A really good chili sauce like I had as a kid. This took me many years to get the ingredients just right. Hope you enjoy.

Jeff'S Hot Dog Chili

beef

water

½ (10 ounce) can tomato sauce

ketchup

chili powder

salt

black pepper

white sugar

onion powder

Worcestershire sauce

Jeff's Hot Dog Chili

Place ground beef in a large saucepan with water and mash the beef with a potato masher to break apart. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, chili powder, salt, black pepper, sugar, onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until the chili has thickened slightly and the beef is fully cooked, about 20 minutes.


I made this last night for hot dogs. In the south we eat homemade slaw, homemade chili, diced sweet onions and mustard on our dogs. This was perfect for a southern hot dog! I used beef broth instead of water. Since I was using 80/20 beef I just cooked my beef and mashed it, drained it, and added it back to pan. Then added the beef broth as needed. I used Rotel's tomato sauce with diced green chiles (try it if you can still find it). I used a small 8 oz can of the tomato/chile sauce for 1.5 lbs of beef. Otherwise, I followed the recipe to a T. Absolutely yummy! My husband who doesn't eat chili with beans commented that he could eat this chili with just a spoon. BIG statement coming from him! Thanks so much for sharing this one! It's a keeper!!

I made this recipe twice--once following the recipe exactly and again with some changes.  As written, the recipe is pretty good but is missing 'something' and is a little runny, as other reviewers found (hence the 3 stars).  I made it a second time and this time used beef broth instead of water (and omitted adding the extra salt), added 1 clove of garlic, and used tomato paste instead of sauce (made it less runny), and added 1/2 a tsp of brown sugar.  I also reduced the amount of chili powder (to 1/2 tsp) to make it more child-friendly, and my toddler and husband both loved it!

This was really good, the whole family really liked it.  I would have given it 5 stars but it was a little too greasy for my taste. I think next time I will cook the meat first and then add to the sauce. I had no problem with it getting thick, but I also just realized I didn't add the water. oops! :o)  Thanks so much for sharing the goodness!

Made this chili last night for dinner over hotdogs,and it's a keeper.  I followed the recipe TO THE LETTER.  It looks a little unappetizing while it simmers, but I allowed it to simmer over a low heat for about an hour and it was worth the wait. Turned out to be a perfect chili dog dinner.  I used oscar meyer classic weiners and Martin's potato roll hotdog buns, with a smear of mayo on the bun, a drizzle of mustard and minced onions on the top.  The way I like my chili dogs. For those who aren't fond of semi sweet chili, you could always eliminate the tiny bit of sugar but I never, ever, review these website recipes unless I follow the complete directions exactly.  I like this one and made a recipe card for it.

I am wiping a tear from my eye, Jeff!!!   This is awesome!  As a child, I practically lived on 'chili buns' (just chili in a hot dog bun) from a drive-in restaurant in my hometown in North Carolina.  After I moved away as an adult, I have missed that chili so much.  I can't tell you how many restaurants and recipes I have tried with great hope, only to be disappointed.  But today I tried your chili, and it takes me back to all those chili buns I had as a child.  Thanks for sharing!!

Perfect! I made this recipe exactly as is except I did not have any onion powder - so I left that out. I have been trying to get a good hot dog chili recipe for years and everyone tells me the ingredients they use but that they do not measure the ingredients so they dont know how much to tell me to add - so I would try over and over and just couldnt get it right! This was perfect!

This is the closest thing to the southern chili for hot dogs I've had in a long time. LOVED IT..however next time I think I will try not adding the sugar it was sweeter than I thought it would be and the chili I grew up eating wasn't sweet at all. Ketchup has sugar in it as well which will probably be enough sweet for us. I did substitute beef broth for the water. Used 93/7 ground beef and took the advice of others browned the meat and then drained the fat. Even so I followed the recipe exactly other than the method and the beef broth. Now I have a great chili for our hot dogs and it's pretty healthy. The whole family really likes it. Thanks orion3 for sharing.

I know everyone hates it when you change recipes but hey - I'm not a pro and I can't customize it so don't read on if you're annoyed by my notes. Watching fat so I opted to combine the meat & water first - merrily mashing and squishing along so I could achieve that hotdog sauce consistency. Then I drained meat and skimmed the fat from the liquid. Was worried about the sweetness of our ketchup so I only added half of what was called for and stopped after that (would have been way too sweet). Entirely skipped the sugar but added everything else recipe called for. Added back some of the reserved liquid and let it reduce. Finally opted to add a few shakes of Hungarian Hot Paprika for just that little bit of kick. Outstanding and a new hotdog sauce fav! Thanks so much for the recipe!

Awesome quick hot dog chili. Great in a pinch. Browned and drained the beef first. Used whole can of tomato sauce w/green chili 1 Tbsp tomato paste and 2/3 C water and boiled down to thick sauce consistency. Also added garlic powder and a pinch of oregano. Tastes better than canned!

Treat yourself to some chili dog nostalgia with this terrific topper!

jeff's hot dog chili

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 6

Author : orion3

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