FRITO PIE POPCORN

Ok, it was the Super Bowl, so I had to make something the guys would like in front of them during the game, and every single time Justin and I go to a high school football game he walks into the stadium and immediately buys a frito pie!  In the January issue of Food Network Magazine there was a pull-out of recipes for 50 different flavored popcorns.  When I saw the frito pie one, I knew I had a winner.  To say it is fantastic doesn’t begin to give it enough credit. If I wasn’t jumping back on the South Beach diet today I would be making this again tonight – loved, loved, loved it – oh, and the guys did too!!

12 cups popcorn (I used microwave popcorn, but popping your own would be great too.)

4 c. Fritos
6 TB melted butter
2 TB chili powder
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
2 green onions, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Get out a large cookie sheet with sides.

Put the popcorn and Fritos in a large bowl.  Stir the chili powder into the melted butter and drizzle over the popcorn; toss until all the popcorn is well coated.  At first I tried to do this directly on the cookie sheet but it was impossible to get all the popcorn coated, so it is best to toss it in a bowl.  Dump the popcorn/Frito mixture onto the ungreased cookie sheet.  Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese and green onions and toss it a bit more, spreading it out into an even layer.  Bake in the oven until the cheese is completely melted – should only be about 5 minutes, but I forgot it and it was probably in there about 10 and was still fine.