Mexican Hot Dogs
Mexican hot dogs are an easy, flavor-packed way to turn a simple weeknight dinner into something fun. Wrapped in crispy bacon and cooked in a skillet, these hot dogs are layered with peppers, jalapeños, pico de gallo, and melty cheese for a street-food-inspired meal you can make right at home.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon
- 4 jumbo hot dogs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion sliced
- ½ red bell pepper sliced
- 3 jalapeño peppers sliced
- 4 hot dog buns
Toppings
- pico de Gallo store bought or see notes
- cotija cheese regular shredded cheese works too
- hot sauce
- sour cream
Instructions
- Wrap the bacon slices around each hot dog.4 slices of bacon, 4 jumbo hot dogs
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the hot dogs to the pan, and cook for 5-6 minutes until the bacon is browned and crispy on all sides. Place the hot dogs on a plate.
- There may be enough bacon grease, but add in the olive oil if needed. Add the onions and peppers to the pan, sprinkle with salt, and sauté for a few minutes until softened and browned.1 tbsp olive oil, ½ onion, ½ red bell pepper, 3 jalapeño peppers
- Place the hot dogs back in the pan with the peppers and onions. Let everything cook for a couple minutes on medium heat until the hot dogs are heated through.
- Place the hot dogs in buns. Add the peppers and onions on top.4 hot dog buns
- Then, top with pico de gallo, a drizzle of hot sauce and sour cream, and a sprinkle of cotija cheese.pico de Gallo, cotija cheese, hot sauce, sour cream
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg