Chili Cheese Dog Bake

5 from 1 vote

This chili cheese dog bake will be a guaranteed crowd pleaser and everyone will love the meaty cheesy goodness of this dish.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chili Cheese Dog Bake Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 355kcal

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Remove the crescent rolls from the packaging, roll out, and separate into individual triangles.
Place one slice of American cheese followed by one hot dog onto the widest end of the crescent roll.
Roll the cheese and hot dog into the crescent roll and set aside.
Arrange the wrapped crescent dogs in a 9x13 glass baking dish. You may only be able to fit 7 dogs if you wish to keep them in one line as we did. Leave ½-inch or so between each dog to allow room for the dough to puff.
Spread the chili in the available space around the crescent dogs. You may not use both full cans of chili and can heat any leftovers and serve alongside the baked chili cheese dogs.
Melt the butter in a small dish and stir in garlic salt/powder. Use a pastry brush to brush the butter mixture over the tops of the exposed crescent rolls.
Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until crescents appear browned on both the top and the bottom.
Sprinkle the baked chili cheese dogs with a bit of chopped parsley and serve immediately.

A pizza cutter is a great tool to cut the crescent roll dough rather than a knife. Give it a quick spray with nonstick spray so that none of the sticky dough gets stuck.
Place the chili around the wrapped crescent dogs instead of under the crescent dogs for the best results on cooking everything through completely.
The garlic butter gives the tops of the crescents some flavor and a bit of sheen. You could also brush the butter sauce on after the casserole has finished baking OR omit the butter sauce.
The crescent rolls take a bit longer to bake on the bottom than it takes to heat the chili through and brown the top of the crescent rolls. If you use a clear glass baking dish, you can check the bottom of the dish to make sure that the crescent rolls have browned on the bottom. If needed, place a sheet of aluminum foil over the top of the casserole dish if the crescents are becoming too brown and the bottoms are not yet done.