Frito pie with homemade chili

Brown the ground beef in a big pot over medium high heat, then remove it, leaving the juices in the pot.

Bring the pot back to medium heat, add three tablespoons of olive oil and the chopped onion.

Once the onions look translucent add the finely chopped garlic and cook a few minutes until browned.

Add the cumin, chili pepper, oregano, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne and bay leaves.

Blend the canned tomatoes and add them, mix well and season with salt.

Add the water, the browned beef and a rinsed can of pinto beans and mix together.

Bring to a boil, then lower to medium low and cook around an hour.

Chop the red onion and snip the green onion for serving.

Snip open a bag of Fritos, ladle chili into the bag, add grated cheese, more chili, more cheese, a dollop of sour cream and the green and red onion, then mix.