Cheese-Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs

Name: Cheese-Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 4 beef hot dogs; 3 slices [Organic Valley® American Cheese Slices]; 4 hot dog buns, split and lightly toasted if desired; 2 tablespoons mustard of your choice

Organic Valley is passionate about food and protecting the food system. Our in-house chefs, product development team members and employee-foodies love finding twists to enhance traditional fare. We also enjoy trying new ways to use organic products to create delectable meals and snacks that you can feel good about sharing with your family.

What’s better than a perfect hot dog? That’s easy: a hot dog wrapped in bacon and stuffed with cheese. Just par-cook some bacon and slice some Organic Valley^® cheese, and you’ve got a meal to remember.

20 min Prep10 min Cook30 min Total

20 min Prep•10 min Cook•30 min Total

4 Servings

20 min Prep10 min Cook30 min Total

20 min Prep•10 min Cook•30 min Total

4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 slices bacon
4 beef hot dogs
4 hot dog buns, split and lightly toasted if desired
2 tablespoons mustard of your choice

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 400 F. While the oven is warming, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until beginning to brown lightly, 2 to 3 minutes per side (Bacon will be limp). Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Let cool while preparing the hot dogs.
Cut a lengthwise slit in each hot dog ¾ of the way through so you can open it like a book.
Stack the cheese and cut lengthwise into 4 strips. Stuff 3 strips of cheese into the slit in each hot dog.
Secure the end of a piece of bacon at the end of a hot dog with a wooden toothpick, then spiral-wrap the slice of bacon around the stuffed hot dog, using another wooden toothpick to secure the bacon at the other end. There should be gaps between the bacon coils so you can see the cheese peeking through.
Place on a rimmed baking sheet cheese side facing up. Bake until bacon is crisp and hot dogs are heated through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the picks and serve immediately in the hot dog buns. Drizzle with mustard of your choice.

Directions

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Pre-heat oven to 400 F. While the oven is warming, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until beginning to brown lightly, 2 to 3 minutes per side (Bacon will be limp). Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Let cool while preparing the hot dogs.
Cut a lengthwise slit in each hot dog ¾ of the way through so you can open it like a book.
Stack the cheese and cut lengthwise into 4 strips. Stuff 3 strips of cheese into the slit in each hot dog.
Secure the end of a piece of bacon at the end of a hot dog with a wooden toothpick, then spiral-wrap the slice of bacon around the stuffed hot dog, using another wooden toothpick to secure the bacon at the other end. There should be gaps between the bacon coils so you can see the cheese peeking through.
Place on a rimmed baking sheet cheese side facing up. Bake until bacon is crisp and hot dogs are heated through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the picks and serve immediately in the hot dog buns. Drizzle with mustard of your choice.