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These Chili Pie Boats are a delicious fast dinner that is always a family favorite! A quick chili fills these tortilla shells with plenty of toppings.

Hey guys!!! Sooo it is fall and while to me that means pumpkin patches, apple cider, boots crunching in the leaves and scarves warding off the evening chill.  However, for some it means football!

Now I am not a fan of sports but that doesn’t mean I don’t like football season. I like football season because of all the great food!  We “homegate” during the football season, we enjoy our football feast in the comfort of our own home with lots of friends!

I love coming up with creative spins on classic tailgating dishes and making sure all the kids will love whatever I make too!

A classic fall dish that is great for tailgating or homegating is chili right?  It feeds a crowd without being too pricey and who doesn’t like a warm bowl of chili with all the fixins?

I had seen people putting chili over corn chips, and I had seen people putting taco meat and toppings into bags of corn chips, so my brain starting thinking that Chili Pie Boats would be a delicious dinner!

For these chili pies I wanted to make a quick chili to go over corn chips all nestled into the Taco Boats which would act as an edible bowl and make one delicious meal!

I whipped up my super quick chili that takes under 30 minutes to make but tastes like it’s simmered all day.

Chili Pie Boats

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

These Chili Pie Boats are a delicious fast dinner that is always a family favorite! A quick chili fills these tortilla shells with plenty of toppings.

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Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 small onion chopped, I just use a bit of frozen chopped onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 can of tomatoes with green chiles drained
• 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
• 1 can drained pinto beans
• 1 can drained red kidney beans
• 1 envelope chili mix
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• Old El Paso, Whole Wheat Tortilla Taco Boats
• Cheese
• Sour Cream
• Scallions
• Corn Chips

Instructions

1. Brown the hamburger and onions, drain if needed
2. Add the garlic to the hamburger and onion.
3. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, garlic salt, pepper, cumin and chili mix.
4. Stir till combined.
5. Add in the beans
6. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes until thickened.
7. Take a tortilla bowl and place a layer of corn chips, top with chili and toppings.
8. Serve!

I set the table with plenty of corn chips, chili and of course the Whole Wheat Taco Boats, and some Nacho Cheese Taco Shells for anyone who wanted a crunchy chili taco (amazing trust me!).

What other toppings should I use?

• Any kind of cheese
• Scallions
• Sour cream
• Lettuce
• Tomatoes 
• Olives
• Salsa
• Guacamole
• Jalapenos
• Corn salsa
• Hot sauce

So this is how you assemble the whole shebang.

You grab a tortilla boat, and put a layer of corn chips, then top with that hearty chili and next go crazy with the toppings!

Check out my video to see how to make them!

There you have it Chili Pie Boats.  Everything here just works so well together!!  The chili is thick and hearty so the corn chips don’t get soggy, then the whole wheat tortilla boat just hold everything together and everyone loved it and I know what I will be serving all this football season!  It was such a hit!  Everyone loved the tortilla boats and how they could fill them with anything you liked, and football was actually forgotten for a few minutes while everyone started talking about what else they could put in the tortilla boats!!  I got some great dinner ideas out of that conversation!

Ingredients Needed

• Lean ground beef- I like to use lean, you can also use ground chicken or ground turkey.
• Onion- To save time I like to use frozen chopped.
• Garlic- Use as much as you like.
• Can of tomatoes with green chiles- The green chilies give a lot of flavor.
• Tomato sauce- For the base.
• Pinto beans- whatever brand you like, you can substitute them for black beans if you like.
• Red kidney beans- I like to use light red kidney beans but you can use the dark red.
• Envelope chili mix- Use your favorite brand.
• Sugar- Helps with the acidity in the tomato sauce. 
• Garlic salt- For flavor, you can also use garlic powder.
• Pepper- however much you like.
• Cumin- for flavor.
• Tortilla Taco Boats- this is the base of the Chili Boats.
• Cheese- Use any shredded cheese you like. 
• Sour Cream- For topping.
• Scallions- For topping.
• Corn Chips- For crunch. 

How to make these Chili Pie Boats 

1. FULL RECIPE BELOW
2. Brown the hamburger and onions, drain if needed
3. Add the garlic to the hamburger and onion.
4. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, garlic salt, pepper, cumin and chili mix.
5. Stir till combined.
6. Add in the beans
7. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes until thickened.
8. Take a tortilla bowl and place a layer of corn chips, top with chili and toppings.
9. Serve!

 

Want more quick dinner ideas?  Check these out!

• Crack Chicken Stuffed Shells
• Slow Cooker Easy Meatloaf
• Slow Cooker Smothered Hamburgers
• Wendys Copycat Chili