The Best Hot Dog Recipes For Every Cookout

By Jordana Crawford - February 4, 2020

The sun is shining, and that can only mean one thing, right? Cookout! Some things are a staple at all the best summer hangouts, just like hot dogs. These are the best hot dog recipes for every cookout with your friends and family.

Jalapeño Popper Dogs

If you want to add a little spice to your hot dog, this could be the answer. Wrap a jalapeño around each hot dog before topping each one with cheese and mustard. Cookouts don’t get much better.

Mac and Cheese Dogs

The ultimate comfort food: a mac and cheese hot dog. Top off your hot dog with a spoon (or five) of mac and cheese for a new flavor explosion.

Quesadogas

It’s the Tex-Mex mash-up of our dreams. Replace the buns with tortillas and add in some jalapeños, cheese, and chili powder for a flavor mash-up. Don’t forget the nacho cheese for dipping!

Pizza Dogs

Pizza and a hot dog combined? Yes, please! All you need to do is rub some garlic and butter into the buns, toast them up, and sprinkle your dog with cheese and anything you love on your pizza. Pepperoni anyone?

BLT Dogs

BLTs have a new twist, thanks to BLT dogs. Wrap the bacon around your hot dogs before filling the bun with all the lettuce and tomato your heart desires.

Garlic Bread Dogs

A hot dog doesn’t get much simpler than garlic bread hot dogs. Simply hollow out your garlic bread and slide the dog through the middle! Crispy and delicious. You can thank us later.

Hot dogs might be a staple at cookouts, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. The best hot dog recipes for every cookout are all the inspiration we need to put a twist on an old classic the next time we see our friends.