Rachael Ray Recipe: Chili-Cheese Dogs in Beach Blankets
September 26th, 2008
My kids have a thing for hot dogs. Actually they have a thing for any kind of processed meat, or what I like to call “pink” meat. Hot dogs, sausages, Spam (in case you didn’t know, Hawaii is the Spam capital of the world). Healthy diet huh? I try not to make it too often but sometimes you just want a hot dog, you know?
This Rachael Ray recipe comes from her Yum-O Family Cookbook. The whole family enjoyed it and my son even ate the whole thing, not just the dog (which he usually does).
Chili-Cheese Dogs in Beach Blankets
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil)
- 3/4 pound ground beef, ground turkey, or tempeh chopped into fine crumbles
- 1 tablespoon chili powder, a palmful
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons dehydrated onion
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (13.8-ounce) tube refrigerator pizza dough
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 8 turkey or tofu dogs
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat the oil in a small pot over medim-high heat. Add the meat to the pot and brown it up, 6 to 7 minutes. Season the meat with the chili powder, granulated garlic, dehydrated onion, and a little salt and pepper. Add the tomato paste to the pot and stir it around for a minute, then add 1/4 cup water to help loosen the tomato paste and get it incorporated. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Roll out the pizza dough into a big rectangle. Cut the dough in half lengthwise with a small knife. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces across so that you end up with 8 small rectangular pieces of dough. Across the center of each rectangle place a couple of spoonfuls of chili sauce and sprinkle a small handful of cheese on top. Set the dog on the dough and wrap and roll the pizza dough around the dog as you would for pigs in a blanket, sealing in the chili and cheese. The nubs of each end of the dog should be peeking out. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake for 18 minutes, or until golden. Yum-o!
12 Responses to “Rachael Ray Recipe: Chili-Cheese Dogs in Beach Blankets”
Kel September 26th, 2008 at 5:37 am #
Interesting…I bet this would be a big hit with all the kiddo’s. Thanks for sharing!
Have a wonderful weekend!
~K
One Mom September 26th, 2008 at 7:50 am #
I know what you mean…sometimes I just get a craving for a hot dog! One of my 5 yr old granddaughters loves them, like your son - without the bun. I’ll have to try this recipe for her!
Amy @ The Q Family September 26th, 2008 at 10:29 am #
OH.. Yum-O indeed! You must be at my house and check out my fridge. I just stock up on a lot of hot dogs and now I have this perfect recipe for it.
Thanks! I wonder though if I can make them in a big batch and freeze it for later.
-Amy @ The Q Family
BusyMamas September 26th, 2008 at 5:57 pm #
Kel - Have a good weekend too!
One Mom - What is it with kids and hot dogs? Once my son ate 3 of them in one sitting (no bun of course).
Amy - I’m sure it would freeze great. Thanks for the idea! I’ll try that next time.
tina L September 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm #
Sounds yum-o my kids would probably like it.
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mikki roo September 29th, 2008 at 8:37 am #
This looks great! Must be a kid thing to not eat the buns - my boys would eat 3 hot dogs in one sitting… without the bun of course!
Thanks for your comments on my blog - I love the new look too! It was so much fun to get something different…
My dad is in surgery now and I’m feeling quite far away - 6 hours - so it might be a long morning here!
Sandy (Momisodes) September 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm #
Man that looks delicious. I’m all about anything with chili
Hawaii spam capitol? Seriously?!
BusyMamas September 29th, 2008 at 6:10 pm #
Miki Roo - It must be very hard to not be close by at times like this. Hang in there!
Sandy - Yes, we’re weird like that. Spam and vienna sausages. I think it’s the official State Meat.
Angie Atkinson September 29th, 2008 at 8:13 pm #
Yum O is right!! LOL! I’ll bet my kids (and even my husband, the picky one) will love this! Thanks for the idea.
Jojo October 3rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm #
oh that does look pretty good! You two have me buying RR magazines now, my first issue ever. I…Blame….You! But the food is quite tasty!
BusyMamas October 6th, 2008 at 2:35 am #
Jojo - I’m glad we have a convert in our midst! Karen and I love RR because they are easy to make and she has a ton of variety in her recipes.