Chili Frito Pie Recipe

Chili Frito pie is layers of chili, cheese, and Frito corn chips. It can be made in a casserole dish or kind of like a walking taco.

One of my FAVORITE things to do is figure out how to make recipes more Weight Watcher friendly or lower in points so that you can still be able to enjoy all those yummy and trending recipes that you see floating around on Pinterest. Like this chili frito pie recipe. You might think how are Frito chips diet friendly? Well let me tell you, something friend. You can eat ANYTHING you want just as long as you stay within your calorie deficit or daily points. All the food police out there can go away because I know there will be some of them out there that say Chili Frito Pie isn't a diet-friendly recipe.

If you're looking for more easy dinner recipes like this try White Chicken Enchiladas, Chicken Salad with Grapes, or Skinny Beef Enchiladas.

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• Ingredients Needed
• How to Make Chili Frito Pie
• Recipe Tips
• Recipe FAQs
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Ingredients Needed

• Ground turkey (99% fat-free) - If you aren't a fan of turkey chili I have a recipe on this blog that calls for ground beef chili but the points will be different. You just have to do the math and figure it out in the recipe builder. Ree's recipe has always been a favorite chili recipe of mine because I prefer my chili made with ground beef and a little number of beans.
• Frozen seasoned corn and black beans, thawed - yes you can find these two mixed in bags. If you can't just use canned corn and beans.
• Chili powder - Is a blend of mixed red chilis that have been dried up and pulverized until it resembles powder. Sometimes other spices like cumin and paprika.
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Ground black pepper
• Diced tomatoes - When purchasing canned diced tomatoes, it is important to read the label and choose a product with no added salt or sugar if you are looking for a healthier option.
• Chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce, chopped
• Bag of Fritos
• Shredded cheddar reduced fat - has a lower calorie count and less saturated fat than regular cheese, but it may also have a different taste and texture. It also helps with keeping the calorie count pretty low for this recipe. 
• See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to Make Chili Frito Pie

1. Heat a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add turkey; cook 8 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in corn and black beans; cook 2 minutes. Stir in ¼ cup water and next 5 ingredients stirring until thick. ladle chili into bowls; top with ciilantro and green onions if desired.
2. Preheat oven to 350 and lightly grease a 2 quart casserole
3. Layer ingredients in casserole in this order: chili, cheese, and chips.
4. Bake until bubbly, 15-20 minutes.
5. Go to confession and sin no more.

Recipe Tips

• Use the recipe my recipe for Crock Pot Turkey Chili filled with lots of great zero point and healthy options such as ground turkey, corn, and black beans.
• Frito chips come in smaller 1 oz serving portions. If you don't care to make this into a casserole dish scoop out chili on to chips and add some reduced-fat cheese or fat-free cheese on top. Total points would be 8. Chili is zero points so use as much as you like. 🙂
• I personally like the smaller size bags for portion control.

Recipe FAQs

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