Sonic the Hedgehog Chili Dog Recipe

Posted August 26, 2015

Everyone knows that our favorite blue hedgehog loves his chili dogs. Join me in a cook-off and test Sonic’s chili dog recipe vs. my in-house favorite chili recipe (crafted by my wonderful Fiance; who’s a great cook I must add!).

Here’s a chili dog recipe a la Sonic. His recipe is pretty standard, a bit mild, but still flavorful.

Photo credit: Sonic Retro

Here’s my Fiance’s recipe. If you prefer a more bold flavor (or spice), I’d recommend giving this one a try!

Chili Dog Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
2 -14.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes (choose whichever flavors suit your palette. We use a variety, from ‘zesty jalapenos’ to ‘green pepper, celery, & onion.’)
1 bottle Cholula hot sauce
1 -14.5 oz can of chili beans (again, choose whichever flavor suits your palette -mild or hot sauce)
5-7 baby dill pickles, chopped (unusual, I know, but trust me on this!)
Garlic salt -1 teaspoon
Chili powder -1 teaspoon
1 small can tomato paste

chili ingredients ——-

Hot dogs (preferably grilled)
Hot dog buns
Toppings of choice (shredded cheese, onions, etc.)

chopping pickles

Chili Instructions:

1. Brown your burger with the garlic salt and half of the bottle of Cholula (if you don’t like spicy food, cut back to 1/4 bottle).

cooking chili on the stove

2. Add your canned tomatoes and chili beans, chili powder, diced pickles, can of tomato paste and a 1/4 bottle of Cholula sauce. Stir together and let simmer for a minimum of 30 minutes.
(Honestly, simmering for upwards of 2 hours really makes the chili even better!)

cooking chili

grilling hotdogs

3. Cook up your hot dogs, add a layer of chili, top anyway you like and enjoy!

chili dogs with mustard

Sonic the Hedgehog inspired chili dogs

Talk about an easy but hearty meal! Did anyone participate in the cook-off? Which recipe was your favorite? Do you have a request for future fictional foods? Leave a request in the comments below.

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