Cheesy Bacon Ultimate Dogs

Description

This is a fun and easy way to amp up your hot dogs for the grill with some cheese, bacon, and a few other classic hot dog topping ingredients! These come together quickly and are ready in no time. They go great with all your favorite BBQ side dishes: corn on the cob, pasta salad, baked beans, watermelon, etc.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
  • 4 hot dogs, butterflied
  • 2 ounces cheddar cheese, sliced into 8 matchsticks
  • 4 strips thick-cut bacon
  • 8 toothpicks
  • 4 hot dog buns, split
  • 1 large (5 inch) dill pickle, sliced into 8 long strips

Instructions

  1. Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
  2. Smear 1/4 teaspoon mustard inside each butterflied hot dog. Put 2 Cheddar cheese matchsticks inside each hot dog.
  3. Secure one end of a bacon strip to one end a hot dog using a toothpick. Wrap the bacon strip tightly around the entire hot dog
  4. securing the far end with another toothpick; repeat for remaining hot dogs.
  5. Cook on preheated grill until hot dogs are heated and bacon is cooked through
  6. 4 to 5 minutes per side.
  7. Place each cooked hot dog onto a bun and top with 2 pickle slices.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Servings: 4

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