Frito Chili Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1/2 lb ground sausage (i use mild lamb sausage but you could use ground turkey, italian sausage or whatever you choose)
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 small onions, chopped or 2 tablespoons minced onion flakes
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (15 ounce) cans light kidney beans, drained
• 1 teaspoon cumin, heaping
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes, heaping
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (omit this if you dont want zing)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• fritos corn chips
• shredded cheddar cheese (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine first 6 ingredients in a dutch oven or large pot.
• 2 cook until beef and sausage are browned and drain excess grease.
• 3 turn heat to medium and add remaining ingredients.
• 4 turn heat to medium low and simmer for 40 minutes.
• 5 to serve:.
• 6 pour a layer of fritos onto a plate or into a bowl.
• 7 spoon chili over fritos.
• 8 garnish with desired amount of shredded cheddar cheese.