Chili Cheese Dog

Chili Cheese Dog

This is the perfect game day food! Forget the nachos, chili dogs are where it is at. What's great about them is you can make the chili ahead of time and just warm it up later. You can obviously use whatever hot dog you want, but I find the all beef juicy jumbos have the most snap to them. I just love the texture and the flavour!

ingredients

schnieders all beef juicy jumbo hot dogs
hot dog buns
cheddar cheese
red onion
ground beef
onion
garlic
tomato paste
cayenne
cumin
pepper
salt

directions

1. Make chili ahead of time by frying onions in a big pot. Add ground beef to onions and season with cayenne, cumin, pepper and salt. Sear meat so it is brown and the fat has cooked out into the pot. Add tomato paste and/or canned tomatoes and simmer for 1-2 hours.

2. Dice some red onions. Shred some cheddar cheese. Warm up your chili.

3. Grill up some hot dogs and put them on your favourite hot dog bun. Then later chili, cheese and onions on top in that order.

Vegetarian Bean Chili

Vegetarian Bean Chili

Ingredients:

1 can Mixed Beans (chickpeas, kidney beans, etc)
1/2 can Black Beans
1/2 can corn (or frozen)
1 can Tomatoes
1 Onion (white or yellow)
1 Red Pepper
2-3 Celery Stalks
2 Cloves Garlic
2 teaspoon cayenne/chili pepper (1 teaspoon if you want it less hot)
1 + 1/2 tablespoon cumin
1 + 1/2 tablespoon coriander
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 veggie cube

Instructions:

1. Crush garlic, and dice 1 onion, 1 red pepper and a couple celery stalks.
2. Toss these elements into a big pot with some margarine in the bottom. Add a little salt if you want, helps release the water inside the vegetables.
3. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
4. Put in 1 can of diced tomatoes.
5. Add spices. 1 veggie cube, 1-2 teaspoon of chili pepper (don't do too much if you don't like things hot), 1 + 1/2 tablespoon of cumin, 1 + 1/2 tablespoon of coriander, 1 tablespoon brown sugar (I like things that are spicey and sweet, you can leave this out if you wish), dash of pepper
6. Let it simmer for 15-20 minutes.
7. Add in 1 can of mixed beans, 1/2 can of black beans (if they aren't in your mixed beans), and 1/2 can of corn.
8. Simmer for 20 more minutes.
9. I recommend letting it sit/simmer off the heat for a bit with the lid on. This will give the flavours a chance to blend and mingle, and get all happy.
10. Top with shredded cheese and green onion if you wish.
11. Serve with blue corn tortilla chips... and sour cream! My favourite!