I can't stop thinking about Frito pies (chili + corn chips).

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#1  Edited By napalm

So, I can't stop thinking about Frito pies, mainly because I haven't eaten much today and I'm hungry as fuck right now, but I am also getting ready to finish up this design assignment tomorrow for a possible job position, so I don't want to bask in the deliciousness of a Frito pie until I take care of my priorities, (so the Frito pie festivities will have to wait until tomorrow night).

So, what is a Frito pie?

Frito pie is a dish made with chili, cheese, and corn chips. Optional additions include salsa, refried beans, rice, mustard, and jalapeños, among others. Frito pie is typically made by combining Fritos or other corn chips with chili and cheese in a large pan and baking it as a casserole. Because so many chips are used in the dish, they tend to be moistened but not soggy from the chili.

In New Mexican cuisine, Fritos are placed in single serving bowls and are covered with plain pinto beans, chili Colorado with or without meat, and shredded cheddar cheese. Diced onions, tomatoes and lettuce are often used as toppings.

An alternative method uses a small, single-serving bag of corn chips, with chili or taco meat poured over the top. The combination is then often finished with grated cheese, onions, jalapeños, lettuce, and sour cream. This second method is sometimes called a Frito boat or a walking taco in the Midwestern United States, while in the Ohio Valley region, it is commonly called taco-in-a-bag. Frito pies are popular at sports venues, fundraisers, bingos, open houses, state fairs and street vendors.

So that sounds great, right? It's a fantastic combination. I had it once when I worked at Fry's Electronics (many a year ago), and well, the craving just randomly hit me. I usually take mine with chili, mexican three cheese (tons of it), and sour cream. Man, I'm so goddamn hungry.

So, let's talk about possible other food combinations with a Frito pie. Cucumbers? That sounds pretty good, actually. No, I don't add any spices or hot sauces to it because I'm not a fan of spicy foods.

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Mmmm.

EDIT: To give a bit of a random backstory since I've been on my own, I've taken a ridiculously obsessive habit of cooking and making all of my own meals from scratch. I'm not a huge fan of buying pre-put-together meals. I prefer to buy everything and cook it myself. I find it just tastes better, especially when you get fresh, good ingredients, and I can usually adjust the flavor a bit on a dime if I'm feeling something specific.

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#2  Edited By SexyToad

My family make those every so often. They are goooood...

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#3  Edited By Jams

That looks like a Frito boat to me. Stick a hot dog in that mother fucker and chow son!

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#4  Edited By Bumpton

Please tell me you make your own homemade Fritos also...

I totally understand and can relate to this craving though. Frito pies are fucking great! Here's another crazy idea though: chili, cheese, and .... wait for it ... Corn Nuts. All the awesome crunch and flavor of Fritos without worrying about them getting soggy. If you like Frito pies, I can almost guarantee you'll like this.

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#5  Edited By ShadowConqueror

That sounds delicious as hell.

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#6  Edited By Portis

Gross.

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#7  Edited By bybeach

Too heavy(the food I mean) Sure I would have liked it at one time long ago...

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#8  Edited By NlGHTCRAWLER

Frito Pies sounds disgusting. Me and my baseball team call them Pepper Bellies and they are great.

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#9  Edited By napalm

@NlGHTCRAWLER said:

Frito Pies sounds disgusting. Me and my baseball team call them Pepper Bellies and they are great.

Pepper bellies is literally the worst name for anything ever. It sounds like a stand-in for, "the shits".

"Ah man, I had a violent case of the pepper bellies this morning. I couldn't even go to work! It was just heave-ho in my bowels for like four hours!"

@Portis said:

Gross.

You're gross.

@ShadowConqueror said:

That sounds delicious as hell.

It is delicious as hell and I can't wait to make it. Thankfully it's simple and quick!

@Bumpton said:

Please tell me you make your own homemade Fritos also...

I totally understand and can relate to this craving though. Frito pies are fucking great! Here's another crazy idea though: chili, cheese, and .... wait for it ... Corn Nuts. All the awesome crunch and flavor of Fritos without worrying about them getting soggy. If you like Frito pies, I can almost guarantee you'll like this.

Corn nuts? Too hard.

@Jams said:

That looks like a Frito boat to me. Stick a hot dog in that mother fucker and chow son!

A Frito boat is the same thing, except it's in an actual Frito bag, and the ingredients are a bit different.

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#10  Edited By TheHumanDove

This dish STINKS!

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#11  Edited By NlGHTCRAWLER

@Napalm: TAKE IT BACK!

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#12  Edited By PeasantAbuse

Sounds good, I would drown that shit in salsa.

