Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 12 bacon strips; 8 cheese beef hot dogs; 8 bakery hot dog buns, split and toasted; 1/4 cup chopped red onion; 2 cups sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained; Optional condiments: mayonnaise, ketchup or Dijon mustard

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Grill: 10 min.

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

These crowd-pleasing bacon-wrapped hot dogs are just what your potluck/picnic/weeknight dinner has been missing.

Ingredients

12 bacon strips
8 cheese beef hot dogs
8 bakery hot dog buns, split and toasted
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 cups sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained
Optional condiments: mayonnaise, ketchup or Dijon mustard

Directions

In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until partially cooked but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; cool slightly. Wrap 1-1/2 strips of bacon around each hot dog, securing with toothpicks as needed (do not wrap tightly, or bacon may tear during grilling).
Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 6-8 minutes or until bacon is crisp and hot dogs are heated through, turning frequently. Discard toothpicks. Serve hot dogs in buns with onion and sauerkraut; top with condiments of your choice.

Nutrition Facts

1 stuffed hot dog: 363 calories, 21g fat (9g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 1130mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 16g protein.

Here’s a satisfying meal-in-a-bun I take to tailgate parties, picnics, cookouts and more. I wrap the stuffed hot dogs in foil, then in paper, to transport them.—Peter Halferty, Corpus Christi, Texas

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