chili cheese dog

This Smoked Chili Cheese Dog is everything you love in the classic chili cheese hot dog. It&#039;s a simple, palate-pleasing combo of chili, cheese, and all-beef hot dogs cooked in a smoker for a smoky twist on traditional flavors.

Chili Cheese Dogs

bun length all-beef hot dogs

hot dog buns

American cheese (cut

extra virgin olive oil

beef (85/15)

yellow onion (divided use, diced)

medium bell pepper (any color, diced)

garlic (minced)

tomatoes

Preheat the smoker.

Preheat the smoker. Preheat your smoker to 225 degrees F with your favorite hardwood. I like to use oak or hickory for this recipe.

Make the chili.

Make the chili. In a large stock pot or cast iron pan (that can be transferred to your smoker), heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat until it is shimmering. Add in most of your chopped onions (reserve some for topping the hot dogs later) and bell peppers, and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until the onions are slightly translucent and the peppers start to soften. Add in the ground beef and the garlic and cook for 3-5 more minutes, breaking apart the ground beef into small pieces with your spoon or spatula. Cook until the ground beef is cooked through. Carefully pour in the crushed tomatoes and sprinkle in the seasoning. Stir to thoroughly incorporate and taste. Add salt and pepper, if needed.

Smoke the chili and hot dogs.

Smoke the chili and hot dogs. Place the pan of chili on the preheated smoker, along with the hot dogs, and close the lid. Smoke the chili and the hot dogs for 1 hour.

Broil the hot dog buns and melt the cheese on the dogs.

Broil the hot dog buns and melt the cheese on the dogs. Preheat your oven to broil. Split your hot dog buns open and set them on a large sheet tray. Place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes, until lightly toasted. Remove the buns and place a smoked hot dog on each. Top each hot dog with two halves of the American cheese, arranged to cover most of the hot dog. Return the cheese covered hot dogs to the broiler to melt the cheese, another 1-2 minutes.

Assemble the chili cheese dogs.

Assemble the chili cheese dogs. Remove the cheesy hot dogs from the broiler and top each with some of the smoked chili. Sprinkle with the remaining diced onions (if desired) and any other toppings you like. (My candied jalapenos would be bomb on here!)

These easy oven baked hot dogs make the best chili dogs you&#039;ll ever taste! Loaded with chili, chopped onion, and melted cheddar, they’re crispy on the outside with soft and savory dogs tucked into fluffy buns. Delicious for lunch, dinner, potlucks, even on Game Day, these are perfect for almost any occasion!

Oven Baked Hotdogs

hot dogs

can of chili (or leftover homemade chili)

onion

cheddar cheese

mayonnaise

mustard

dill relish

Line the inside of hot dog buns with mayonnaise and mustard. Evenly add the relish. Fill with hot dogs and squeeze the stuffed buns into a 9x13 baking pan.

Top hot dogs with chili, diced onion, and cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Carefully remove from the pan with a spatula and serve.

This is the best homemade chili cheese dog recipe ever. We love it and hope you will, too.

Homemade Chili Cheese Dog Recipe

olive oil

lb beef

tomato paste

ketchup

Worcestershire sauce

tsp apple cider vinegar

tsp kosher salt

tsp black pepper

paprika

tsp cumin

tsp ground ginger

cayenne pepper

chicken broth

hot dog franks (I use Ball Park all-beef franks, preferably grilled)

cheddar cheese (shredded)

Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in deep pot.

Add the onion and cook until sweating, about 3-4 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook over medium-high heat until well-browned, about 8-10 minutes.

Add tomato paste, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, ginger, and cayenne, and stir together, making sure all the meat is broken up into small pieces.

Add the chicken stock and bring to a simmer.

Stirring occasionally, simmer over low heat until chili thickens, about 10-12 minutes.

Serve over grilled hot dogs and garnish with shredded cheese.

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These Vegan Chili Cheese Dogs will satisfy any meat eater, vegetarian, or vegan. Seitan hotdogs are high protein, low fat, and loaded with flavor!


Vegan Chili Cheese Dogs

+ ⅛ cups Vital Wheat Gluten

Medium Firm Tofu

Red Bell Pepper, diced

White Onion, diced

Garlic Cloves, diced or minced

Nutritional Yeast

tbsp Soy Sauce

tbsp Tomato Paste

tsp Cumin

tsp Coriander Powder

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

(sub

cup TVP

Veggie Broth

½ small White Onion, diced

½ cup Tomato Sauce

Garlic Cloves, minced

tsp Chili Powder

Paprika

Salt

Hotdog buns

Vegan shredded Cheddar Cheese

toppings: Ketchup, Mustard, Relish

Dice the Red Bell Pepper, Onion, and Garlic Cloves. In a pan with a little oil or water, cook 3-5 minutes over medium heat until soft. 

Add the cooked Veggies to a blender along with the Tofu, Soy Sauce, and Tomato Paste. Blend until smooth.

In a large mixing bowl, add Vital Wheat Gluten, Nutritional Yeast, Cumin, Coriander Powder, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Celery Salt. Whisk together until evenly incorporated.

Slowly pour half of the veggie smoothie into the bowl, stir, add the second half of the smoothie, then stir again until evenly incorporated. 

Once the dough forms a solid ball, start kneading with your hands. If your dough is really wet, add more Vital Wheat Gluten 1 tbsp at a time until it is firm. Knead for 3 minutes, let the dough rest for 2 minutes, then knead another 7-8 minutes. It should be very elastic. 

Separate the dough into 8 chunks, and roll each chunk into a hotdog shape. 

Snuggly wrap each hotdog in foil to keep its shape.* 

In a large pot, bring water to a simmer. Place hotdogs in a steaming basket, put on a lid, and steam for 30 mins.** 

Remove hotdogs from foil wrapping. Place them in a bun, top it with Chili Sauce, shredded Vegan Cheese, and whatever other toppings you like! 

Hot Dogs

Boil 1 cup of Vegetable Broth in a sauce pan.

Put the TVP in a large bowl, pour in the boiling Vegetable Broth, and give it a stir. Cover the bowl with a lid or towel and let the TVP rehydrate for 5 minutes until soft. 

In the meantime, add some water or oil to the sauce pan. Over medium heat, cook the diced Onion and the minced Garlic until soft, about 3-5 minutes. 

Bring heat down to medium low. Stir in rehydrated TVP, Tomato Sauce, Chili Powder, Cumin, Paprika, and Salt. Cook about 5 minutes until the mixture is thick, stirring well. 

Scoop onto hotdogs, or use however you please.   

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