Healthy Hot Dogs

When the sun is out and you’re in the mood for a cheat meal, or just something that’s easy to make and tastes great, the hot dog is a popular go to. Depending on how it’s made and the type of ingredients you go for, you might not always know what kind of nutrition you’re getting, but our recipe eliminates that doubt and provides a delicious hot dog recipe that you’ll be using often!

INGREDIENTS

1 pack of organic gluten free hot dogs (contains 6)

2 red onions, diced

1 pack seeded whole wheat hot dog rolls (contains 6), toasted

1 cup mushrooms, sliced

Dashes of Worcestershire sauce

Sprinkles of paprika, sea salt, black pepper (you can also add cayenne and chili powder if you want to add some spice)

Sauces

Ketchup (low sugar, low salt options available)

Light mustard

Yields 6 servings

Tip – if choosing a different sausage, go for a good quality one. If pork it needs to be over 90% pork so check the nutritional info on the label. You can also go for chicken or turkey sausages and if vegan most major supermarkets will have a selection of vegan options.

DIRECTIONS

Sausages on BBQ grill

Prepare and heat up your barbecue.

Cook sausages on grill for around 10 minutes, turning them every few minutes to ensure an even cook.

Sausages in oven grill

Pre-heat oven to 375°F/190°C/170°C Fan.

Line baking tray with foil and put in the sausages.

Use fork to stab some small air holes in sausages to cook better.

Cook sausages for 15-20 minutes turning sausages every 5 minutes to ensure an even cook.

Continuing the cooking

In a heated frying pan, put some oil (we recommend coconut, olive or rapeseed oil) and once hot insert and sauté the onions and mushrooms until caramelised.

For the rolls, cut them open and depending on the grill you’re using put them in/on the grill for 2-3 minutes until lightly toasted.

Prepare the hot dogs with the onions and mushrooms applied on the top along with the sauces. Serve and enjoy!