Description
Baked chili cheese dogs topped with beef chili, a creamy smoked cheddar cheese sauce, and a few choice garnishes are a fun dinner or game day meal. Plus, It’s a great way to use up leftover chili.
Ingredients
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For Hot Dogs
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 6 all-beef hot dogs
- 6 top-sliced hot dog buns
- 1/2 cup no bean chili, or another chili you like
For Cheese Sauce
- 1 cup shredded smoked cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Optional Garnishes
- Chopped parsley
- Finely diced red onion
- Shredded smoked cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Melt the butter in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Add the hot dogs and cook them for a few minutes until the skin crisps up. Take them out of the pan.
- In a bowl, toss the cornstarch with the shredded cheese so it’s evenly coated.
- In the same skillet, warm the heavy cream over medium heat. Add the cheese and salt and stir until the cheese melts and the sauce is smooth and creamy.
- Place the buns in a baking dish and place a hot dog in each. Spoon chili over the top and then add the cheese sauce.
- Bake the hot dogs for 20 minutes or until the chili is warmed through.
- Garnish the chili dogs with chopped parsley, diced onion, and a little more shredded cheese.
Notes
The nutrition estimate does not include the garnishes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chili cheese dog
- Calories: 418
- Sugar: 5.4g
- Sodium: 992.7mg
- Fat: 25.1g
- Saturated Fat: 10.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.5g
- Trans Fat: 0.4g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Protein: 10.6g
- Cholesterol: 70.3mg
Keywords: chili dogs, baked chili cheese dogs, baked hot dogs
