Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Rachael Ray

Serves 4 people

Categories: Ground Beef, Hamburgers, Main Dish, Rachael Ray

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.

  3. 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.

  4. While bacon cooks, make the burgers. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.

  5. Mix beef with diced dogs, chili powder, grill seasoning, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon of hot sauce and ketchup.

  6. Form 4 large patties.

  7. Add a drizzle of oil, 1 turn of the pan and add the patties.

  8. Cook burgers 6 minutes on each side, then top with 2 slices bacon and 1 slice of cheddar, each.

  9. Turn pan off, cover with loose foil tent and let cheese melt, 1 to 2 minutes.

  10. While the burgers cook, add fries to oven and cook until extra-crisp. Remove from oven.

  11. 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.

  12. Toss fries with garlic-hot sauce butter and chives and season with salt, to taste.

  13. Slather chili sauce on the tops of split kaiser rolls.

  14. Place bacon chili-cheese burgers on bun bottoms and top each burger with lettuce, cilantro, and lime juice.

  15. Set bun tops in place.

  16. Pile fries alongside and serve.

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