Chili Recipe for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
This Chili Recipe for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers is quick, simple, and perfect for all your cookout chili as a condiment needs. Lots of flavor - NO BEANS!
I live in North Carolina where we top all the things with a good dose of chili and some slaw. Two popular recipes here on Sugar Dish Me continue to be Carolina Style Hot Dogs and Carolina Style Burgers.
Those recipes are not without controversy though!
A quick scroll through the comments will turn up a whole bunch of people that love my Carolina-style recipes and then a whole bunch of dudes that want to mansplain things like chili and cole slaw.
If you know me at all, you know that having rando dudes with no credentials try to explain my own recipes to me on the internet will basically get you nowhere. Fast.
But to assuage some of their troll-ey food blog concerns, I have some credentials to share!
- I've lived in North Carolina for most of my life. My parents moved here before I was 2!
- I like hot dogs and hamburgers with chili and slaw.
- My restaurant experience dates back to 1995.
- My husband was born and raised in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and grew up on a working farm. It doesn't get much more Carolina than that.
- My Chili Recipe for Hot Dogs and hamburgers kicks all the ass.
Important things to note!
This chili recipe does not have to simmer all day to taste good. This is basically just chili as a condiment. If you wanna cook it low and slow for hours then that's your prerogative. But if you wanna start it while you heat up the grill and make some slaw THAT'S OKAY TOO.
Mansplainers be damned.
This chili recipe doesn't have onions. That's because in NC we add raw chopped onions to the slaw AND to the actual hot dogs (or hamburgers). If you want onion, FINELY DICE IT and add it after you drain excess grease from the ground beef.
We just made Carolina Style Burgers with this chili earlier this week! Hot dogs are on the horizon.
And chili on all.
Chili Recipe for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
This Chili Recipe for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers is quick, simple, and perfect for all your cookout chili as a condiment needs. Lots of flavor - NO BEANS!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons chili powder (see note for chili seasoning)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- cayenne or red chili flakes to taste
- 1 cup broth (chicken, beef, or vegetable)
- 1 (15 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes
Instructions
Brown the ground beef in a large pan. Drain excess grease.
Add all the seasonings to the ground beef and pour in the broth. Turn the beef and seasonings over in the skillet a few times to coat the meat. You also want to break the beef up as much as possible.
Add the tomatoes, reduce the heat to medium, and let is simmer, stirring occasionally.
Notes
You can use a package of chili seasoning in place of all the seasonings and spices listed here. I always have everything on hand to make my own, but if you have to go out and buy the items listed, it will be much more cost effective to grab a chili packet and go.
Chili Recipe for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
I'm born and raised in Cleveland County!!!! Looking forward to making this recipe!!
I’m from NC love the recipe!
As for the onions you do both raw and cooked they have completely different flavors.
But that’s just my mansplaining what do I know?!?
Thanks, Donnie! I love onions - raw or cooked. And you are right - the flavors are totally different.
I've lived in eastern NC all my life....so far I'm 66 ... this recipe sounds delicious but I've never heard of oregano in hotdog/ hamburger chili.
I have never NOT heard of oregano in chili. Herbs and spices are your friend. Hope you'll try!
Did you use light or dark brown sugar?
light, but either is fine
Manplainers be damned! I was born in North Carolina, moved to South Carolina when I was 4 and right back to North Carolina at 11 where I have lived since, so I am a true southern girl. Let me just say that NOTHING beats southern homemade chili and slaw on a burger and hot dog. That being said, this chili recipe is awesome! This is my new go to homemade chili recipe. Thanks for sharing it and keep on rocking the delicious dishes of the south!
YASSSSSS. Thank you Jessica!
From So Cal. This was very good. Thank you. I added some minced jalapeños, and I doubled the recipe, because I could tell I would like it.
North Carolina native here too, and I put chili on everything. This chili is PERFECT! And thanks to your article with it, you are officially my favorite food content creator. Mansplainers be damned!
hahahha - thank you, Sheena!
I’m from NC and there’s nothing better than a Cheeseburger all the way. If you’re from here you know what that means!!
YESSSSSS
Just great! Have been searching for 40 years for a chili like used in hotdogs from a closed diner. This is as I remembered! Only changes I made was to add 1/3 cup of water to the beef when cooking, used whole canned tomatoes (what I had on hand). All I needed to do was use a submersible to break it down like I remembered. Made your slaw too and I am in heaven tonight! Thanks so much.
Thanks so much, Gwen! I am so glad this worked well for you!
OMG! I was born and raised in North Carolina & on Bright Leaf hotdogs all the way. This. Chili. Is. Everything! Tastes just
like the southern chili I’ve always loved. This is a keeper!!
Thanks so much, Charis! I am so glad you loved this! It's a staple around here 🙂
Thank for for a great base I was able to veganize it with no problem.
Amazing!!! Thanks so much, Kyle!
I really love this recipe but curious if it is meant to be really watery requiring it to simmer for a very long time to get to chili consistency? If the intention is to concentrate the flavors then that makes perfect sense, just asking as I am saving this one and I can reduce the broth if needed.
@Eric, You need to let it cook down. Be even better if you let it set overnight and the flavors meld before using. Heat only what you need in the microwave.
Well I grew up in Cleveland County NC eating Cleveland Sandwiches and riding with my grandfather on his route. I guess I know every place around to get a burger or dog. I have had some real good chili but I must say this will be my go-to at home from now on. ITS GREAT!!! Thanks
This recipe is great! I grew up in the Mississippi Delta where chili (NO beans, of course) and coleslaw are staples on dairy bar & cafe hamburgers. This is the closest to those I remember. Thanks so much!
yessss! Thanks, San!
Bahahaha I love you!!! I’m so glad I accidentally stumbled across your page and will now be subscribing! To hell with mansplainers ?
Brandiiiii. You're the best. To hell with them for real. I'll cook my chili any way I want.