Taisen's chili cheese hot dog w/tots

taisen76
taisen76 @cook_3888137
Bel Air , Maryland

I saw a recipe for hot dogs on rolls in a casserole dish with the chili and cheese and I decided to try this instead. I wasn't sure about it , but kids and husband loved it. I thought it was really good to. My only complaint is that the tots were just a little soggy. So next time I am going to place them on top or just skip using the oven and plate it up after everything is finished! I didn't use ANY salt , but for some reason there was a bit of a salty taste when eating the actual tator tots, but not anything else. I mention that because I know that some people watch their salt intake. I also apologize for my husband's hands in a few pictures. I am unable to do much cooking right now because of my hands. He did wonderful cooking this for me and following my directions !

Taisen's chili cheese hot dog w/tots

I saw a recipe for hot dogs on rolls in a casserole dish with the chili and cheese and I decided to try this instead. I wasn't sure about it , but kids and husband loved it. I thought it was really good to. My only complaint is that the tots were just a little soggy. So next time I am going to place them on top or just skip using the oven and plate it up after everything is finished! I didn't use ANY salt , but for some reason there was a bit of a salty taste when eating the actual tator tots, but not anything else. I mention that because I know that some people watch their salt intake. I also apologize for my husband's hands in a few pictures. I am unable to do much cooking right now because of my hands. He did wonderful cooking this for me and following my directions !

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Ingredients

  1. 1 packagesfrozen tator tots
  2. 1onion, chopped
  3. 1 packageshot dogs ( any kind )
  4. 3cans of beans ( I used northern and kidney beans )
  5. 1 boxtomatoe sauce ( I used the 2 lb box , but you can use 2 of the 1 pound cans )
  6. 1 packagesof hamburger ( I used almost 1 pound of meat )
  7. 3garlic cloves minced
  8. 1 envelopeMcCormick mild chili powder ( less sodium one )
  9. chili powder
  10. black pepper
  11. velveeta cheese ( cut into cubes )
  12. shredded cheddar cheese ( I used a full block of cheese and shredded it )

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop up your onion and garlic cloves. You can skip these if you don't want or like onion and you can use garlic powder if desired. Use garlic powder as needed.

  2. 2

    Start your chili by getting the beans , tomatoe sauce, garlic, black pepper, onion , chili powder and McCormick chili powder into a saucepan. Mix well and cover on medium heat.

  3. 3

    Cook your hamburger in a frying pan until no longer pink. I like mine small, but you can leave it in bigger chunks if you prefer. You can also leave out the meat if you want. I also add chili powder to this while cooking.

  4. 4

    Add your hamburger to the chili and mix well. I left this to simmer for about 30 minutes or so.

  5. 5

    Pre heat your oven to the temperature that the tator tot package says.

  6. 6

    Start cutting up the velveeta cheese. You can use as much as you like. Set aside.

  7. 7

    If you are using a block of cheese, shred that up into a bowl. If not, skip this step.

  8. 8

    Cook the tator tots for the time that the package says.

  9. 9

    Boil your hot dogs. You can skip this if you want, but I preferred to do this. Cut up the hotdogs into bite sizes. Set aside.

  10. 10

    Take out the tator tots and set aside. Turn the oven temperature to 350 .

  11. 11

    Using a casserole dish , start by putting the tator tots on the bottom. Then add in your cut up hotdogs. Next , place the velveeta cheese cubes around the dish. Then add a little of the shredded cheese. Next , add in however much chili you want on top. This will also help melt the cubes. Last , but not least, add as much shredded cheese as you like on top.

  12. 12

    More pictures of the layers. Not the prettiest dish hahaha

  13. 13

    Place this into your oven to heat up and melt the cheese. This doesn't take very long at all. I put mine in for about 15 minutes.

  14. 14

    Pull the dish out of the oven. Serve with a side or alone. Enjoy !!

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taisen76
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Bel Air , Maryland
I was a stay home mother for years, and loved it. I'm always interested in trying new things and try to get my kids to try things at least once. I don't measure a lot of things. I go by taste and need to work on that .... I use a lot of different recipes, enjoy looking at ones online and trying them . I tend to change things to so you never know. I haven't been able to cook much for a bit , but I'm hoping to change that soon.
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