Crock Pot Frito Pie
Frito pie is the ingenious combination of a fabulously meaty chili on top of crunchy Fritos corn chips. Dinner (or game day) doesn't get any better!
Servings: 12 servings
Equipment
- large crock pot
Ingredients
- 2 lbs stew beef, cut in smallish chunks
- 1 lb ground sirloin
- salt
- olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 10 ounces can Ro-tel (diced tomatoes and chilies)
- 3 ounces tomato paste
- 12 ounces beer
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 Tbsp chili powder, or more to taste
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp (heaped) cumin
- 28 ounces canned pinto beans, drained
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 10 ounces Fritos corn chips
for thickening the chili
- 1/4 cup masa harina
- 1/2 cup warm water
toppings, optional
- shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
- finely chopped red onion
- sliced black olives
- finely chopped jalapeño peppers
Instructions
- Season your meat with salt. Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet and brown the stew meat in 2 batches. Add to your crock pot.
- Brown the ground sirloin in the same pan, breaking it apart with your spatula as it cooks. You want it to be finely crumbled. Add to the crock pot.
- Add the onion, garlic, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, beer, bay leaves, and spices to the crock pot. Give everything a good stir. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours, then add the drained beans, cover again, and turn the machine to low for another 3 hours.
- Mix the masa harina with the water and stir into the chili. Taste to adjust the seasonings. I add the sugar and vinegar now, to taste. Let cook, uncovered, for 10-15 more minutes, until ready to serve. Switch the crock pot to the keep warm setting for serving, if you like.
- To serve put Fritos into the bottom of serving bowls, and ladle some of the chili over them. Top with the garnishes of your choice.
Notes
This recipe can be cooked on the stove top as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 426 kcal · Carbohydrates: 35 g · Protein: 30 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 73 mg · Sodium: 480 mg · Potassium: 894 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 5 g · Vitamin A: 859 IU · Vitamin C: 10 mg · Calcium: 127 mg · Iron: 5 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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