This recipe for Crock Pot Chili Cheese Dogs is so easy and delicious thanks to a mixture of store-bought chili, cheese sauce and hot dogs.
A SIMPLE CHILI CHEESE DOG RECIPE
This recipe for Crock Pot Chili Cheese Dogs isn't so much a recipe as it is an idea for a way of serving a yummy Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day or backyard picnic. However you choose to top them is up to you. Sometimes I like a little cole slaw on top. Other times I want diced onions and some shredded cheese. But honestly, these are delicious, just as they are, straight outta the slow cooker into a bun!
TIPS FOR MAKING CHILI DOGS:
- If you don't like (or can't find) nacho cheese sauce, just use a can of condensed cheddar cheese soup.
- Also, if you love beans in your hot dog chili, then use the chili with beans (by all means!) 😉 I prefer Wolf Brand chili for my hot dogs.
- Finally, this would be enough chili for more than 8 hot dogs. I just went with 8 since that is what you get in one package. But realistically, you could add another 4 or 5 hot dogs to this recipe and have plenty.
- Serve it up with some chips or French fries.
- I am using store- bought chili to keep this recipe easy to make. However, if you want to make it extra special, you could try making up a batch of my Homemade Hot Dog Chili.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- chili with no beans
- nacho cheese sauce
- hot dogs
- hot dog buns
- diced onion and shredded cheddar cheese, for topping
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CHILI CHEESE DOGS:
In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine chili and nacho cheese. Stir together well.
Place hot dogs into the chili mixture.
Make sure the chili mixture coats the hot dogs.
Cover and cook on low for 2-4 hours. Then switch the slow cooker to the "keep warm" setting.
Then, let everyone serve themselves. Top hot dogs with diced onions and extra cheese. Whatever your family and friends love!
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Crock Pot Chili Cheese Dogs (+Video)
Ingredients
- 2 (15 ounce) cans chili with no beans
- 15 ounce can nacho cheese sauce
- 8 hot dogs
- 8 hot dog buns
- diced onion and shredded cheddar cheese, for topping
Instructions
- In a 5-quart slow cooker, combine chili and nacho cheese. Stir together well.
- Place hot dogs into the chili mixture.
- Make sure the chili mixture coats the hot dogs.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-4 hours. Then switch the slow cooker to the "keep warm" setting.
- Top hot dogs with diced onions and extra cheese.
Video
Notes
- If you don't like (or can't find nacho cheese sauce) just use a can of condensed cheddar cheese soup.
- Also, if you love beans in your hot dog chili, then use the chili with beans.
- This recipe makes enough chili for more than 8 hot dogs. I just went with 8 since that is what you get in one package. But realistically, you could add another 4 or 5 hot dogs to this recipe and have plenty.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: May 2018
Updated & republished: March 2020
Measha
We tried these for the 4th!
How fun and such a great way to keep it simple. Used better cheddar smoked sausage dogs. Topped with the shredder cheese and diced onions.The chili and nacho cheese was just fabulous. Thanks for sharing.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Thanks so much Measha!! I really appreciate you taking the time to come back & leave a review. Hope you had a wonderful 4th!!
CleaningLady
What a super cute and amazing idea. I had the ingredients on hand or usually do so I googled easy crockpot chili dogs and this came up and I just so happen to have all the ingredients on hand so in the crockpot it now will be for the next few hours.
Just perfect. Can’t wait to try them out when done cooking. We usually always have cans of chili and hotdogs and buns in the house. Used cheddar soup because it’s what we have a few cans of usually always as well as cream of chicken and mushroom for when an easy recipe calls for such ingredients.
Thank you! 5 stars because I already know we will love it. I suppose I could have thrown everything together quickly on the stove but I’m always looking for something a bit different now and then.
Much appreciated by me.
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Thank you so very much!! I truly appreciate you taking the time out of your day to come back here to leave such a wonderful comment! It means so much!
Mike
If I were to do the chili recipe you used for this, do I just substitute the cooked batch of your chili for the canned stuff? Or do I throw the chili recipe stuff in the crock pot once the ground beef has been browned?
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Mike, yes, you'd want to have your chili fully prepared before adding the other ingredients. 🙂
Linda
This was delicious and so simple. I ended up with about 16 hot dogs in the pot and it was plenty of chili for everyone. Thank you!
Lori Evans
i made this and took it to work also took tortilla chips and jalepenos for nachos with the chili cheese sauce..
ColleenB.
Aren''t you the clever one as this is such a Wonderful idea.
Thank You
JUNEBUG14
Oh, wow, Brandie! I would have never thought of this on my own! Amazing!
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hope you like it! So easy but it tastes homemade! LOL