I told myself that I really shouldn't blog about my chili dog casserole. For the good of your general health and well-being, because this is, um, not an especially healthy recipe. I make it about once a year when the Southern husband gets down on his knees and begs. It's never a pretty thing to see a grown man cry, so I always give in and put it on the menu in all its cheesy, bad-for-you goodness. So against my better judgement....here's the scoop.
This is your basic four ingredient dish. Hot dogs. Tortillas. Cheddar Cheese. Chili. You spoon some chili into the bottom of a baking dish. Roll up those hot dogs in the tortillas and lay them on top of the chili. Ladle more chili on top. Cover the whole thing with a nice generous layer of shredded cheddar. Cover it with foil and bake it up for about 30 minutes and voila! Cheesy, spicy, chili dog scrumptiousness, and not a vegetable in sight.
So as long as you promise...promise!...not to make this more than every six months or so, and to get on the treadmill right after, here is my very bad but very good chili dog casserole recipe for you. Proceed at your own risk.
CHILI DOG CASSEROLE
Serves 5
1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Spread 2 cups of chili in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
3. Roll up each hot dog in a tortilla and place seam side down on the chili
4. Pour the remaining chili over the row of hot dogs
5. Scatter the cheese over all.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
7. Serve immediately, and then eat nothing but salad and tofu for the next week.
Serves 5
- 4 cups chili (or 2 cans prepared chili, if you want to totally throw caution to the wind)
- 10 hot dogs
- 10 flour tortillas
- 1 8 ounces package shredded cheddar
1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Spread 2 cups of chili in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
3. Roll up each hot dog in a tortilla and place seam side down on the chili
4. Pour the remaining chili over the row of hot dogs
5. Scatter the cheese over all.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
7. Serve immediately, and then eat nothing but salad and tofu for the next week.
YUM!!!
ReplyDeleteGot. To. Got. Got. GOT TO!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those recipes you should NEVER try to "healthify", like mac and chees, IMO. It is what it is. Eat it and love it. I think I will!
ReplyDeleteI agree with anonymous haha. This looks too good! YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great and probably healthier than the usual Enchiladas and Lasagna that I make! At least there's not sour cream or Ricotta cheese!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like the perfect dish to serve for Sunday night football. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds good to me! My best friends makes something similar but leave out the tortillas and puts in ripped up hot dog buns. I find it delicious :)
ReplyDeletei use biscuits in the bottom of my baking dish instead of tortillas and just top the baked biscuits with sliced hot dogs,chili,cheese, and top it all off with fritos and fried onions. you could used hebrew national low fat beef franks and have the same taste for less fat.
ReplyDeleteHey - thank you for that recipe. I wanted a Chili Dog recipe that did not call for hot dog buns. (Sounds weird....why would I want that...But I did.) Then I came across this one and I love it. I used whole wheat tortillas (because I use whole wheat everything) and I used lower fat canned chili. It is still not a "dieters delight" or anything, but it tastes great and I love it (and is a bit healthier). -DEBBIE
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid and my parents were poor we would have this once a week or so. Delicious.
ReplyDeleteThat looks delightful. And disgusting, but in a delightful way. I am absolutely making it, although my husband is going to give me no end of grief for it.
ReplyDeleteweeping ... I don't even eat meat and these look so good !
ReplyDeleteI miss stuff like this .. gooey cheesy things on tortillas.
I can't get tortillas here so far .. I am feeling very deprived right this minute.
We make this about once a month....my family loves it!
ReplyDeleteOnce a month - your family must be SO happy! YUM. :)
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