70¢ for a squeeze of cheese? Chili Cheese Dogs for about 55¢ ea!!

Hey hungry people this is probably something you'll like more on colder days but we had drizzle yesterday so I decided to do one last hurrah before focusing on the warm weather foods.

I love der wienerschnitzel chili cheese dogs and even though the regular chili dogs are only 99¢ the cheesy ones cost approximately $1.69 a piece. That's 70¢ for a squeeze of cheese? Oh hell noooo...Der crazy!

You can whip these up in about 10 minutes or less.

OK here's your shopping list from the 99¢ store, minus the cheese (unless you're going squeeze brand) ----

(Get two chili's for 8 dogs)

 

I'm using boxed Velveeta on mine because I have plenty, but when I don't, I use this type from the 99¢ (or Dollar Tree) and it's good too. I'd recommend keeping this type in the cabinet so it squeezes out good and then after you top your chili with it put the plate in the microwave (for maybe 10 secs at a time) until it melts good.

Now your hot dogs at the 99¢ are going to vary from crap brands to better brands and if you're lucky you might strike it rich on one like this---

 

(I'll note here that even when I show a pk of dogs and there are only 4, they were originally a full 8pk or sometimes 10)

 

I also found these one day when I made a random drop in. I haven't tried them yet but when I grill them you'll be the second to know!

 

 

And again, I can't stress the point if you see a good deal on stuff like this (and have the spare change) grab what you can and freeze for later. They normally carry Bar S brand and Hoffy but Hoffy seems to get s tough skin on the BBQ so I avoid them for anything else too. Bar S is ok....but sometimes you can even get Famer John brand at Food 4 Less for a decent price. Last week they were 88¢.

 

Alrighty now comes the chili. The drawback of beanless chili is stores tend to charge a lot more than regular beaned chili, so I was normally buying mine at Sav a Lot Foods for around $1.29 or so.

 

Then I met Dolores!!! This same brand is sold in regular stores in a larger size, but this one comes from the 99¢ (in the freezer section) and while it's not a 100% regular stocked item, it is usually available on one trip or the next. I try to keep 2 in the freezer for when the mood strikes to fix some of these up. Depending on how much chili you want on yours this is plenty for 3 and could actually do 4 with a decent amount on each one. If your making the total 8 dogs then get two pkgs.

 

OK so heat the chili first and either boil the dogs at the same time or toss in the microwave after the chili. Put the dog in the bun, top with the chili and cheese and pop in microwave for about 30 secs and here you go!!!

 

 

Total cost in making 8 dogs around 55¢. In reality you've just made the entire chili cheese dog for less than that squeeze of cheese at DW!

 

Have a great day!