Mini Chili Dogs: Easy Party Sliders by Cookinwithbabe

Name: Mini Chili Dogs: Easy Party Sliders
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 12 oz package cocktail wieners; 24 pack Hawaiian Rolls; 1 1/2 cup shredded cheese; 1 lb lean ground beef; 3 cup water; 1/2 white onion, minced; 1/8 cup ketchup; 1 tsp hot sauce; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; pinch sugar; 2 tbsps chili seasoning; 2 tbsps tomato paste

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Mini Chili Dogs: Easy Party Sliders Mini Chili Dogs: Easy Party Sliders combine cocktail wieners, a ground beef chili, shredded cheese, and Hawaiian rolls in individual portions. The recipe begins with the chili on the stovetop, then brings the baked wieners and prepared rolls together for a final oven step.

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Watch How to Make It

The chili is made with lean ground beef, minced white onion, water, ketchup, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, a pinch of sugar, chili seasoning, and tomato paste. It cooks long enough for most of the liquid to cook out before it is spooned over the wiener-filled rolls.

A person opens a 24-pack bag of Kings Hawaiian Original Sweet Rolls labeled Party Pack on a beige countertop.

Each Hawaiian roll is cut with a small slit to create an individual hot dog bun. A cocktail wiener goes into each roll before the chili and cheese are added, and favorite fixings are used as the final garnish.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

This recipe keeps the components in a clear order: cook the chili, bake the cocktail wieners, prepare the Hawaiian rolls, then assemble everything for the final melt. The chili cooks while the oven is preheated and the wieners bake, so the stovetop and oven portions can move forward during the same part of the recipe.

The ground beef is broken apart with a spoon as it comes to a boil with the water and onion. After the seasonings and sauces are added, the mixture continues boiling for at least 30 minutes, which allows most of the liquid to cook out before the tomato paste is stirred in.

A hand sprinkles shredded cheese over a tray of small hot dogs in buns topped with cooked ground beef, all arranged closely on parchment paper.

The final assembly is straightforward. Each roll holds one cocktail wiener, the chili is spooned over the top, and shredded cheese is added before the sliders return to the oven for about 8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

Ingredients You'll Need

For the chili, use 1 lb lean ground beef, 3 cups water, and 1/2 white onion that has been minced. These ingredients are combined first in a saucepan, where the beef is broken apart as it cooks.

The chili seasonings and additions are 1/8 cup ketchup, 1 tsp hot sauce, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, a pinch of sugar, and 2 tbsps chili seasoning. Add these after the beef mixture reaches a boil, then finish the chili with 2 tbsps tomato paste after most of the liquid has cooked out.

For the sliders, you will need a 12 oz package of cocktail wieners, a 24-pack of Hawaiian rolls, and 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese. The wieners bake on a lightly greased baking sheet before they are placed into the prepared rolls.

A person pours water from a measuring cup into a pan with raw ground beef on an electric cooktop.

A saucepan and spoon are needed for the chili, along with a lightly greased baking sheet for the cocktail wieners. The oven is preheated to 350°F while the chili cooks, then used first for the wieners and again after the sliders are assembled.

How To Make It

The recipe has two cooking parts that come together at assembly: the chili cooks in the saucepan, and the cocktail wieners bake in the oven. Prepare the rolls with small slits so they are ready to hold the baked wieners once both components are in progress.

After the chili has boiled for at least 30 minutes and the tomato paste is combined, use it as the topping for the wiener-filled rolls. Cheese is added last before the assembled mini chili dogs go back into the oven.

Cut small slits into the Hawaiian rolls to create individual hot dog buns. Keep the rolls intact enough to hold one cocktail wiener each, then set them aside until the wieners are baked and the chili is ready.

Preheat the oven to 350°F while the chili is cooking. Lightly grease a baking sheet for the cocktail wieners so it is ready when the oven has heated.

A person uses a knife to cut a sheet of golden brown dinner rolls on a parchment-lined baking tray.

The rolls are assembled in a specific sequence. Place one cocktail wiener into each prepared Hawaiian roll first, spoon chili over the top next, and then sprinkle the shredded cheese over the sliders before returning them to the oven.

Combine the lean ground beef, water, and minced white onion in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, using a spoon to break the ground beef apart as it cooks.

Add the ketchup, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pinch of sugar, and chili seasoning. Continue boiling for at least 30 minutes, allowing most of the liquid to cook out as the chili cooks.

Stir in the tomato paste and continue cooking until it is well combined with the chili. This tomato paste step follows the longer boiling period, after most of the liquid has cooked out.

A hand uses a spoon to add ground beef topping onto rows of hot dogs in split buns, arranged closely together on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

While the chili is cooking, place the cocktail wieners on the lightly greased baking sheet. Bake them at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Place one baked cocktail wiener into each Hawaiian roll with a prepared slit. Spoon the chili over the tops of the filled rolls, distributing the chili after every roll has its wiener in place.

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Sprinkle the sliders with shredded cheese. Return them to the oven for about 8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

Garnish the finished mini chili dogs with your favorite fixings and enjoy. Add the garnish after the cheese has melted and the sliders have come out of the oven.

Serving & Variations

Serve the mini chili dogs after the final oven step and after adding your preferred fixings. The garnish remains separate from the chili itself, since the recipe calls for favorite fixings at the end.

The Hawaiian rolls are prepared as individual hot dog buns, with one cocktail wiener placed into each roll. Keep the assembly order consistent: wiener in the roll, chili over the top, shredded cheese, then the final oven time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do Mini Chili Dogs take to make?

The recipe takes 55 minutes total, including 15 minutes of prep time and 40 minutes of cook time.

What temperature should I bake the cocktail wieners at?

Preheat the oven to 350F and bake the cocktail wieners on a lightly greased baking sheet for 20 minutes.

How long should the chili cook?

After bringing the beef, water, and onion to a boil and adding the seasonings, continue boiling for at least 30 minutes so most of the liquid cooks out.

When do I add the tomato paste to the chili?

Stir in the tomato paste after most of the liquid has cooked out, then continue cooking until it is well combined.

How do I finish the Mini Chili Dogs?

Put a cocktail wiener in each cut Hawaiian roll, spoon chili over the top, sprinkle with cheese, and bake for about 8 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Wrapping Up

These mini chili dogs bring together baked cocktail wieners and stovetop ground beef chili in Hawaiian rolls. The cheese melts during the final oven step, and favorite fixings complete the sliders after baking.

Recipe created by Cookinwithbabe for Trust Me Try It.

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