This recipe for Homemade Hot Dog Chili Sauce from Amy will make any Summer event better! Ground beef, onion, garlic, ketchup and all the seasonings make this the best no bean hot dog chili sauce recipe a family favorite! Set up a simple hot dog bar with all the toppings for a fun and easy party. My Crockpot BBQ Meatballs or my Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes are also crowd pleasers!
Hi, I’m Amy from Atta Girl Says, where I share crafts, recipes, decorating projects and other ideas to make your home brighter and your heart lighter. One of our family’s favorite ways to celebrate summer is by grilling out on our beautiful new patio, and today I’m sharing my recipe for homemade hot dog chili. I hope you enjoy it!
Homemade Hot Dog Chili Recipe
Once you try this chili sauce recipe, you’ll never buy canned chili again.
My husband loves his hot dogs served Carolina style — with chili, slaw and onions.
I love to slather this chili sauce on homemade brats with pickle relish and spicy mustard. It’s also great on hamburgers.
Can you Freeze Hot Dog Chili Sauce?
Yes, you can! Whenever I make this hot dog chili recipe, I cook a big batch and freeze the leftovers in individual dinner-sized portions. We freeze the leftover homemade hot dog chili sauce flat in quart-size bags for easy storage and thawing.
How to Make Hot Dog Sauce
In some parts of America, people refer to chili as hot dog sauce. That’s due to the texture, which is much finer than the meat-and-beans style chili, which is great from a bowl on a cold day. This chili sauce is a condiment, like ketchup or mustard, that you spread on top of your hot dogs. So, you don’t want the beef chunky your hot dog sauce. This is also why most hot dog chili sauce recipes will not have beans.
The best way to accomplish this is by adding water to the ground beef before you cook it.
It sounds weird, I know, and it’s not the most appetizing image either. But it makes for some mighty fine chili. (Double entendre intended!)
Just add enough water to cover the ground beef. Then break up with a wooden spoon. Or, if you’re really gung-ho, dig your hands in and break up the meat.
I let the ground beef soak while I’m sweating the onions and garlic. Then, I add the beef and water to the pan and let the meat brown slightly before adding the rest of the ingredients, simmering and reducing.
Hot Dog Chili Sauce Recipe
This tangy hot dog chili is the perfect topping for hot dogs, brats and hamburgers. Once you try it, you'll never eat canned chili again
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- water
- 1 medium Vidalia onion or sweet onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Place lean ground beef in a bowl and cover with water. Use a wooden spoon or your hands to break up the beef. Set aside.
- Over medium heat, saute diced onion and garlic in olive oil in a large saute pan or Dutch oven.
- Once the onion and garlic are soft, add the ground beef and water to the pan. Cook about 5 minutes, until the beef is no longer pink on the outside.
- Add ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper, chili powder and Worcestershire sauce
- Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture has thickened and reduced and the beef is cooked through.
Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1/2 cupAmount Per Serving Calories 238Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 50mgSodium 782mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 1gSugar 17gProtein 18g
The Best Homemade Hot Dog Chili Sauce Recipe!
Can You Make Hot Dog Chili Sauce in the Crockpot?
Yes, you can easily make this recipe in your slow cooker. My friend Melissa has a great recipe for Crockpot Hot Dog Chili Sauce that you will love!
I’ve found that everybody has a preferred way of topping a hot dog. Some people even have rules about whether the ketchup should go under the dog or on top.
To make sure that everybody gets to have their hot dog their way, it’s always fun to set up a hot dog toppings bar with everybody’s favorite condiments.
I always add a few unexpected choices, like salsa or crumbled bacon, too.
If you enjoyed this recipe for homemade hot dog chili sauce, be sure to check out my recipes for fall-off-the-bone ribs, North Carolina style barbecue and jalapeno-infused bourbon limeade.
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Lea says
Made a batch of this chili sauce for our barbecue last weekend, and it totally satisfied my son’s cravings! We are planning again this weekend to grill up some burgers and use this chili sauce.
Jona says
I’ve always loved my mom’s chili recipe. This one is a great discovery! Sooo good! i think it can replace my mom’s! Haha! Thanks for sharing.
Kim says
Thanks Jona! Just don’t tell your mom!
Diana says
I love a good chili dog, but I never think to make them. I ran across your recipe the other night and I was inspired! Simple and delicious. My husband cooks on Thursday nights and he said this is going to be his new go-to recipe.
Kim says
Thanks Diana!
Jeremy says
This was an absolute hit with the kids! I’m definitely making it again this weekend when my family visits!
Kim says
It’s a great recipe for when you have a few people to feed!