Chile Blanco Frito Pie
By: lucrece
Published: Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 12:31pm

Ingredients




1/2 pound bacon, fried & crumbled
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
5 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, diced into 1 inch pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cans great northern beans
1 cup water
1/2 cup green chili, chopped (vary to taste)
1 bag Frito Lays chips
1 block of your favorite cheddar (I prefer Cabot extra sharp)

Preparation

1 Cut the bacon into bite sized pieces and cook completely in a 2 quart or larger sauce pan; remove from pan, set aside and empty all of the grease except for a thin pan coating 2 Sauté the onion and garlic in in the bacon pan 3 Add the chicken and cook until done, ~ 3 min. 4 Add the remaining ingredients, bring to a boil and then let simmer for 10 minutes 5 Layer each serving bowl with the Chile Blanco, topped with a layer of Fritos and a generous serving of cheese; microwave briefly to melt the cheese.

About


A note on pronunciation: since this is a New Mexican recipe that has been passed down through generations that spoke only Spanish, I've decided to keep the original spelling rather than the Americanized spelling "chili," but it is the same thing.