Oven-Baked Frito Pie

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Now, how about some Frito Pie?

 

What I love about this Oven-Baked Frito Pie is the layer of Frito's on the bottom of the chili as well as on the top.  I pretty much love Frito's...they are the most addicting little chips ever....so get a big bag! The chips on top get nice and toasted and the cheese throughout it gets nice and melted as well.

The chili comes together in a cinch, and although it seems there are a lot of steps, it all really comes together pretty quickly. 

First just brown your meat {ground beef or turkey burger}.  

Then toss in a can of chili beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, a packet of taco seasoning, and 1/4 cup cheese.  Stir it all together and let it simmer for a minute or two. 

 

While the chili simmers, place a layer of Frito chips along the bottom of a casserole dish. 

Then spread that chili over those chips and place it in the oven to bake for about 20 minutes. 

When the 20 minutes is up, slather some sour cream over the top.... 

And top with a few more Frito's, a sprinkle of cheese, and bake for another 5 minutes.  

  

The cheese will be all melted and the chips nice and toasted.  Now you can dig in and devour. 

This is great Game-Day food as well as a great post Trick or Treating meal... that is if the kids have any room for real food. 

 

 Oven-Baked Frito Pie
source:  What's For Dinner?

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 can (16 oz) chili beans
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 can (15 oz) diced tomatoes
1 envelope low sodium taco seasoning
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (2% fat kind)
3 1/2 cups corn chips (Frito's)
1 1/4 cup fat free sour cream

Directions:
Cook ground beef until meat is browned; drain. Stir in beans, tomato sauce, taco seasoning mix and 1/4 c. of cheese. Sprinkle 1 cup corn chips in bottom of 8x8 baking dish or 9x13 dish. Cover with chili. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Spread sour cream over chili. Top with remaining corn chips and cheese. Bake 4-5 minutes longer.

Makes 6 to 8 servings

**I froze half of the chili so essentially halved everything else (half the chips, half the cheese, half the sour cream.  You get it) and put it together in a small round casserole dish (smaller than an 8x8).