Food Truck Hot Dogs
Simmer these hot dogs in a slow cooker to feed a crowd or whip them up for a quick weeknight meal on the go! Top them with shredded cheddar, chopped onions, and drizzled in the sweet and savory sauce. Great for feeding a crowd, too!
Servings servings (or easily more; the sauce can handle up to 24 as written!)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 onion, medium minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 bottle chili sauce like Heinz, not like Sriracha
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup apple juice
- 1 8-pack high-quality beef hot dogs like Hebrew National I also recommend Nathan's, or Oscar Mayer Angus Selects. You can actually add up to 2-3 packages without altering the sauce at all!
- 8 hot dog buns or more if you are adding more hot dogs
- desired toppings like shredded cheese, chopped onions, and the sauce the hot dogs cook in
Instructions
- In a large skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat until the bacon is crisp. Drain the bacon on a paper towel, leaving the drippings in the pan.
- Add the onion and garlic to the drippings and saute until the onions are tender and fragrant. Add the chili sauce, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, crumbled bacon, and apple juice and bring to a boil.
- Add the hot dogs, reduce heat, and cook for 5-10 minutes until the sauce is thickened and the hot dogs are hot.
- Either serve immediately or transfer to a slow cooker set to the low setting. Serve with shredded cheese and chopped onions.
Notes
- To make this even quicker, plan to make these hot dogs with another recipe that calls for bacon earlier in the week. Reserve the drippings and 3 slices of bacon for use in this recipe.
- Nutritional information does not include use of toppings.
Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal, Carbohydrates: 32g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.004g, Cholesterol: 3mg, Sodium: 328mg, Potassium: 145mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 7IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 78mg, Iron: 2mg
Calories: 177kcal
Cost: $10
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