Texas has its own rules when it comes to cuisine. I’ve seen foods here that I’d never heard of prior to meeting and marrying a Texan, then moving to her state as well. (O.K. She’s an Expat, we’re just stationed here, her license plates are Alaskan.)
This little gem is a tribute to football games, warm Texan nights and the fact that foods, especially snack foods, change by region.
Ladies and gentle-people, I give you the venerable Frito Pie!
I have no idea why it’s called a pie. There’s nothing pie-like about it, at least not in the way that I think of pies, meat, sweet or otherwise. If you’re a native Texan and have an answer for me, I’d love to hear it. I’d honestly cast it as a closer relative to Tortilla soup than to a pie, but I digress…
*Note: All of the ingredients used for this recipe, with the exception of the Fritos® themselves are of the “you’ll only find this is Texas” variety, at least I’ve never seen Wolf Brand Chili
outside of Texas and Ziegen Bock is manufactured by Anheuser Busch, but is only sold in the Great State of Texas. (There is no beer in a Frito Pie, but the Bock goes very well with it. If you’re not in Texas, try to find some Shiner Bock, it’s equally as good, and just as Texan.)
Frito Pie - Oh My! Your Basic Frito Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 4169Total Fat: 243gSaturated Fat: 78gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 107gCholesterol: 661mgSodium: 13368mgCarbohydrates: 263gFiber: 27gSugar: 52gProtein: 245g
There ya have it Y’all. Mrs. seat of her Pants waxes poetic over this little snack, as does The Homesick Texan. I’ll take no credit for this. I actually stole the bowl away from my wife just long enough to get the shot at the head of this post, and I had the board staged before she got started.
(It’s hard to get perfect shots when there’s a five foot madwoman trying to claw her way through you to get to her lunch!)
More just plain Texan goodness is to come very soon, trust me.
