Frito Pie Recipe | Cook the Book

This one's kind of a tailgating classic, especially if served the original way—dumping chili directly into the Fritos bag, transforming the bag itself into the serving vessel. (Though I think "serving vessel" is a bit high-falutin' in this context.) And...

Kimchi Frito Pie

Topped off with sliced green onions, cilantro, and shredded cheese, this combo of spicy kimchi, savory beef, and crunchy corn chips creates a tasty, tasty mess of flavors—the kind best washed down with a cold beer.

Frito Salad From 'The Homesick Texan's Family Table'

While I'd never eaten a Frito salad before this week, I am very familiar with bean-heavy taco salads. These I'd eat as a teenager, convinced that they were healthier than tacos themselves, even when decorated with several handfuls of tortilla chips. Lisa Fain's Frito salad in her new cookbook, The Homesick Texan's Family Table, is much better than those salads I ate as a kid.

Spicy Vegan Refried Beans

A basic refried bean recipe flavored with onion, garlic, jalapeño, and chipotle. 100% vegan.

Vegan Sweet Potato and 2-Bean Chili With Hominy

A vegan black bean and sweet potato chili packed with rich, complex chili flavor.

Nachos Pie

All the flavour of Nachos....with far less guilt! This recipe is how you can get your Nachos fix midweek. A big slice of this Nachos Pie has only has 420 calories! But equally good boozing food if you're swinging the other way ...

Quesadilla Fritas (Fried Quesadillas) With Pickled Jalapeños, Cilantro, and Chipotle Crema

A vegetarian option filled with cheese and jalapeños.

Vegan Key Lime Pie

A lime custard pie that hits all the same flavor notes as a Key lime pie, but entirely vegan.

Quick and Easy Vegetarian Tamale Pie With Brown Butter Cornbread Crust

Essentially a chili baked underneath a cornbread crust, tamale pie is one of the all-in-one comfort classics that never fails to bring big smiles and full bellies in its wake. This 100% vegetarian version is no different.

Spicy, Smoky Bean Cakes with Lime Slaw and Charred Avocado

These hearty vegan black and kidney bean cakes are spiked with chipotle and handfuls of sharp vegetables, cilantro, and lime, baked until crisp, and served on a bed of slaw. Charred avocado on top adds a bit of smoky, creamy flavor.