Chili Cheese Dog Grilled Cheese Recipe

By
J. Kenji López-Alt
Kenji Lopez Alt
Culinary Consultant
Kenji is the former culinary director for Serious Eats and a current culinary consultant for the site. He is also a New York Times food columnist and the author of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.
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Updated March 21, 2019
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This'll take you right back to the ballpark. Sliced fried hot dogs, chili, and melty American cheese. Not big enough? A double dog'll do ya'!

Recipe Details

Chili Cheese Dog Grilled Cheese Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Cook 20 mins
Active 20 mins
Total 25 mins
Serves 1 sandwich
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into three even pieces

  • 1 hot dog, cut into 4 thin slices lengthwise

  • 2 slices hearty white bread, such as Pepperidge Farm or Arnold

  • 2 slices American, cheddar, or Jack cheese

  • 1/2 cup your favorite chili

  • Kosher salt

Directions

  1. Melt one third of butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat until foaming subsides. Add hot dog slices and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate. Add both bread slices and cook, swirling occasionally, until pale golden brown on bottom side, about 2 minutes.

  2. Transfer bread to a cutting board toasted-side-up. Place cheese slices on top of each slice. Add hot dogs and chili to one side, then close sandwich, with both toasted sides facing inwards.

  3. Melt one more piece of butter in the skillet and reduce heat to medium low. Add sandwich and cook, swirling occasionally, until deep, even golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove sandwich using a flexible metal spatula. Add the remaining butter. Return sandwich to skillet cooked-side up. Season with salt. Cook, swirling occasionally, until second side is deep, even golden brown and cheese is thoroughly melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1049Calories
81gFat
42gCarbs
39gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories1049
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81g104%
Saturated Fat 40g200%
Cholesterol 207mg69%
Sodium 3153mg137%
Total Carbohydrate 42g15%
Dietary Fiber 2g7%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 39g
Vitamin C 2mg11%
Calcium 1268mg98%
Iron 6mg34%
Potassium 772mg16%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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