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Chili-Corn-Chip Walking Bowl

About 15 minutes, estimated · 2 portions · No cook or microwave

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Original commissary-inspired pantry recipe

This bowl keeps the convenience of a walking-taco style snack while using a proper reusable bowl. The chips act as both spoonful-sized pieces and a thickener as they soften.

Place & evidence: Across the country. This is an original pantry recipe. The source supplies ingredient or technique context, rather than evidence that this exact dish is served in a prison. Inventory and place labels describe that context only. TDCJ Commissary Price List.

Make it

Equipment: Microwave-safe bowl or plate; clean spoon; measuring cup and spoons; a permitted microwave if using that option. Follow the product label for heating.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Warm the ready-to-eat chili according to its label if required or desired, using a microwave-safe bowl for microwave heating.
  2. Reserve a small handful from the measured chips and divide the rest between two shallow bowls.
  3. Spoon chili over the centre of each bowl. Add cheese, chopped pickle and hot sauce without stirring all the chips into the wet filling.
  4. Scatter the reserved chips over the top immediately before eating. Serve in the bowls while the topping is still crisp.

The useful detail

A shallow bowl exposes more chips for topping and makes the soft centre easier to reach; keep the final handful dry until serving.

When the store is different

Use refried beans thinned with salsa.

Serving & handling

Keep dry ingredients dry until assembly. Handle the moist finished mixture as perishable, even when the unopened packages were shelf-stable. Read the pantry and food-handling guide for storage limits, package directions and allergen checks.

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Sources & editorial note

Texas Department of Criminal Justice — TDCJ Commissary Price List, TDCJ. Official inventory, Texas. Source scope and limits.

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