Chili Cheese Dog
To make it even easier, here's a summary of the ingredients and steps needed to create this delicious dish:
Ingredients
For Hot Dogs:
- 8 hot dogs
- 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese for topping
- 8 hot dog buns
- 1 tbsp of chopped parsley
For Chili Sauce:
- 1/2 tbsp of cooking oil
- 1 diced white onion
- 1 lb of lean ground beef
- Salt to taste
- 4 minced cloves of garlic
- 1/2 tsp of black pepper
- 1 tbsp of chili powder
- 2 tsp of smoked paprika
- 1 tsp of ground cumin
- 14 oz of crushed tomatoes
- 2 tbsp of tomato paste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat cooking oil in a large pot over medium heat and sauté onions until translucent.
- Increase heat to medium-high, add ground beef, and cook until browned.
- Stir in salt, minced garlic, black pepper, chili powder, smoked paprika, and ground cumin.
- Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and parsley. Stir everything together and bring it to a gentle boil.
- Reduce heat to low and let the chili simmer uncovered for 2 to 3 minutes or until desired consistency is reached.
- Reduce heat to low and let the chili simmer uncovered for 2 to 3 minutes or until desired consistency is reached.
- Place a hot dog in each bun, ladle chili over each hot dog, and top with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
- Enjoy your homemade chili cheese dogs!