The Best Hot Dog Chili Recipe

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Learn how to make the best hot dog chili recipe around. With only a few ingredients, you will be making homemade chili from now on.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Brown ground beef and drain thoroughly.
Add onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, tomato paste, ketchup, salsa and 1/2 cup water to the ground beef. Mix and simmer 20 minutes.
Heat hot dogs in boiling water or grill them.
Toast buns in 300 degree oven until slightly crisp.
Top hot dogs with mustard and onion if you desire and add chili and cheese.

This one pot meal is perfect for busy nights!

Recipe Tips

Lean ground beef. This type of meat will help the chili not be too greasy.
Beef broth. You can thin the chili using beef broth if needed.
Olive oil. Sometimes when using lean ground beef olive oil is needed. Just a drizzle should do the trick when cooking.
Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Change the flavor slightly and add these two ingredients for a change. It is delicious and can be added to taste for bold flavor.
Make extra to freeze. It is so delicious and you will be happy to have some in the freezer. Thaw in the fridge and then reheat.
Thinner sauce. If you prefer a thinner sauce, use tomato sauce instead of tomato paste.

Ground turkey. You can use ground turkey instead of ground beef in this recipe.
Garlic. Minced garlic can be substituted for garlic powder in homemade chili.
Spice – If you prefer to have some extra spice, mix in some cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes. You can even mix in some slice or chopped jalapenos.
Change Seasoning – Feel free to change the seasoning to what you have on hand.