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(Pinterest Inspired) Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

 

 

 

Bacon

Hot Dogs

Your Choice of Hot Dog Toppings

 

(Featured here we have the original and the spicy bacon dog;

the original being, of course, ketchup and mustard,

and the spicy being BW3's Spicy Garlic Sauce

...just one more thing in this recipe that we think could go

on or in just about anything successfully)

 

 

 

    So the other day I was perusing Pinterest (as usual it seems lol) and came across a picture that almost made me drool on my keyboard. Bacon wrapped hot dogs. Healthy? Nah, probably not. Delicious? Umm.. does it have BACON in the title?!?! :D So tonight, with a half pound of bacon left from our chicken bacon taco goodness last night and a 10/$10 package of hot dogs from Meijer that I have been meaning to use, I decided this was the perfect time to try this scrumptious looking concoction. Now, admittedly, I never did read that pin...I just oogled the picture of tasty, greasy bacon, pinned it to my dinner ideas board and just kept right on scrolling. I didn't figure it was that hard to figure out though, so I made the choice to wing it. Here's how I did it:

 

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

 

2.Wrap each hot dog in one piece of bacon. One piece should be plenty to wrap from one end to the other. If not...you should re-evaluate your bacon purchasing (Go get some real bacon lol) You do not need toothpicks or anything, the bacon will adhere to itself as it cooks.

 

3. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and then take a cooling rack and place it on top of the foil. Make sure your cookie sheet has edges that are at least 1/4 inch deep, so that that grease won't drain into your oven and create a nasty, burned, stinky smell in your house or worse yet, a grease fire!

 

4. Place wrapped hot dogs on that cooling rack and place the whole thing in the oven.

 

5. Enjoy the heavenly aroma that fills your house and nose.

 

6. After the first 10-12 minutes, start and keep checking on them every five minutes. Only you know how crispy you like your bacon (that would be very crispy over in this house). You will be able to clearly see when they are done. If you are going for pretty crispy be warned, if your dogs are not completely wrapped and covered end to end they will split wide as the bacon finishes getting to the edibly-cooked stage. I took our second batch out at this point for fear they may explode completely lol.

 

7. Put on buns, top and enjoy!!!



 



Heaven-In-Your-Mouth Tacos

Chicken Bacon Ranch Tacos

(serves 4-5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-6 chicken breasts, boiled

packet of taco seasoning

ranch dressing

1/2 lb. bacon, diced to small pieces

small diced yellow onion

 

 

 

         In a large skillet, start frying your diced bacon. Cut your boiled chicken breast into bite sized cubes. When the bacons pieces appear to be ALMOST done, add the cubed chicken. (Be careful here...if the bacon is too underdone it will not finish cooking, if it is already too done then it will burn during the rest of the cooking process. I added my chicken when the bacon looked as though it were starting to get crispy but far from burnt.) Now you will add in your diced onion. Fry on medium, stirring often, until your onions start becoming more translucent and soft (this only took 1-2 minutes). Sprinkle in the taco seasoning but DO NOT add water as directed on the. Make sure everything in the pan is fully coated with seasoning. Turn down the heat to low and give it a couple generous squirts of ranch dressing. Mix well. Serve warm on taco shells with your favorite toppings. (Note- I substituted my usual sour cream for the bottle of ranch and only put half as much ranch than I would typically put  sour cream.)

 

 

      

 

 



Asian Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Crockpot Asian Pulled Chicken

(Serves 3-4)

 

 

4-6 thawed chicken breasts

2 tbsp. minced garlic

1/2 c. soy sauce

1/2 c. honey

1/4 c. ketchup

dash of ginger

couple drops of sesame oil (optional)

 



 

     Put chicken in crockpot and cover with all other ingredients. Turn on high for 2 hours and then switch to low for another 2-3 hours. Chicken should then shred easily with a spoon and fork. Serve on sesame rolls for delicious Asian Pulled Chicken Sandwiches.

 

YES, ITS THAT EASY!! ;)