When your favorite team made it to the playoffs and are hosting a viewing party, then why not make this American classic, Chili Cheese Dog.

There is just something about a dog between buns that makes my mouth wet. I love any style hotdog; especially the late night dogs from the carts wrapped in bacon, covered with onions, and bell peppers.

Chili Cheese Dog

For Chili

Ingredients

• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 3 pork sausage links, casing removed
• 1/2 can of Mexican style tomatoes
• 1 can chili style beans
• salt
• pepper

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil in a nonstick frying pan and add onions
2. Saute onions until soft and add sausage links
3. Break down the sausage link until it becomes crumbly, but still pink
4. Add Mexican style tomatoes, chili beans, and season with salt and pepper
5. Mix and simmer for 15 minutes or until desired consistency
6. Remove from heat and set aside

For Hot Dog

Ingredients

• 4 Hotdog buns
• 4 hot dog links (I used chicken sausage)
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 2 tbs pickled jalepenos
• ketchup
• mustard
• coconut oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to broil
2. Boil sausage link until they start to float
3. In a frying pan heat coconut oil and fry the sausages until the casing has browned
4. While sausages are frying toast hotdog buns in the oven for a few minutes
5. Cut bun in the center (if they are not already precut)
6. Fill with sausage
7. Cover with chili, be sure to fill in the corners of the bun or else the bun will have dry areas
8. Top with cheese and broil in the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese has browned
9. Remove from oven and top with ketchup, mustard,  onion, and jalepeno
10. Enjoy while hot!