Mini chili cheese dogs are made using slider rolls and cocktail franks that are topped with homemade chili and shredded cheddar cheese for the ultimate summer party food.

Mini Chili Cheese Dogs

From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito

These mini chili cheese dogs are the cutest appetizer or snack to serve at your next party.

I cannot get over how adorable these are. It’s like the perfect little portion for everyone to have.

These would be fantastic to make for any kind of event that you’ve got coming up. Trust me, they’ll be a hit no matter where you take them.

They’d be the prefect thing to serve at summer cookouts, barbecues or even as something fun to make for just a casual dinner at home.

We made these for Fathers Day and all the Dads just loved them so much. They were a big hit with the kids, also.

I bet they’d be the star of the show if you served them for something like the Super Bowl party or Fourth Of July, too.

The homemade hot dog chili goes together so well with the little cocktail franks, buns and cheese. They are just so good and easy to make, too.

I hope you give these chili dogs a try. If you do, I know you’ll love them just as much as my family and I do.

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Mini Chili Cheese Dogs Variations

I like this chili dog recipe made just the way it is but here are some ways to change it up if you’d like to.

• Size- Make even bigger servings of these chili dogs by using regular sized hot dogs and buns.
• Chili- I have an awesome recipe for Hot Dog Chili. Click HERE to get it. Feel free to add any kind of canned chili (without the beans) that you’d like, also.
• Toppings- Add whatever other kinds of toppings that you’d like like chopped onions and pickles.

Other Easy Summer Recipes

If you like super easy to make summer recipes like this one, here are some others that I know you’ll love, too.

• BBQ Chicken & Pineapple Kabobs
• Italian Summer Sammies
• Street Corn Chicken Enchiladas
• Garlic Parmesan Corn On The Cob

Mini Chili Cheese Dogs Ingredients

• Homemade Hot Dog Chili or any canned chili without the beans
• Sabrett Cocktail Franks
• Kings Hawaiian Original Sweet Rolls
• Cheddar Cheese, hand shredded

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°

First, separate the Hawaiian rolls into individual pieces and slice them down the top center ¾ of the way through.

Next, boil the cocktail franks for 5 minutes and drain them from the water. Place a cocktail frank into each of the slits in the buns.

Then, top each hotdog with an equal amount of chili.

Next, sprinkle the tops of the hot dogs with cheddar cheese.

Now, place them into the center rack of the oven for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Finally, serve warm and enjoy!