Name: Tamale and Frito Pie
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 can (1 pound) chili or about 3 cups homemade chili; 2 cups regular size Fritos; 6 tamales, removed from the corn husks; 4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers, shredded

Ingredients

1 can (1 pound) chili or about 3 cups homemade chili
2 cups regular size Fritos
6 tamales, removed from the corn husks
4 ounces Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers, shredded

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Spray a 7×11-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
Heat the chili in a saucepan just until it comes to a boil.
Remove from the heat.
Lightly crumble the Fritos (don’t make Frito dust) and spread in the baking dish.
Place the tamales on top of the Fritos with a little space between each one.
Cover with the hot chili.
Bake uncovered 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and bake 5 to 10 minutes more, until the cheese melts and the mixture is bubbly.