Recipe: Frito Pie

I've never had Frito Pie before, but I saw it on the menu at Galaxy Diner and had to try making it. So I made up this recipe myself and the fam went crazy! Here it is (side note, done as organically and close to earth/unprocessed as possible):

Ingredients (You may substitute with items in parentheses, but I can't guarantee it will be as tasty or nutritionally sound)

Serving for 6

1 cup each of dried beans - navy, great northern, light red kidney (1 can 15 oz. can of each type)
1/2 to 1 lb. pasture-raised ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
4 cloves of fresh garlic, minced (2-3 tbsp. jarred minced garlic)
15 oz. tomato sauce
1 can of Enchilada sauce
1 can of Ro-tel diced tomatoes and green chiles (1 can of diced tomatoes and 1 4 oz. of green chiles, diced)
1 tbsp. cumin
1 tbsp. chili powder (less if you don't like spicy)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. real butter
1 large jar of Cheese Whiz (Velveeta, small block has more preservatives than Cheese Whiz)
1 bag of Frito's Original Flavor Corn Chips
1 cup shredded cheese, (cheddar, monterey jack, colby, or fiesta blend)

Equipment
Slow cooker
Stock pot
Oven
Cutting board
Can opener
Pyrex pie pan or Pyrex casserole dish

Directions
1. Sort beans and rinse. Cook on high in the crockpot for 6 hours.

2. Melt butter in stock pot on medium high. Saute chopped onion, peppers, and garlic for about 5 minutes. Remove from pot and place aside in a bowl while still crisp.

3. Brown ground beef. Repeatedly break apart beef as it's browning.

4. Preheat oven to 350. Add onion mixture to beef in stock pot. Add Ro-tel, tomato sauce, enchilada sauce and all spices. Add drained beans. Stir and mix well. Lower heat to medium low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

5. In Pyrex dish, cover the bottom with Fritos. Add whole jar of Cheese Whiz to the simmered chili and mix thoroughly until all cheese is melted. Pour chili onto Frito base. Add extra Fritos around the edges to simulate pie crust. Put shredded cheese on top of exposed chili.

6. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbling. Serve with sour cream and chopped scallions if you like.

Enjoy :)