Mexican Frito Casserole

This is an easy casserole using corn chips, cheese, and homemade or canned chili.


With a little bit of salsa and just a few other ingredients this casserole can be done in less than 30 minutes and the kids absolutely love it.


Absolutely perfect for chili lovers, Frito lovers, and weeknight quick recipes.

Ingredients Needed for this recipe

• ground beef
• onion 
• chopped green chiles
•  chopped black olives sliced or more to taste
• homemade chili or canned
• chili beans ( pinto beans or black beans) corn drained
• salsa
• taco seasoning
• corn chips like Fritos
• extra-sharp cheese shredded or a Mexican blended cheese
• garnish suggestions: jalapeno peppers and more sliced olives, extra cheese, avocado sliced, salsa, sour cream

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Easy Casseroles

I love all in one pan casseroles, just brown the meat, add the ingredients to the casserole and bake for 25 minutes that's it, super delicious and simple recipe.


I sometimes use a blend of all kinds of beans and leftover chili, it's the perfect way to get rid of leftovers for sure!

Mexican Frito Casserole

Yield: 6

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 12 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 37 Min

This is a casserole using corn chips, chili, beans and baked until it hot and the cheese is bubbling.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion chopped 4 ounces can of green chiles chopped
• 1/4 cup black olives sliced or more to taste
• 2 cups of homemade chili(or 16 ounces of chili canned)
• 16 ounce can of chili beans ( pinto beans or black beans)
• can of corn drained
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning
• 1 bag corn chips like Fritos
• 2 cups extra sharp cheese shredded or a Mexican blended cheese
• garnish suggestions: jalapeno peppers and more sliced olives, extra cheese, avocado sliced, salsa, sour cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees. 
2. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and onions until pink is gone and onions become transparent. 
3. Drain the grease. 
4. Stir in chiles, olives, chili, chili beans, corn, salsa, and taco seasoning. 
5. Bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring often. 
6. Crush the corn chips and spread half of them evenly in a 9x13 deep baking dish. 
7. Add chili mixture and top with remaining crushed chips.
8.  Bake for 25 minutes. 
9. Add cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
10. Note for crispier cheese broil on high for 1 minute.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

609.57

Fat (grams)

37.11

Sat. Fat (grams)

15.23

Carbs (grams)

29.05

Fiber (grams)

4.54

Net carbs

24.50

Sugar (grams)

7.54

Protein (grams)

40.31

Sodium (milligrams)

1448.56

Cholesterol (grams)

125.07

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