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The best, easiest, and most delicious Homemade Chili Cheese Dogs you will find and so much better than storebought. Make it at home and enjoy!
A chili dog is a hot dog served in a bun and topped with a meat sauce, such as chili con carne. Additional toppings may include cheese, onions, and mustard.
How spicy is a chili dog?
Not necessarily. Contrary to popular belief chili dogs aren’t spicy. The chili in the name refers to the chili con carne which goes on top of the hot dog and not to the amount of spice
Homemade Chili Cheese Dogs
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Everyday Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Do yourself a favor and visit and read: The Mysterious Origins Of The Chili Dog.
Ingredients
- 300–400g Minced Beef/Lamb
- 1 Onion (finely chopped)
- 2 Cloves Garlic (grated)
- 1 tbsp. Cumin
- 1 tbsp. Paprika
- 1 tbsp. Oregano
- 1 cup Pureed Tomatoes
- Grated Pepper Jack/ Cheddar Cheese
- Chopped Spring Onion (topping)
- Chopped Red Onion (topping)
- Chopped Dill Pickles (topping)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown the meat in a pan breaking it up with a fork.
- Add in the onion and garlic and cook till soft.
- Pour in the tomatoes, add all the spices and allow it to cook for about 15-20 minutes until it thickens.
- Sprinkle a layer of cheese on the roll, spoon on chili, and lay the Vienna over.
- Spoon on more chili, top with extra cheese then sprinkle on the toppings.
- Serve warm and enjoy!!
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Rochelle from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes- SaffasDaily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 239
- Sugar: 5.6 g
- Sodium: 845.3 mg
- Fat: 8.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.9 g
- Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 27.6 g
- Cholesterol: 74 mg
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Over from Pink Saturday. Enjoy your week!
Thank you for dropping in Nancy – much appreciated, have a great weekend.
These look so tasty, I would love to try 🙂
Should you get to try this one Claire, I hope you will enjoy it.
Oh yum, I have been in a hot dog mood lately!
Dear Jenna. That’s great, hope you enjoy it and will have fun making it but above all eating it. Thank you for popping in.
This looks so delicious, will definitely be trying this!
Morning Leena. I truly hope you will try and enjoy these chili cheese dogs. It will be much appreciated if you can write a review once you tried it as it does help food bloggers tremendously. Thanks in advance.
This looks like great for a summer gathering. YUMMY!
Thank you Laurie – Hope you will give it a try and enjoy it. Happy summer to you
This looks like a recipe I could get my whole family to eat! Even my 3 year old! Going into the dinner rotation!
Hi Gabby – Thank you so much for popping in and I hope that your family will enjoy it. Please do let us know once you made it as I would love to hear the verdict.