Hot Dog Chili Recipe
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Hot Dog Chili Recipe
Description
This chili recipe starts with blending a homemade spice mix including chili powder, cumin, oregano, chipotle chili powder (optional), thyme, and coriander, balanced with salt and pepper. The seasoning flavors onions and finely chopped bell peppers cooked in olive oil until softened.
Minced garlic is added briefly before cooking ground beef until no longer pink. Canned diced tomatoes and tomato sauce, along with a bay leaf, simmer with the meat for about 90 minutes to develop depth and thicken the sauce. The bay leaf is removed before seasoning to taste.
The resulting chili is spooned over hot dogs in split buns and topped with shredded cheddar cheese and minced red onion, creating chili dogs with a robust, layered flavor. Portioning notes clarify this recipe yields roughly four cups, enough for serving eight to sixteen hot dogs depending on topping amount.
Adjust chipotle powder cautiously for heat, starting lower if unsure, and consider substitutions for canned tomatoes if preferred. Leftovers keep covered refrigerated for up to four days.
Ingredients
For the chili seasoning:
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder or less (see note 1)
- 1 teaspoon thyme dried
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- salt freshly ground
- black pepper freshly ground
For the chili:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 small red bell pepper finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes undrained (see note 2, fire-roasted with green chiles
- 1 (15 -ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 bay leaf
To serve:
- hotdog
- hot dog buns split
- cheddar cheese shredded
- red onion minced
Instructions
- To make the homemade chili seasoning, in a small bowl, whisk together chili powder, cumin, oregano, chipotle chili powder (if using), thyme, coriander, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- In a Dutch oven or stock pot, heat oil in over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions, bell pepper, and chili seasoning. Cook until vegetables have softened, about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef and cook, breaking up the clumps with a spoon, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 30 minutes. Remove lid and continue to simmer until the chili has thickened, about 1 hour longer (if chili sticks to the bottom of the pot, stir in ½ cup water and continue to simmer).
- Remove bay leaf and season to taste with salt and pepper. To make Chili Dogs, serve over hot dogs in buns and top with shredded cheese and minced red onion or your favorite toppings.
Notes
- Adjust chipotle chili powder starting with ½ teaspoon to control spiciness, or substitute cayenne pepper or omit.
- Fire-roasted canned tomatoes with green chiles enhance flavor but can be replaced with regular canned tomatoes plus diced green chiles or Ro*tel tomatoes.
- This recipe makes 4 cups of chili, suitable for topping 8 hot dogs with ½ cup each or 16 hot dogs with ¼ cup each.
- Store leftover chili covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings (1/2 cup each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 180 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5cup | |
| Calories | 180kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 263mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 979IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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