Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Frito Pie intro

I love Fritos®, and the thought of Frito pie just makes my mouth water.  In case you don't know what Frito pie is, here's the scoop.  Take a snack-size bag of Fritos®, cut open the long side, spoon in chili, sprinkle cheese on top.  It couldn't be simpler, could it?  Well, that is why I am going to make is more complex by turning this into a Frito pie meat-muffin recipe.

The first task, of course, is creating the chili that will be the basis for the meat-muffins.  Actually, that is the only real task.  Fritos® will provide the bread component, and nothing else really needs to be addressed.  Therefore, I concentrate on creating the chili.  It should be a little spicy, and it should have beans.  It should also have chilies, because a chili without chilies is just chilly.  It should not have odd spices, like cumin or oregano.  Any cheese involved should be pepper jack at the least.

After much tongue-burning experimentation, here is my recipe for Frito pie meat-muffins.

©2014 Karl Arthur Haefner

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