One of the main dish recipes on the June Paint Bucket is Deep Dish Frito Pie from the Food Network
The Monthly Paint Bucket is my way of paring down recipes I want to make, to a manageable list of recipes to draw inspiration from during the month, so I don’t waste a lot of time deciding what’s for dinner
This is a wonderful, fuss free, family summer meal
The Deep Dish Frito Pie from the Food Network calls for pureeing the corn chips, then adding flour, egg and cheese forming a dough to roll out and put in the bottom of your dish
hmmmm…that sounds like a lot of trouble a little labor intensive…
Fancier yes, but is the result worth all that trouble?
Not much different than just using Fritos straight out of the bag…
Why not just cut to the chase, and top a layer of Fritos with grated cheese
The filling is made with taco seasoned ground beef sauteed with onions, peppers and corn, and then held together with red enchilada sauce
You can use canned or frozen corn,
but I prefer to always use fresh when possible
It only takes a minute to cut it from the cobs
After the meat is browned and drained, stir in the onions and peppers
Then add seasoning and water and simmer to let sauce reduce
Now stir in enchilada sauce and corn
Place the meat mixture on top of the layers of Fritos and cheese in the dish
Top with more cheese and bake
When dish is heated through, garnish with more Fritos around the edges
Sprinkle more cheese in the middle
Top with chopped lettuce, tomatoes avocado
Add a dollop of sour cream
Note: I read several other recipes for Frito Pie, including ones by Betty Crocker and Paula Deen. I combined the parts of the recipes that I liked and came up with my own version below
FIESTA FRITO PIE
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground chuck
- 1/2 cup red onion diced
- 1/2 cup sweet peppers diced
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 15 oz can sweet corn kernels
- 10 oz red enchilada sauce {or use more if you want it really saucy}
- 2 cups extra sharp cheddar
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Brown meat in skillet with a little salt. When beef renders fat add onion and peppers. Drain fat from pan and add taco seasoning and 2/3 cup water. Simmer until sauce thickens. Add corn and enchilada sauce.
- Place a thick layer* of Fritos in the bottom of a deep pie or quiche dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Top 1/2 of cheese and then with the meat sauce and remaining cheese
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until heated through and melty. Garnish with more chips, avocado slices and a dollop of sour cream.
Notes
Olé 💃
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