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# Corn Chip-Stuffed Quesadillas
Dillas Quesadillas is Serving Up a Frito Pie Dilla for a Short Time

By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2022-11-06 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frito-pie-dilla
References: [qsrmagazine](https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/dillas-quesdillas-brings-back-frito-pie-dilla) & [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj89wC7udnD/)

![Corn Chip-Stuffed Quesadillas](https://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/492/frito-pie-dilla.jpeg)

To the delight of fans everywhere, Dillas Quesadillas has announced the return of its [fan-favorite](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-quesarito) Frito Pie Dilla.

For those unfamiliar, Frito Pie is a popular American dish that combines [chili, cheese, and Fritos corn chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doritos-notchos). More elaborate versions of the dish may also include salsa, refried beans, sour cream, onion, rice, and jalapeños. Now, Dillas Quesadillas is offering a new way to enjoy this classic comfort food in the form of its Frito Pie Dilla. This delicious quesadilla consists of chili cheese Fritos, ground beef, a hatch queso drizzle, and fresh red onions all stuffed inside a flour tortilla and grilled until warm and crisp.

The Frito Pie Dilla is available for purchase from now until November 23, 2022.

Image Credit: Dillas Quesadillas

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.4/10
- Popularity: 9% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 13%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Comfort Food Remixes:** Opportunity for restaurants to create unique and innovative dishes by combining traditional comfort foods in new and exciting ways.
- **Limited Time Offerings:** Creating a sense of urgency around limited time menu items can drive traffic and increase sales for restaurants.
- **Frito-laced Menu Items:** The use of Fritos in menu items presents an opportunity for experimentation with new and exciting flavors and textures.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Restaurant Industry:** Restaurants can seize the opportunity to create unique and innovative dishes, while also driving traffic and increasing sales through limited time offerings.
- **Snack Food Industry:** The use of Fritos in a variety of menu items presents an opportunity for snack food manufacturers to experiment with new and exciting flavors and textures for their products.
- **Meat Industry:** As more restaurants feature comfort food remixes on their menus, there may be an increased demand for certain types of meats, such as ground beef, to be used in these dishes.

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