Southwest Frito Pie

I find many (most?) of the recipes that we use, from Taste of Home magazines, and have subscribed to their magazines for years. This is another one that I clipped from a recent magazine. We tried it earlier this month - it was so very good! It will be kept with my favorite recipes to use in future weeks/months.

Southwest Frito Pie

Source: www.tasteofhome.com

Course: Main Course

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups water
• 1 can pinto beans (15 oz) rinsed and drained (optional)
• 4 1/2 cups corn chips
• 2 cups lettuce shredded
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese shredded (6 ounces)
• 3/4 cup tomatoes chopped
• 6 tablespoons onion finely chopped
• sour cream optional
• cilantro option

Directions

1. In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in the chili powder, flour, salt and garlic powder until blended; gradually stir in water.
3. Add beans, if desired. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
5. To serve, divide chips among six serving bowls.
6. Top with beef mixture, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and onion; garnish with sour cream and cilantro, if desired.

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Note: When I tried this recipe out recently, I cut it in half, and mistakenly forgot to cut the amount of pinto beans in half. It turned out just great the way I made it - maybe we will even prefer it this way?

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