Description
These Mexican Hot Dogs are bursting with flavor, wrapped in crispy bacon and topped with sautéed peppers, onions, and fresh pico de gallo. Perfect for a quick dinner or a fun BBQ treat, this recipe is simple to prepare and sure to impress any crowd.
Ingredients
Scale
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- If needed, add olive oil to the bacon grease. Add the onions and peppers to the pan, sprinkle with salt, and sauté for a few minutes until softened and browned.
- Return the hot dogs to the pan with the peppers and onions. Cook for a couple of minutes on medium heat until the hot dogs are heated through.
- Place the hot dogs in buns. Top with the sautéed peppers and onions.
- Finish by adding pico de gallo, a drizzle of hot sauce, sour cream, and a sprinkle of cotija cheese.
Notes
For added flavor, use spicy hot sauce or adjust the amount of jalapeños to your preference.
Cotija cheese adds a nice texture, but regular shredded cheese can be used as an alternative.
Serve with extra pico de gallo and hot sauce on the side for guests.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 hot dog
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 40mg