Chili and hot dogs go together like butter and popcorn. Or peas and carrots. Actually better than those pairings. Me, I like a little kick so I made spicy chili cheese hot dogs. That perfect pairing just got even better. And even better, they definitely satisfy my ‘messier is better’ theory because these dogs are definitely messy. Don’t be tempted to eat these with a fork and knife. That’s not right. You gotta get in there and get messy!
Easy. Or Not.
You can take two routes when making some spicy chili cheese hot dogs. You could grab a can of meatless chili out of the pantry. And a jar of jalapeno queso. Even some pre-cut onions. In just a few minutes you could be enjoying these dogs. Or you could make some chili, throw together a cheese sauce, and go the from-scratch route. Either way, they’re gonna be good. It’s up to you.
If I’ve got the time I’ll cook my dogs on the grill. Nothing beats a juicy, beefy dog over charcoal. But if I don’t, it’s off the air fryer I got. Not only does the air fryer cook dogs up great, it also toasts the buns perfectly.
I use a pretty straight-forward air fryer, that doesn’t have a lot of bells (ok, it has a bell for when the timer goes off!) and whistles. It gets the job done.
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Spicy Chili Cheese Hot Dogs
Ingredients
- 4 hot dogs cooked as desired
- 4 hot dog buns warmed
- ½ cup chili warmed. use no-bean chili. you might want a little more than 1/2 cup
- 1 jalapeño stemmed, seeded, diced
- ¼ cup cheese sauce warmed, you might want a little more than 1/4 cup
- ¼ cup onion chopped
Instructions
- Place the hot dogs onto the buns.
- Divide the chili between the hot dogs.
- Add the jalapeno to the warmed cheese sauce and stir.
- Divide between the hot dogs.
- Add the onion.
- Serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
