an all time favorite

Last night a made a big batch of chuck beef chili. it was a great batch of chili and in my house there is a responsibility that comes the day after chili making, a responsibility other than taking fiery poops. that responsibility is chili cheese dog making.

the chili is the most important part of the chili cheese dogs, and this is some mean chili.

i heated the hot dogs and chili before hand. i used white bread for the dogs because we didn't have hot dog rolls. i fold the bread around the dogs and arrange them in a greased cast iron skillet.

notice how 8 dogs fill the skillet perfectly

i always top my dogs with yellow mustard and minced white onion as a flavor contrast to the chili.

not a very good picture i'll admit but you get the idea (dogs covered with mustard and onion)

i then spoon on a healthy portion of chili. notice how thick and rich the chili is; ground meat chili can't compare


we always keep blocks of cheddar cheese in the fridge, so that is my cheese of choice, already looks good but you ain't seen nothing yet.

i baked them at 350 for about 15 minutes.

the final result is a casserole of spicy, unhealthy, and cheesy goodness.

they may be unhealthy as all hell but goddamn are they tasty. i loves me some chili dogs.