Quick and Easy Hot Dog Chili

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I love a good hot dog.  We don’t eat them very often, but when we do, I always want a tasty hot dog chili to go with them.

Hot dog chili is not the same as a chili that you would eat as a meal.  It’s finer and doesn’t have beans.  Although according to Denton my homemade chili recipe is awesome on hot dogs too!

Here is my version of the best hot dog chili made.

Start out with your favorite meat.  You can use ground beef, turkey, chicken, or even the substitute meat crumbles that you can buy in the store.

Brown until no pink is showing.  I like to use my potato masher to make the meat as fine as possible.  That’s just my personal preference.

I like to use 80/20 ground beef.  See all of the juicy goodness?  That’s flavor, people!

Drain, but do not rinse your skillet.  Flavor, people, we want to keep as much of it as possible.

Make your spice mixture.  I like:

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp chili powder

I only use half of a 8 ounce can of tomato sauce, but you can use it all if you like.  It will just be more saucy. 

2 or 3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce.

1/2 cup of ketchup…..

After you drain your meat, sprinkle in the spices…..

Add in 1/3 cup of water and the ketchup and tomato sauce……

And mix it all together.

Simmer for 20 minutes to let everything combine and for the sauce to reduce.

Voila!  You have the perfect hot dog chili.

Note:  The leftovers freeze well.  If you can hide them from everyone.

Here’s the handy dandy printable recipe.

Quick and Easy Hot Dog Chili

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb of ground beef or turkey, chicken, or meat substitute
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 4 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp EACH -
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • onion powder
  • garlic powder
  • sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp chili powder

Instructions
 

  • Brown your meat and drain.
  • Add ALL of the other ingredients.
  • Simmer for 20 minutes on medium to medium low until thickened.
  • Enjoy with your hot dogs or as a chili dog!
  • Note: The leftovers freeze well! If you can hide it from everyone.

18 thoughts on “Quick and Easy Hot Dog Chili

  1. This recipe looks delicious and simple enough to make on a busy weeknight. We always have chili with our hot dogs and I’ve made my own from a recipe that was less than stellar. We’ll be giving this one a try for sure!
    Thanks for linking up to the Make Life Pretty Monday link party. Hope to see you next week!

  2. We sure have enjoyed featuring your post on the Top Ten at Full Plate Thursday. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and have a great week!
    Miz Helen

  3. Tracie what a wonderful recipe and I want to thank you for linking up with us at Celebrate Your Story link party…I chose your recipe as my feature of the week so if you want to see your post check us out at 8 pm for the choices we made as our features of the week.
    Kari @ Me and My Captain

  4. Thank you for sharing your link with us. I am so glad to feature it tonight on Celebrate your story at 8 pm on my blog Kari @ Me and My Captain

  5. Once a month, my husband has what he calls Hot Dog Fantasy night. He makes a chili similar to your, plus breaks out other toppings like sauerkraut and onions, etc. Me, I’m happy with mustard and relish, but everyone has their favorite! Thanks for sharing at Creatively Crafty #ccbg 🙂

  6. I have saved this recipe! I LOVE a good chili dog! I like to add onions and grated cheddar cheese on mine! Thanks for sharing at Celebrate Your Story!

  7. I just found this recipe in a Google search. It isn’t dine, so I have only taste-tested it, but it’s so good!

    I am a native Kingsporter who has not been home in a while. You can probably imagine my surprise when I saw the post about Pal’s below the recipe! I worked at the Stone Drive location in high school!

    1. It’s such a small world! I miss Pal’s SO much I had to have an alternative, hahaha. Thanks for stopping by my little slice of the world. ❤️

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