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Frito Pie
American · Dinner

Frito Pie

Walking Chili

Ground beef simmered with onion, garlic, tomato, kidney beans and a chili-cumin-paprika spice base until thick, then spooned over corn chips and topped with sharp cheddar, raw onion and jalapeno. A Tex-Mex handheld chili eaten straight from the layered crunch.

$4
15 minsPrep
45 minsCook
60 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
868Calories
47.4gProtein
52.5gFat
52.1gCarbs
7.7gSugar
11.5gFiber
806mgSodium
184mgChol
17.9gSat Fat
618mgPotassium
312mgCalcium
4.2mgIron
1.8mcgVitamin B12
22mgVitamin C
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Instructions

1
Prep Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and set aside 2 tbsp raw onion and jalapeno slices as toppings. Grate the cheddar.
2
Sear Heat vegetable oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high and brown the ground beef 5 to 6 minutes, breaking it up until no pink remains.
3
Bloom Add diced onion and garlic and cook over medium 4 minutes, then stir in chili powder, cumin and smoked paprika and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
4
Simmer Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, kidney beans and beef stock, then simmer over medium-low 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chili thickens and no liquid pools.
5
Plate Spread corn chips in a bowl, ladle the hot chili over, then scatter cheddar, raw onion and jalapeno on top and serve.
Serves 2 portions · 2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10

Ingredients

  • 13 oz371g ground beef
  • 1 cup150g onion
  • 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 7 oz100g, a quarter of a 14.5 oz can canned tomatoes
  • 9 oz130g, half a 15 oz can kidney beans, drained
  • 2 tbsp2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2/3 cup160ml beef stock
  • 4.2 oz120g corn chips
  • 2.8 oz80g sharp cheddar cheese
  • 4 tbsp40g onion, to finish
  • 1 oz30g jalapeno
  • 2 tbsp2 tbsp vegetable oil
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