Dairy Queen Chili Cheese Dog Recipe

You can easily make Chili cheese dogs just like from Dairy Queen (DQ) restaurant right in the convenience of your own home. These hot dogs are simply topped with homemade hot dog chili and shredded cheddar cheese. The chili can either be prepared in the pan on the stove top or in the slow cooker. The ground beef does not require any browning in the pan and can be added directly into the pan or slow cooker raw with the rest of the ingredients. The chili gets a lot of flavor from various seasonings such as chili powder, ketchup, mustard, and tomato sauce. I like to serve these chili cheese dogs with French fries.

Dairy Queen Chili Cheese Dogs

Copycat Chili Cheese Dogs from Dairy Queen!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Servings: 8

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 8 hot dogs
• 8 hot dog buns
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Hot Dog Chili:

• 2 lbs ground beef
• ½ cup ketchup
• 12 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar

Method

 

1. In a slow cooker combine all of the ingredients for the hot dog chili except for the ground beef. Mix well. Stir the ground beef into the spice mixture in the slow cooker. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 – 2 hours on high or 3 hours on low. Once it has finished cooking stir the mixture in the slow cooker to break up the ground beef.
2. Heat the hot dogs by boiling them in water until hot. Remove from the water and place a hot dog onto a bun, top with chili and shredded cheddar cheese.