Frito Pie is one of those meals that makes a pound of hamburger stretch!! Seriously, it’ll feed 8 people with this recipe! Enjoy!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10servings
Author: Jamie Sherman
Ingredients
1poundlean ground beef
1small onionchopped
8ouncestomato sauce
1packettaco seasoning1 oz.
1cansliced black olives, drained2.25 oz
1canrefrigerated crescent roll dough8 oz.
2cupscoarsely crushed Fritos chipsdivided
1cupsour cream8 oz.
1canchopped green chilies4 oz.
1 ½cupsCheddar cheese, shredded6 oz.
optional toppings: sour cream and salsa
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook and crumble the beef with the onion until the meat is no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Stir in the tomato sauce, taco seasoning, and black olives.
Unroll the crescent dough into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish, making sure to seal the seams. Sprinkle about half of the Fritos over the dough. Top with the meat mixture.
In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and the green chilies. Spread evenly over the top of the meat mixture. Evenly top with the remaining Fritos and then the cheese.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until the crust is cooked and the pie is heated through. Serve with additional sour cream or salsa if desired.
Notes
Look for the can of a crescent dough sheet so there's no seams to seal!