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**Title:** Recreating Peggy Hill's Recipes from King of the Hill
**Recipes Covered:**
1. **Frito Pie**: A Texas favorite made with Wolf Brand chili, Fritos, and yellow American cheese (author recommends using cheddar or pepper jack instead).
2. **Spa-Peggy and Meatballs**: A nostalgic spaghetti and meatballs dish, assumed to be made with store-bought ground beef, simple tomato sauce (with added sugar), and baked meatballs.
3. **Apple Brown Betty**: A traditional dessert made with apples, brown sugar, bread crumbs, and butter, baked in a casserole dish.
**Key Takeaways:**
* Recipes are intentionally kept simple and true to the character's personality.
* Author provides some personal recommendations for ingredient substitutions.
* The Apple Brown Betty recipe is highlighted as a easy, economical, and delicious homemade dessert option.
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**Frito Pie**
1. The recipe uses Wolf Brand Chili, two cans worth.
2. The chili is heated to a bare simmer.
3. Approximately four cups of Fritos are used.
4. The dish is assembled in a large glass pie plate with butter.
5. The ingredients include chili, Fritos, and cheese (specifically Yellow American, though not recommended by the author).
6. The dish is baked at 375°F for 20 minutes, then an additional 5 minutes with extra cheese and Fritos on top.
**Spa-Peggy and Meatballs (Spaghetti and Meatballs)**
7. The meatballs are made with store-bought ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, dried basil, salt, and pepper.
8. Parmigiano cheese is added to the meatball mixture (assumed to be from a bottle).
9. Meatballs are baked at 400°F for 15-20 minutes.
10. A simple tomato sauce is made with onion, garlic, and a can of crushed tomatoes, simmered for at least 30 minutes.
11. Sugar is added to the tomato sauce to combat acidity.
12. The spaghetti is cooked for one minute less than the manufacturer's recommended time.
13. Pasta water is reserved to help the sauce adhere to the pasta.
**Apple Brown Betty**
14. The recipe starts with about a half-pound of brown sugar mixed with cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and salt.
15. Between 7 to 10 Granny Smith apples are peeled, cored, and sliced (depending on size and baking vessel).
16. The baking dish is buttered before layering apples, brown sugar mixture, and breadcrumbs.
17. The dish is topped with the remaining apples, brown sugar, most of the breadcrumbs, and a whole stick of thinly sliced butter.
18. It's baked at 375°F for about 20 minutes covered, then 15 minutes uncovered.