These loaded chili brats are a classic summer cookout recipe and easy weeknight dinner made with grilled brats topped with homemade chili and classic toppings.
This classic loaded chili brat recipe is perfect for summertime and made with grilled pork brats, an easy homemade chili, and classic toppings. These homemade chili brats are perfect for a summer cookout or easy weeknight dinner.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Dinner
- Great Summer Cookout Recipe
- Kid-Friendly
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Brats - We like to use pork brats.
- Chili - Our homemade chili is made with sausage, diced onion, tomato sauce, tomato paste, broth and spices.
- Buns - You can make homemade buns or buy them from the store.
- Toppings - We like to top these brats with cheese, diced onion and diced pickles.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Skillet - A skillet necessary to make the homemade chili in.
- Grill - You can grill the brats or cook them on the stovetop.
- Cheese Grater - This cheese grater helps to easily shred the cheese.
- Cutting Board - A cutting board is necessary to dice the onion and pickles.
- Knife - A sharp knife helps to easily dice the onion and pickles.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Grill the brats and place them in the buns.
Step 2. Add the chili on top of the brats.
Step 3. Top with the cheese, onion and pickles.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes 8 loaded chili brats. We like to serve these brats with our homemade mustard potato salad and strawberry broccoli salad.
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Expert Tips & Variations
- Make the chili ahead of time. If you're making this recipe for a cookout, make the chili ahead of time so it is ready when you need it.
- Add toppings. Add extra toppings like ketchup or mustard.
How to Store
- Refrigerator - Store the individual ingredients in airtight containers in the fridge.
Recipe FAQ
Use gluten-free buns to make this recipe gluten-free.
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Loaded Chili Brats
These loaded chili brats are a classic summer cookout recipe and easy weeknight dinner made with grilled brats topped with homemade chili and classic toppings.
Ingredients
- 8 brats
- 8 buns
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced pickles
chili
- 1lb ground pork sausage
- ¼ cup diced yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 15-oz can tomato sauce
- 1 6-oz can tomato paste
- ½ cup bone broth
Instructions
- Place a skillet on the stovetop and turn the burner to medium.
- Add the ground sausage and onion to the skillet and cook to brown the sausage.
- Add the spices and tomato paste. Use a spoon to mix and combine the spices and tomato paste with the sausage.
- Pour the tomato sauce and broth into the skillet and stir to combine.
- Allow the chili simmer on low while the brats cook on the grill.
- Preheat the grill to cook the brats.
- Place the brats on the grill and grill until cooked all the way through.
- Remove the brats from the grill.
- Place each brat in a bun.
- Top each brat with chili, cheese, diced onion and diced pickles.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 708Total Fat: 48gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 2110mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 4gSugar: 10gProtein: 33g
