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Chili Cheese Dog Casserole Recipe
Golden crescent dough wraps around cheesy hot dogs above a generous layer of beef chili. The soft chili and crisp pastry edges make a satisfying forkful, with melted cheddar tucked inside each roll to keep things rich.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Original yield
- Serves 5
- Ingredients
- 4 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Primary protein
- Beef
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Dish type
- Casseroles
A few quick notes
1. Spread the rolls out
Give the wrapped hot dogs a little room when you set them over the chili. They need space for the crescent dough to puff and brown instead of pressing into one another.
2. Cheese goes inside
Sprinkle the cheddar over the dough before wrapping the hot dogs. That tucks the cheese into each roll-up instead of leaving it loose in the chili.
3. Watch the top
The casserole is done when the crescent dough is golden brown. The recipe gives a window, so use the color of the rolls as your best cue near the end.
Get to know the ingredients
Crescent roll dough
Separate the dough into triangles before filling. Each triangle becomes one cheesy wrapper for a hot dog, so keep the pieces intact as much as you can while laying them out.
Shredded cheddar
Use the shredded cheddar as the layer between dough and hot dog. Spreading it evenly helps each wrapped hot dog get some cheese without big bare patches.
Beef chili
The chili goes into the baking dish first and acts as the base for the wrapped hot dogs. Use beef chili that's ready to pour into the dish, since the bake is mainly for heating and browning.
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How to make it
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The last little job
The last little job
Once the tops are golden brown, pull the casserole from the oven and serve it straight from the baking dish. Try to scoop from underneath each roll so every serving gets chili and a wrapped hot dog together.
A little more help as you go
Dish size matters here
Use the 9x13-inch baking dish called for so the chili sits in a broad layer and the five wrapped hot dogs can be spaced across the top.
Build it in the right order
Pour in the chili before adding the roll-ups. If the wrapped hot dogs go in first, it's much harder to get the chili underneath without disturbing the dough.
A few questions you might have
Do the hot dogs get wrapped before they go into the chili?
Yes. Sprinkle cheddar on the crescent triangles, wrap them around the hot dogs, then place the wrapped hot dogs on top of the chili in the baking dish.
Should the chili be mixed with the dough or hot dogs?
No mixing is needed. The chili is poured into the dish as the base, and the rolled hot dogs sit on top while everything bakes.
How will I know it's baked enough?
Look for golden brown crescent dough on top. The recipe bakes at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, with that golden color as the finish cue.
Can I use homemade chili?
Yes, the recipe uses beef chili and notes that a homemade beef chili was used. Just have it ready to pour into the baking dish before adding the wrapped hot dogs.
Where does the cheddar go?
It goes on the crescent dough triangles before the hot dogs are wrapped. That way the cheese bakes inside each crescent roll-up.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: dinnerthendessert.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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