Chili - Frito Pie

Chili is the official state food of Texas, and it's a great comfort food recipe on a cold night! My Chili recipe starts with a homemade chili seasoning mix. Stop buying the expensive package of premade chili seasoning because it will take less than 5 minutes and cost less than $1 to make a big batch of homemade chili seasoning to use all season long!

Chili Seasoning Recipe:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup chili powder
2 tablespoons cumin
2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
2 tablespoons dried minced onion
2 tablespoons seasoned salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons dried minced garlic

Directions:

Stir together all ingredients and store in an airtight container.

Now that you've made your chili seasoning, you'll be able to whip up a delicious bowl of chili in no time!

Chili Recipe

Ingredients:

2 lbs. ground beef or lean ground beef
1/3 cup chili seasoning mix (see The Budget Diet's Chili Seasoning Recipe)
2 cans Rotel tomatoes (mild or hot depending on how spicy you like your chili)
1, 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1, 16 oz. can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1, 16 oz. can pinto beans (drained and rinsed)

Directions:

Brown ground beef and drain.
Sprinkle ground beef with chili seasoning mix and stir to combine.
Stir in Rotel, tomato sauce, black beans and pinto beans.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In Texas we love to use our chili to make Frito Pie…give it a try!