Frito Chili Pie

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  90% lean meat / 10% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled

  16 oz or 454g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Tomato sauce

  Canned

  1 cup or 245g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, with green chilies

  1 cup or 241g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, ground or 0.9g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ½ tbsp, whole or 3g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 8g

• Kidney beans

  All types, mature seeds, canned

  2 cup or 512g

Directions

1. Brown ground chuck with garlic in a pot over medium-high heat. Add tomato sauce, Rotel, salt, oregano, cumin, and chili powder. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add drained and rinsed beans. Stir to combine, then cover and simmer for another 20 minutes. Serve by slicing the Frito bags open lengthwise. Pile in chili and cheese, and diced onion if using. Serve immediately with plastic forks. A crowd-pleaser!