Hot Dog Melt

Submitted by Kim127

"Easy dinner! Don't forget the mustard or ketchup."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 large onion, sliced and separated into rings
• 4 large hot dogs
• 1 loaf rye bread or 1 loaf pumpernickel bread, sliced in half lengthwise (one-pound)
• 4 slices swiss cheese
• 2 slices American cheese

directions

1. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
2. Drain on paper towels.
3. Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings.
4. Cook onion in reserved drippings until tender.
5. Cook hot dogs in boiling water for 5 mintues or until heated through.
6. Drain.
7. Toast bread under broiler.
8. To assemble sandwiches, cut hot dogs in half lengthwise, cutting to but not through the other side.
9. Place cut side down on bottom half of bread.
10. Top with bacon.
11. Alternate and overlap cheeses on top of bacon.
12. Top with cooked onions.
13. Place under broiler for about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.
14. Top with top half of bread.
15. Cut into 4 pieces.

Reviews

[loof751]

Great easy and fun sandwich! I used a sourdough bread loaf and it was really great with the hotdogs, bacon, and cheese. I put onions on half and left half without. Enjoyed this - thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[Mika G.]

This is a really great sandwich! My whole family loved it and my 15 year old came in and said it was great and asked it there was anymore...That's saying something! I used turkey bacon, onion buns, onions, light Oscar Mayer beef franks, and 2% cheeses and mustard. Wonderful and lower in fat! Thanks, we will make this again!

 

[piranhabriana]

Mmmmmm... DH said I can make this anytime! I used kaiser rolls and organic all-beef hot dogs and cut the hot dogs both in half length and width-wise. I don't like onions and am lactose intolerant so I just had mine with bacon and hot dogs and toasted bread and it was still really yummy! DH had all the fixings and ate two huge sandwiches :)

 

[iewe7726]

This was awesome!! Used some nice wheat bread instead of rye. Just saw something like this on a Food Network TV show also being served in some diner -- looked great there too :) Will make again! Easy to tweak with whatever cheese and bread one has on hand.

 

[Lori Mama]

Thumbs up from my husband. I chose to use a ciabatta baguette instead of the suggested breads. I think that with whatever you used the hot dog filling on, it will still be a winner. :)