Classic Chili Pie by Wolf Brand Chili

Ingredients

4 cups corn chips, divided
2 cans (15 oz each) Wolf Brand Chili No Beans, heated according to package directions, divided
1-1/2 cups shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese blend, divided
3/4 cup chopped onion
Sour Cream, optional
Sliced green onions, optional

Directions

1.) Preheat oven to 350F.  Layer 2 cups of the corn chips, half of the chili, 1 cup of the cheese and onion in a 2-quart casserole dish.  Top with the remaining chili.

2.) Bake 25 minutes

3.) Top with the remaining chips and cheese.  Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.  Garnish with sour cream and green onions, if desired.

As a native Texan, chili pie, or Frito Pie, is a part of my heritage, and I love it.   I'm also a fan of Wolf Brand Chili.  So what's not to love about this recipe?  Well, all the steps.  The recipe could have stopped at "heated according to package directions" and the pie would have been just as tasty.

I cooked the recipe as directed, and I could have easily fed 4 people a healthy share.   There were two of us at my table with two opinions on this dish.  The bottom layer of chips cooked into a delicious pudding of corn and grease and I couldn't get enough.  My other taster completely disagreed and thought that even the top layer had become too mushy.  We did both have doubts about the onions cooking enough, and we both thought they came out great.  

Fritos and Wolf Brand Chili make a great couple, but this isn't their best date.   I will continue to heat up cans of Wolf Brand Chili, but I will just pour it over a bowl of chips or maybe just straight into the bag and skip the baking.  

Wolf Brand Chili and Frito Migas

This being said, the next morning I was hungry and all kinds of homesick for Texas so I decided to make some migas.   I grabbed my chili pie left overs and removed the top layer of cheese, heated a small portion in a skillet, poured in three scrambled eggs with few fresh Fritos and a bit of cheese, and cooked until the eggs were set.  This breakfast dish was unbelievable.   Well, for me anyway.  My other taster was horrified at the idea and wanted nothing to do with them.  I just can't believe it took me this long to figure out that Wolf Brand Chili and Fritos make amazing migas.