Tag: chili cheese dogs

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.

Cookin’ Dogs

Hey, cook the dogs however you want, on whatever you want. Griddle. Grill. Stovetop. Boiled. Broiled. Steamed. Baked. I don’t care. I don’t mean that in a snobby way. I’m just saying you do you. I happen to like air-fried hot dogs. I get a crunchy skin. And I like that. And I can throw the buns in too if I want them toasted (and I do). I often like to cut a thin slit lengthwise down my hot dog before cooking it. That slit’ll open up a bit as the dog heats. When I put it on the bun, I put the hot dog slit face-up. It gives the toppings a wonderful place to go. And stay. They don’t pop out with each and every bite!

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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