{"id":4695,"date":"2025-06-26T22:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:47:51","slug":"fully-loaded-classic-chili-cheese-dog-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/fully-loaded-classic-chili-cheese-dog-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Fully Loaded Classic Chili Cheese Dog Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients<\/p>\n<p>For the Chili Base:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bd lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp chili powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp cumin<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp oregano<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed (optional but classic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the Casserole:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6\u20138 beef hot dogs (depending on size of pan)<\/li>\n<li>6\u20138 hot dog buns, split (toasted if desired)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup chopped green onions (for topping)<\/li>\n<li>Pickled jalape\u00f1os, for garnish (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Yellow mustard and ketchup, for drizzling (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Cook the chili base:\n<ul>\n<li>In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef until browned. Drain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li>Add chopped onion and cook 3\u20134 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in garlic, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>Add tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Stir well.<\/li>\n<li>Add kidney beans (if using), reduce heat, and let simmer uncovered for 10\u201315 minutes, until thickened. Adjust seasoning if needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Assemble the casserole:\n<ul>\n<li>Spread the chili evenly into a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Nestle the hot dogs lengthwise on top of the chili.<\/li>\n<li>Place a hot dog bun around each hot dog, slightly pressing them down into the chili.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese generously over the top, covering the buns and dogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Bake:\n<ul>\n<li>Bake uncovered for 20\u201325 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly and buns are golden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Garnish and serve:\n<ul>\n<li>Sprinkle with green onions and jalape\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle with ketchup and mustard if you like it classic.<\/li>\n<li>Serve hot with a fork and knife \u2014 it\u2019s messy and delicious!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the Chili Base: 1 \u00bd lb ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Fully Loaded Classic Chili Cheese Dog Casserole - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Ingredients For the Chili Base: 1 \u00bd lb ground beef 1 small onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomato"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4697,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4695\/revisions\/4697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}