Cheesy Chili Dog Hot Dish

By Mariealicerayner @MarieRynr
 
 
I am sharing a delicious comfort food, store cupboard favorite casserole with you today!  What you have here is a delicious base of canned chili and beans, combined with sliced hotdogs and topped with cheese and tater tots in the most delicious way.
There are a few other bits in there as well. This was something that I have had my eye on for a while and a recipe which I have adapted from a page called Spicy Southern Kitchen. 
 
I have downsized the original recipe, which fed 8 people to a smaller size which accommodates two to three people, depending on appetites.  Its quick and easy to throw together and is incredibly delicious.
I called it a hot dish because it very much reminded me of the hot dish casseroles that they bake out west.  These casseroles are usually main dish, savory casseroles which contain some kind of protein, a starch, a sauce/gravy and a vegetable.  
Typically everything that one would eat for a meal containing all of the nutrients required from your main meal of the day.  They are very popular out west and are usually topped with tater tots or mashed potatoes!

This recipe that I am sharing today includes things that I always have in my store cupboard and refrigerator.  I love meals like this that I can whip up quickly and easily from things that I already have on hand.
Its a very delicious option and makes a great mid-week supper!  Especially if you include a salad on the side!  You need not make anything else.  I cannot imagine anyone not enjoying this tasty dish! 

 


WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CHEESY CHILI DOG HOT DISH
Simple store cupboard ingredients.  There is nothing really extravagant here. Its also a great way of stretching simple ingredients to feed more people.
  • 2 hot dogs, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 can of chili and beans (I use Stagg)
  • 1/4 cup (61g) tomato ketchup
  • 1/8 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 TBS minced onion
  • pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3/4 cup (90g) grated strong cheddar cheese (I used a mix of white and orange)
  • frozen tater tots to cover (about 1/3 of a bag)

 
I use all beef hot dogs. It is the only kind of hot dogs I buy.  You can use whatever ones that you enjoy.  Once I open a bag of hot dogs I will pop the ones I can't use onto a baking tray and freeze them. Then I can pop them (frozen) into a zip lock baggie, ready to remove one or two or however many I need at any given time.
I don't bother to thaw them out to cook. Just slice them from frozen and add them in. They thaw very quickly.

I use Stagg original canned chili, with beans, if you would prefer it you could use chili without beans or even better yet, some homemade chili that you happen to have in the freezer. (I also freeze that in one cup portions in air tight containers.  Easy to thaw out and use for whatever.)
Make sure you mince your onion or it may stay raw in the short cook time. You don't want to leave it out however as it does add an additional layer of lovely flavor to the dish.
 
I am sure getting plenty of use from my bag of tater tots!  This is like the third thing I have made from them and I still have half a bag left.  For those of you in the UK, tater tots are like a small potato croquette, or hashbrown round. 
They are not much bigger than the size of your thumb from the tip to the first knuckle. If you wanted to you could also use mini potato waffles, or hashbrown patties, or even smiley's.
 

HOW TO MAKE CHEESY CHILI DOG HOT DISH
Supper really doesn't get much easier than this!!  Maximum taste, minimum effort. I love it!!


Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8 inch round casserole dish. Make sure it is at least 2 inches deep. (I used an enamel pie dish.)Combine the sliced hot dogs, chili, ketchup. Worcestershire sauce, onion and red pepper flakes together in a bowl, making sure all the ingredients are well combined. Spread this out into the casserole dish.Sprinkle 1/2 cup (60g) of the cheese over top of the chili mixture. Lay the tater tots over top in a decorative fashion.Place onto a baking tray and bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining cheese over top and then return to the oven for a further 10 minutes.Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

 
I really, really, REALLY enjoyed this.  But then again, there is nothing in the dish that I do not like on its own.  Canned Chili?  Check!  Hot dogs?  Check!  Cheese?  Check!  Tater Tots?  Check!
I knew this would be a winner from the get-go!  I enjoyed a simple salad on the side and was a very happy camper!

If you are a fan of simple casseroles, you might also enjoy the following:
CREAMY PARMESAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE - A bit of this and a bit of that combine to create a really delicious casserole.  A can of chicken, some pouches of brown rice, stock, seasoning, cheese, cream and frozen peas.  With a cheese crumb topping this is a real family pleaser!
AMISH CHICKEN STUFFING FOR TWO - Another one of those delicious kinds of dishes that you can put together with seemingly nothing.  Some stale bread, onion, celery, shredded cooked chicken, stock and some seasonings.  This is something everyone loves. I like to serve it with boiled potatoes and a vegetable on the side.  Its fabulous!
Yield: 2 - 3Author: Marie Rayner

Cheesy Chili Dog Hot Dish

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 40 MinInactive time: 10 MinTotal time: 55 MinPure comfort food. Quick, easy, and delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 hot dogs, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 can of chili and beans (I use Stagg)
  • 1/4 cup (61g) tomato ketchup
  • 1/8 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 TBS minced onion
  • pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3/4 cup (90g) grated strong cheddar cheese (I used a mix of white and orange)
  • frozen tater tots to cover (about 1/3 of a bag)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8 inch round casserole dish. Make sure it is at least 2 inches deep. (I used an enamel pie dish.)
  2. Combine the sliced hot dogs, chili, ketchup. Worcestershire sauce, onion and red pepper flakes together in a bowl, making sure all the ingredients are well combined. Spread this out into the casserole dish.
  3. Sprinkle 1/2 cup (60g) of the cheese over top of the chili mixture. Lay the tater tots over top in a decorative fashion.
  4. Place onto a baking tray and bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining cheese over top and then return to the oven for a further 10 minutes.
  5. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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