Chili Dog

Ease of Preparation: Medium

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

For the Chili Dog

• Chili (Recipe) kept warm
• 4 hot dogs
• 4 hot dog buns
• 1 large white onion
• 83g (1 cup) shredded cheddar cheese
• Pickles jalapeños, to serve

Method:

For the Chili Dog

• Preheat oven to 350 F (176.6 C)
• Warm the chili in a large, heavy bottomed pot on a back burner
• Meanwhile, prepare the hot dogs. They can be steamed on the stovetop, microwaved, seared, or grilled according to your preference.
• Place the warm hot dogs in the sliced buns and line up on a rimmed baking sheet. Spoon about 59 mL (¼ cup) of chili over each hot dog.
• Evenly divide the shredded cheese between all the dogs and sprinkle over the chili. Transfer the tray to the oven and bake until the cheese has melted, roughly 5 minutes.
• While the dogs are a-baking, peel and dice the onion.
• Top the dogs with diced onion and pickled jalapeños and serve immediately.