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#13  Edited By napalm

@TheHumanDove said:

This dish STINKS!

You stink. You stinker.

@NlGHTCRAWLER said:

@Napalm: TAKE IT BACK!

No! Pepper belly just makes me sick just thinking about that name.

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#14  Edited By bybeach

You know where I sync with this..Not near the same thing but yet...tacos. And it comes down to this, I cannot stand anything but yellow corn shells for them. Did the healthy whole grain approach..they suck! So I just go a bit light on the meat(equiv. to your chilli) and long on lettuce avocado tomatoe and back to the bad, cheese. and salsa/sauce.

This is closest I'll come anymore, but it's got to be yellow corn shells. I know it's not the same, but they are in the same movie..

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#15  Edited By Sploder

Ehh I'm not really a fan of mexican food. Fajitas are nice though.

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#16  Edited By brandino

I love every incarnation of chili, especially the pie. But i have acid reflux and chili destroys my insides so i don't eat it often.

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#17  Edited By Dallas_Raines

I only know of this 'dish' because of King of The Hill.

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#18  Edited By Silvergun

For the 'authentic' frito pie experience, dump the chili and cheese right into the frito bag and eat it right out of it.

Also, this is basically the southwestern version of hot dish isn't it?

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#19  Edited By rollingzeppelin

Arent these just called nachos?

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Yeah, my mom makes that, and it's so good, but that's not what we call it. I don't know why, but we call it Tom's stuff. Maybe when my brother was younger he looked at some recipes and chose that, but I don't know. While it is pretty much the same ingredients, it doesn't look exactly like that. I've been wondering what the heck that was, but I just assumed it was my family's creation. That's crazy. We always have the Fritos on top with the cheese, and then the chili underneath, with some other stuff as well. It's also not a small dish.

It looks a little more like this, as shown on the Wikipedia page.

I guess this isn't big in WA, 'cause I've never seen this before now other than from my own family. Thanks though, now I know what this is. It's dinner. The food isn't really messy either as shown in most pictures. I would have never thought of putting the ingredients right in the bag of chips, that's just weird.

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#21  Edited By napalm

So, the Frito pie was very successful. And it also took me out after half the bowl. I couldn't finish, so I'm going to throw some foil over the top and heat it up another night, and we shall do battle again!

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We shall do battle again! This is not over!

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#22  Edited By butano

Huh. I've always just cooked a can of chili with cheese and maybe some salsa or jalepenos, and then basically use it as dip with my corn chips. Never had a thought to ever cook the chips as well.

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#23  Edited By EVO

@RollingZeppelin said:

Arent these just called nachos?

It's a reboot.

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#24  Edited By laserbolts

Never had it before but it looks delicious in that picture.

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#25  Edited By c_rakestraw

Man, it's been too long since I've had one of those. I need to get a hold of some fritos.

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#26  Edited By teh_destroyer

Damn, I hate you for posting that.

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#27  Edited By dungbootle

@EVO said:

@RollingZeppelin said:

Arent these just called nachos?

It's a reboot.

The Nachos.

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#28  Edited By OneManX

Same with me, everytime I eat one, I eat about half of it, up front, then eat the rest the next day or so.

And yeah, it's basically nachos.

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#29  Edited By napalm

@OneManX said:

Same with me, everytime I eat one, I eat about half of it, up front, then eat the rest the next day or so.

And yeah, it's basically nachos.

I actually just polished it off about an hour later. Big mistake. I should've waited at least two.

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Damn, I hate you for posting that.

Love me. :D

@laserbolts said:

Never had it before but it looks delicious in that picture.

It is delicious! Maybe a bit too much sour cream. I probably shouldn't have added so much extra on top. There was already a nice layer underneath the chili to prevent sogginess of the chips on the bottom.

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#30  Edited By slowbird

Sonic (the drive-in, not the hedgehog) has those on their menu as a side dish. But I would just get it as a meal.

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#31  Edited By NlGHTCRAWLER

@Napalm: YOU MAKE ME SICK.

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#32  Edited By napalm

@NlGHTCRAWLER said:

@Napalm: YOU MAKE ME SICK.

What? Why?!

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#33  Edited By NlGHTCRAWLER

@Napalm said:

@NlGHTCRAWLER said:

@Napalm: YOU MAKE ME SICK.

What? Why?!

LOL I should have quoted you. This was in reply to your comment about Pepper Bellies.

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#34  Edited By handlas

Chilli Cheese Wraps are better.

Take all that and wrap it in a tortilla. Yummmmmyyyyyyyy.