Frito Pie

This is so decadent, fattening and bad for you but it is just delicious! This is one of the first things I ever cooked as a teenager - when my boyfriend came to dinner.

• 1 T. Butter or Margarine
• 1 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped pimento
• 1 T chopped mild green chili or jalapeno peppers
• 1 T chopped scallions
• 5 cups Fritos - regular size
• 40 oz chili con carne with or without beans
• 2 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (I always use cheddar)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Grease a 2 qt baking dish.
3. Saute onion in butter until transparent; remove from heat and stir in pimento, peppers and scallions.
4. Crush 4 cups of the fritos coarsely to make about 2-2 12 cups.
5. Line bottom of baking dish with half the crushed chips.
6. Carefully spread half the chili over the chips.
7. Layer half the cheese and half the onion mixture.
8. Repeat layers.
9. Garnish with remaining fritos.
10. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes at 400 degrees.