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Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 4
With a name like this it must be Rachael Ray!From 30 Minute Meals. Looks like a lot of ingredients but it is very easy!Great for football day.
Ingredients:
8 slices center cut thick-cut smoky bacon or 8 slices other lean thick-cut smoky bacon
1 lb lean ground beef
2 beef hot dogs or 2 pork hot dogs, diced
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon grill seasoning (recommended ( montreal seasoning by mccormick)
2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
1 teaspoon hot sauce, eyeball it, divided
1 tablespoon hot sauce, eyeball it, divided
2 tablespoons ketchup
vegetable oil, for drizzling
4 slices deli sliced cheddar cheese
2 (8 ounce) bags frozen french fries (crispy style)
2 tablespoons butter
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tablespoons chives, a handful
salt
1/2 cup chili sauce
4 kaiser rolls, split
1/4 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaf
1/2 lime, juice of
Directions:
1. Preheat broiler to high.
2. Place bacon on slotted broiler pan. Cook bacon 10 inches from the heat and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side until crisp then adjust oven to bake setting for temperature recommended on fries packaging.
3. While bacon cooks, make the burgers. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
4. Mix beef with diced dogs, chili powder, grill seasoning, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon of hot sauce and ketchup.
5. Form 4 large patties.
6. Add a drizzle of oil, 1 turn of the pan and add the patties.
7. Cook burgers 6 minutes on each side, then top with 2 slices bacon and 1 slice of cheddar, each.
8. Turn pan off, cover with loose foil tent and let cheese melt, 1 to 2 minutes.
9. While the burgers cook, add fries to oven and cook until extra-crisp. Remove from oven.
10. Place butter, 1 tablespoon hot sauce and garlic in a small dish and microwave on high 20 seconds then transfer fries to a large bowl.
11. Toss fries with garlic-hot sauce butter and chives and season with salt, to taste.
12. Slather chili sauce on the tops of split kaiser rolls.
13. Place bacon chili-cheese burgers on bun bottoms and top each burger with lettuce, cilantro, and lime juice.
14. Set bun tops in place.
15. Pile fries alongside and serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com