Frito Pie {Filling}
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Who doesn\'t love Frito Pie?! Even better when the filling is easy to pull out of the freezer on a busy weeknight!
Ingredients for Single Meal
- 1 - lb(s) ground beef
- 1 - Tbsp minced onion
- 1 - tsp garlic powder
- 1 - 15 oz. can(s) red kidney beans
- 1 - 15 oz diced tom & green chile
- 2 - Tbsp chili powder
- 1 - Tbsp ground cumin
- - Salt and pepper
- 1 - cup(s) shredded sharp cheddar cheese**
- 8 - individual size bags Fritos**
- Side: - fruit**
- 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal
- In a large saucepan, brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic powder. Drain and return to saucepan.
- Open and drain the can of red kidney beans, and open can diced tomatoes with green chiles.
- Stir in the diced tomatoes, drained red kidney beans plus 1 cup of hot water. Stir in the chili powder, ground cumin, salt and pepper. Bring to bubbling and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes to allow flavors to mingle.
- Open up the bags of fritos and spoon ground beef mixture into each bag and top with a pinch of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Prepare fruit.
- Serve Frito Pie with fruit.
Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions
- Brown 2 lbs. ground beef, 2 Tbsp minced onion and 2 tsp garlic powder. Drain and let cool.
- Open 2 cans of diced tomatoes with green chiles. Open and drain 2 cans of red kidney beans.
To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:
- Half of the browned ground beef
- Half of the diced tomatoes with green chiles
- Half of the drained red kidney beans
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- Salt and pepper
Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze
Freeze & Thaw Instructions
Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to a skillet and reheating.
Dairy-Free Modifications
Omit the shredded cheese for dairy-free meal.
Gluten-Free Modifications
Recipe is gluten free when served with gluten-free sides.
Printable Label Recipe Title
Frito Pie {filling}
Printable Label Instructions
Thaw and reheat frito pie filling. Once warm, spoon into bags of corn chips and top with shredded cheese.
Serve with fruit.
