Hot dogs are good. Hot dogs wrapped in bacon? BETTER. Add some sautéed onions and peppers on top, all the fixins, and a crispy grilled bun, and you are well on your way to summer perfection. 

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Grilled) from The Food Charlatan

The other day I sent this text to my sisters: “Oh, you thought you were in a good mood? Take 4 minutes to do this and you will be in a WAY BETTER ONE.”

After several minutes of zero response I looked at it again and realized that it totally looks like some weird spam message. I have no idea when I got so gimmicky.

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Grilled) from The Food Charlatan

But guys. Seriously. Have you heard of The Fitness Marshall?? He is AWESOME. Totally my new favorite at-home workout, or 3-minute bad-mood-killer. Think Zumba, but it’s hip hop, and with a dude who has way more moves than most girls dream of.

I’m obsessed with learning his dance to JT’s Can’t Stop the Feeling. (<<Normally he has girl back up dancers. But in this one he has two guys who are kind of not that great and it’s hilarious. I like to pretend that I look like The Fitness Marshall when I’m dancing, but I’m pretty sure I look more like that guy on the left.)

I need to practice this song to burn calories every time I eat one of these:

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Grilled) from The Food Charlatan

Last year Eric and I went to a U2 concert. Let me try that again. Last year, Eric and I went to the same U2 concert, two days in a row. I don’t think I’ll ever look back on this experience without rolling my eyes, but in the kind of way that you might roll your eyes (but smile indulgently) when your kid says he wants a bed made out of Legos for Christmas.

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Grilled) from The Food Charlatan

We had a lot of fun at the concerts but the part that is lodged in MY long-term memory has nothing to do with Bono and everything to do with bacon-wrapped hot dogs. Both nights the show got out around midnight, and thousands of people have to get to their cars and navigate out of the massive parking lot. Of course it takes forever.

BUT. Instead of being sad that you are stuck in a parking lot, you can be happy, because you are surrounded by tiny grill-carts selling the most amazing bacon-wrapped hot dogs with all the fixins. SO GOOD. I vowed immediately that I would recreate them at home, and here you have it. They definitely lived up to my memories. The jalapeno gives it a little kick and it is just perfect.

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Grilled) from The Food Charlatan

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Grilled) from The Food Charlatan

Word to the wise before you make this (or anything  grilled actually…): clean your grill. My hot dogs kept lighting on fire because the grill was in a bit of a state. End of summer, you know? We grill a lot. Good news? Burnt hot dogs are DELICIOUS. Win.

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Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

5 from 2 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Total: 23 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Hot dogs are good. Hot dogs wrapped in bacon? BETTER. Add some sautéed onions and peppers on top, all the fixins, and a crispy grilled bun, and you are well on your way to summer perfection. 
 

Ingredients

  • 6 hot dogs, *
  • 6 slices bacon
  • toothpicks
  • 6 buns
  • butter or mayonnaise, for grilling the buns
  • all the fixins, ketchup mustard, mayo, etc.

For the onion topping:

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 half onion, sliced
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 jalapeno
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Heat your grill to low heat.
  • Wrap one slice of bacon around each hot dog. Use 2 toothpicks per hot dog to secure them on the ends. (Push the toothpicks in as far as you can so they don't burn.)
  • Grill the hot dogs on low heat for several minutes, turning every couple minutes to cook all the bacon. This should take about 8-10 minutes, depending on how crispy you like your bacon.
  • When they are almost done, spread your buns with either mayonnaise or butter. Grill cut-side-down for about 1-3 minutes, until they have some nice grill marks on them.
  • Meanwhile, make the topping. Slice the onions. Slice the green peppers into bite-size strips. Slice the jalapeno thinly, discarding the membrane.
  • In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat until it is hot and melted. Add the vegetables and saute for about 6-8 minutes, until they are as done as you like them.
  • Top each hot dog with onion mixture, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, etc.

Notes

*The hot dogs in the photos are Costco hot dogs, so they are huge. 1 slice of bacon wraps around a regular hot dog perfectly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1hot dog | Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 938mg | Potassium: 189mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 12mg
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 367
Keyword: bacon, hot dogs
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Homemade Pretzel Dogs << if you haven’t tried these you are totally missing out!

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Bacon and Goat Cheese Aioli Burger with Crispy Onions:

Bacon and Goat Cheese Aioli Burger with Crispy Onions from The Food Chatrlatan

Other hot dog recipes from friends:

BBQ Bacon and Crispy Onion Hot Dogs from Will Cook for Smiles
Bacon-Wrapped Sonoran Hot Dog from Damn Delicious
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs from Foodie with Family

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Comments

  1. YESSSS!!! There have been many times I’ve been stuck in concert parking lot traffic where I totally could have used one of these. For me, bacon wrapped hot dogs remind me of late nights wandering the Mission with friends. Good times! Extra points for the jalapeños!!

  2. I love hots dogs and gay people equally, which is to say A LOT. How can anyone not? I just can’t understand. He’s awesome, as is this recipe!

  3. Some good friends of ours own a concession at the CA State Fair (and other fairs too) called The Bacon Habit & the bacon wrapped hotdogs are one of the top sellers! They’re sooo good! I bet the peppers and onions take it to a whole-other level! The grills we use at the fair have water beneath them to prevent grease fires, but I would definitely recommend keeping a water bottle close to the grill when making these at home even if you clean the grill really good beforehand.

    1. No way that is awesome!!!! I will have to visit the stand next time I’m at the fair!! So fun. And that is genius to have water under the grill. Thanks for the tip! I will do that next time!

  4. okay okay…you got me. i normally don’t click through on most blog links, and especially not youtube videos (i just don’t have the attention span for videos!) but…i did. and then i watched like four of them. and the guy on the left is totally me! i love how the fitness marshall can also look all calm from the waist up and be just singing along goofing around, but then from the waist down it’s crazy. what even?!

    anyway, these hot dogs look awesome. and the hot dog cart at the end of a show is a life saver! and also like, the one thing at a big show that doesn’t cost five billion dollars. we went to go see duran duran recently and got two beers…THIRTY DOLLARS. (i still have mine. i want to really get my money’s worth.)

    (just kidding.)

    1. Ha!! I think if I spent 30 bucks on a beer I might save it too. And I don’t even drink beer. Can you imagine if you spilled it? Horror.

      And I’m SO HAPPY to have made another fitness marshall convert. isn’t he so awesome?? I hope you got up and danced. It really will put you in a good mood :) PS I’m the same why I never click on people’s links. Why do I do this to people? I should learn how to embed the video or something.

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