Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries

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.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

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.