Enter Spring.
Longer evenings, crisp sunsets, dusting off the barbecue, sitting on a patio until 8 at night surrounded by good company and a pitcher of beer (or bottle of wine/iced tea/whatever floats your boat).
The only thing that could possibly make that scenario better is a pile of these hot dogs. These, my friends, are grown up hot dogs.
These wieners were born one afternoon when I was a) hungry (what else is new) and b) craving something salty and spicy and bursting with meat. Sorry vegetarians, you’ll have to sit this one out.
I made these in the oven only because my barbecue is old and I run the risk of burning my eyebrows off when I light it up. When I do get a new grill, though, this is all I’ll be making. I even plan on taking a bunch of these camping in the summer and roasting them over a campfire!
I kept the toppings fairly simple with fresh guacamole, caramelized onions and a bit of melty cheese. Since the selling point is the bacon-wrapped jalapeño dog I didn’t want to mask the amazing taste by adding too many condiments. Feel free to do your thing though, and add as many condiments as you like!
| Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Hot Dogs | | Print |
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 onions, sliced into strips
- 6 hot dogs
- 2 jalapeños, seeded and sliced
- 6-12 slices of bacon
- 6 hot dog buns
- Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Guacamole
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack on top. Set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Melt butter in a skillet over low heat, then add onions. Cook, stirring often, until onions are soft and browned, about 30 minutes.
- To wrap the hot dogs: place a line of sliced jalapeños along one side of a wiener and carefully wrap with bacon. Use toothpicks to secure in place.
- Place hot dogs on the wire rack and bake until bacon is cooked, 15-20 minutes. For crispier bacon, broil on high for the last 2-3 minutes.
- Remove toothpicks and serve with caramelized onions, shredded cheese and guacamole.
Oh wow…I nearly just started salivating as I looked at this. How have I never before thought to wrap a hot dog in bacon and add a big dollop of guac?! I must start making up for lost time, immediately. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks CakePants! Trust me, you’ll never look at a hot dog the same way again!
Yes these are awesome. I made a few on the gril and they came out sublime.
Cette idée de hot-dog me plait beaucoup. Je pense que je vais les faire pour samedi.
Tu peux te dire que tes hot-dogs vont être cuisiné en France maintenant 😉
Je mettrais la recette sur mon blog ! Merci 😉
Merci, Patricia! Il est tellement excitant que nos recettes sont lus en France! Nous nous excusons pour notre français cassé, il a été quelques années puisque nous avons parlé francais:)
Instead of avocado I used regular spicy brown mustard. It was just as good and gave it a bit iof a kick.
Glad to hear it, Jaymi! I’ll have to try that next time!
I made these for super bowl Sunday and they were awesome! Thanks for the great recipe
Thanks, Kim! What an awesome way to celebrate!
Great little recipe. Top marks. Thanks for sharing this.
Simon
Thanks Simon 🙂
I made these for my mom’s birthday dinner and they were a HUGE hit. So delicious!
I’m so glad you liked them, Kate! Perfect summer dinner!