Description
Hot Dog Grilled Cheese is a delicious twist on the classic grilled cheese sandwich, featuring hot dogs nestled in cheesy buns with jalapeños and onions, all cooked to perfection. A fun and flavorful dish that combines two favorites into one!
Ingredients
Scale
Hot Dogs:
- 4 Hot Dogs
Seasoning:
- Classic Yellow Mustard, as needed
- BBQ or All Purpose Seasoning, as needed
Grilled Cheese:
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 4 Hot Dog Buns, halved but kept intact
- 240g / 2 1/2 cups / 8.5oz grated Cheddar Cheese
- Pickled Jalapeños, to preference
- Grilled/Pan-Fried Onions, optional
Instructions
- Slice the hot dogs: Cut the hot dogs in a crisscross shape, brush with mustard, and sprinkle with seasoning.
- Fry the hot dogs: Melt butter in a pan, fry the hot dogs, then toast the buns in the leftover butter.
- Assemble the sandwiches: Fill each bun with cheese, jalapeños, onions, and a hot dog.
- Melt the cheese: Create cheese piles in the pan, place hot dogs on top, flip when cheese starts to attach, and toast.
- Serve: Enjoy the crispy, cheesy hot dog grilled cheese with your favorite sauce!
Notes
- Slicing: Optional but helps flavors penetrate hot dogs.
- Hot dogs: ‘Bunlimited classic hot dogs’ recommended for firmness.
- Seasoning: BBQ or All Purpose Seasoning works well.
- Cheese: Allocate 60g per hot dog, using 1/3 in bun and 2/3 in the pan.
- Calories: Per hot dog.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 hot dog sandwich
- Calories: Approximately 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
