Fritos smothered in Chili, cheese and onions.

[mykpart]

I call it Frito Pie. What do you call it?

[texanwitch]

1. Same thing.

Best food ever.

[kentauros]

2. Yeah, same thing here

and I haven't had it in I don't know how long... gotta make a veggie version now ;)

[Indi Guy]

3. I call it, tasteful suicide by coronary... n/t

[harmonicon]

4. is that like the walking taco?

[amitten]

5. Something I'd never heard of before moving to Texas.

Still something I'd never eat!

On edit: (Snack chips don't belong inside of food...what's next, Doritos lasagne...?)

[kentauros]

8. Fritos or corn chips are basically corn tortillas in pieces.

The end result of frito pie is about the same as enchiladas.

Same basic ingredients, different steps, similar results ;)

Do you ever eat nachos? Again, very similar ingredients and results.

[amitten]

18. Yeah but nachos (and chips in general) are snack food.

People usually talk about Frito Pie like it's an actual meal.

[kentauros]

19. If I know what the nachos are like at a particular Tex-Mex or Mex-Mex establishment

they become a meal to me, too. Nice balance of grain, legumes, dairy and sometimes guacamole :9


And frito pie is an actual meal. I grew up eating it every now and then, usually on weekends when my mother didn't want to cook a big meal for us all. We always ate well, however this particular meal seems to be described. It still has ingredients that are filling and not so bad for you :)

You could also look at how much frito ends up in a particular serving and compare to what someone would eat with a burger or sandwich...

[amitten]

26. I'm sorry--I just think it's gross. Same thing if it was "Cheetos" pie

or a pork rinds pie, if that makes sense. I just don't think snack chips are an ingredient for meals. They strike me as a stand-alone ingredient. :shrug: This could explain why the taste for it has remained regional...

[kentauros]

29. To each their own ;)

I simply see the fritos portion as an ingredient, that can also be adjusted to the person's tastes. Such as using oven-baked corn tortillas broken into pieces, or go ahead and line the pan with regular corn tortillas and layer as one would do with a lasgna, only using chili (meat or veggie), onions and cheese. There actually is a form of enchilada caserole that works like this. I don't see frito pie as being too far off of that recipe.

[mykpart]

25. Well, I've had lasagne made with dried polenta

instead of pasta, so the doritos don't sound that bad. But then I'm in Texas.

[grasswire]

6. we use the individual bags, and call them pepper bellies

At least that's what we used to do. Slit the single-size Frito bag up the middle, pour the chili in, add the cheese and some sliced green onion. Mmmm. Pepper bellies. Portable. I first had those at a kindergarten carnival, many years ago.

Avocado is good with this, too.

[InternalDialogue]

7. Gut bomb.

But I mean that in a good way.

[grasswire]

9. I meant to mention the aftertaste

I really like eating this, but I don't like the aftertaste that lasts a couple of hours. And the sodium overload -- oy!

What kind of chili is best? We in the Pacific Northwest are partial to Nalley's.

[kentauros]

10. Then that's what's best

:)

Use the kind and type of chili you like best. I will have to make this again soon and get some veggie chili, probably Amy's :9

[Connonym]

11. Chili and Fritos with cheese and onion

[pokerfan]

12. pass the spork!

http://www.disgruntledhousewife.com/meals/frito.pie.html

[Lucian]

13. Heartburn.

[Sebastian Doyle]

14. Sodium overdose?

Maybe a little less so if it's homemade chili, but there's still enough salt in the Fritos alone to send my blood pressure to Mars :evilfrown:

[texas1928]

15. Best stuff ever, and great at a Friday night high school football game.

:9

[Arkansas Granny]

16. We always called it the same thing. You can find it on the menu at several

small resaurants around town. I like to add a glob of sour cream on top.

[redqueen]

17. Same thing.

It used to be popular here but I hardly see it anymore.

[Wapsie B]

20. Throw in some sliced jalapenos and it's a great Frito Pie.

Or mix it all together in the Frito bag and it's a Walking Taco.

[Crabby Appleton]

21. Frito Pie! nom nom nom

[TommyO]

22. Frito Pie here as well

A few years ago, my manager brought it to our "International Food Day" at work. It was a hit, though I'm still not sure which international cuisine he was shooting for.

[bunnies]

23. Ive never heard of this anywhere but on DU.

Sounds like a recipe for poopy-butt cramps - to me.

[tjwash]

24. You don't have to be in a confined space with anyone for the rest of the day do you?

nt

[TK421]

27. With onions, I call it pretty foul

Can't stand the things, but everything else about it I like!

[LynneSin]

28. Bad attack of the FARTS!!

I know I wouldn't want to be around you!