there’s plenty of ripe avocado, waiting to become fresh guacamole.
I don’t buy Frito Lay Corn Chips, very often, because I can’t stop eating them. Nom, nom, nom.
All that cooking and baking made me really hungry. I can eat my homemade chili beans several days in a row, and never tire of it. I’ve never made Frito Chili Pie, though I’ve heard of it. It was lunch time, and my husband just finished setting up our new Flat Screen HDTV (super excited to finally have one), so I made him a “thank you” lunch. NOTE: I added a little bit of cornmeal “paste” by adding a little water, to thicken the chili a bit.
There was a piping hot pot of chili, and so I thought I’d see what this Chili Pie craze is all about.
A more “novel” way of making these, is to cup open a lunch-snack sized bag of Fritos and pour in some chili. I wanted to up the ante a bit, so I chose to use oven-proof serving dishes.
…and, I topped it with shredded cheddar cheese.
Set these on a baking sheet, and placed them on the highest rack with the broiler on.
Just under two minutes later, the cheese was bubbling and melted.
Topped these with sour cream and some fresh chopped tomato, and a little cilantro.
TASTING NOTES: This is so simple to make, and so very good. This reminds me of Tamale Pie. The chips turn “soggy” but in a good way. What took me so long to discover Mexican themed dish?
Tomorrow, I’ll let the boys enjoy Chili Dogs. I’m going for more of this. Delicious and simple.
Touchdown!
Frito Chili Pie
I love to make chili con carne at home. One way of serving chili, is to ladle it over a bed of Frito Lay Corn Chips. Toss with shredded cheese and broil until the cheese is bubbly and melted. Add a garnish if sour cream and fresh tomatoes, and you have a delicious meal. This, kind of tastes like Tamale Pie!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 Bag Frito Lay Corn Chips
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- sour cream
- 1 Roma tomato seeded and chopped
- Cilantro for garnish
- Pickled Jalapeno optional
Instructions
- Place a layer of frito lay corn chips in an individual serving dish, or bowl.
- Ladle chili over the corn chips.
- Layer with shredded cheese.
- Broil for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes, on high rack, until bubbly and melted.
- If desired, top with sour cream and chopped fresh tomatoes.
- Garnish with pickled jalapenos, if desired.
- Optional: Buy individual lunch-sized bags of Frito Lay Corn Chips, and cut open on the side. Ladle the chili on top and top with shredded cheese. The only disadvantage is that you can’t melt the cheese on top, and it’s messy to eat– but kids will probably love it this way.
Tried this recipe?Mention @afeastfortheeyes or tag #afeastfortheeyesblog!
Looks like when we watch sports we both turn to Mexico for inspiration. Loving this Debby.
Yum. It does look like Tamale pie. Reminds me of when I was young. Everything looks set and ready for the big game.
Sam
This is certainly the ultimate game day food! It pretty much has all of the superbowl food groups in it! (meat, chips and cheese :P)
Frito pie used to be a huge favorite when my kids were little. We bought little bags of Fritos, cut the tops off and put all the ingredients right into the little bags. I can still a lineup of little girls sitting on the brick garden seats eating their little Frito pies with plastic forks. They loved it. Life was simple back then.
I have to have that frito pie. I must have it. Looks so yummy! I mentioned you in my proper blogging etiquette post today as one of the great proper bloggers out there. Feel free to share the article if you wish. http://whatsfordinner-momwhatsfordinner.blogspot.com/2013/02/blogging-etiquette-and-how-to-market.html
Chili con carne is absolutely perfect food for Superbowl.
Your 3 guys are loving it! I can guess that you are rooting for the 49er's.
Velva
Oh man! My husband would die for this – me too. LOVE.
We make a version of chili pie that has cornbread on top but we will have to try this one next time we have chili. It looks delicious and now I'm hungry.
Frito Pie: one of my "naughty" foods that I crave!