Easily Made Hot Dog Sandwich

Ready to Eat !!!

Ever since I was a kid, I have always loved hot dogs. I especially love to have a Stewart’s hot dogs along with their delicious root beer served in a frosted mug. I decided to share this simple recipe for all my hot dog loving friend’s out there. My mother use to make hot dogs for the family and when we didn’t have buns, she would make hot dog sandwiches. Now that I am grown up, I have switched from eating full fat and salty hot dogs to a more low fat and low sodium hot dog. I swear by Hebrew National’s jumbo 97% fat free beef hot dogs. When they are on sale, I snatch up as many as I can. They have no artificial flavors, no fillers, no by-products and no artificial colors, plus they’re kosher. My husband doesn’t even notice the taste difference between a low fat hot dog to a full fat hot dog. These hot dogs are only 40 calories and 1 gram of fat per hot dog and the number ingredient is BEEF. I recommend these hot dogs to all my friends and family. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. I prefer my hot dog sandwiches with chopped onion, cheese and ketchup (sorry, I LOVE ketchup). To make this sandwich more ‘healthy’, I use Arnold’s Bakery Light 100% Whole Wheat bread along with fat-free sliced cheese. I know I know, fat-free isn’t good for you, but it’s what I have in my fridge right now and I used it while I was Weight Watchers. Speaking of Weight Watchers, if you copy as I do in preparing the sandwich, it comes out to be very low in points. I believe it’s like 4 points for everything, including the ketchup (it’s been awhile since I’ve been on WW). This is great for kids, of all sizes and ages. You can dress your sandwich anyway you wish, so go and enjoy a easy lunch or dinner.

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Ingredients:

• 2 Hot Dogs (Any brand of your choice will do)

• 1/4 Cup Chopped Onion

• 1 Tablespoon Ketchup or Mustard (Any brand or kind of condiment of your choice will do)

• 2 Slices of Bread, slightly toasted (Any brand of your choice will do)

• 1 Slice of American Cheese (Any brand or kind of cheese of your choice will do)

Optional Toppings: • 1 Green Pepper, Chopped  • 1 Tablespoon Relish

1. Bring to boil 2 Cups of Hot water in a pot.
2. Once water begins to boil, remove from heat.
3. Place 2 hot dogs into water and cover.
4. Let stand for 7 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, place both slices of bread into a toaster and toast on light.
6. Once bread is done, remove from toaster and set aside.
7. Carefully remove hot dogs from water and place on plate.
8. Using a sharp knife, carefully slice each hot dog down the length of each hot dog until they are ALMOST in half.
9. Gently open up each hot dog and flip them over and flatten onto one piece of bread. See Photo below for reference.
10. Add chopped onion or other kind of toppings.
11. Place slice of cheese on top of hot dogs.
12. Gently take the bread with the hot dogs and cheese on it and place into a toaster oven.
13. Toast for about 30 to 60 seconds, depending on what kind of cheese you use. Keep in mind that Fat-Free cheese melts faster.
14. Remove from toaster oven and put condiments (ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.) on top of cheese.
15. Place other slice of bread on top, cut in half and serve.
16. ENJOY!

*I prefer to boil my hot dogs, but feel free to prepare them anyway you like.*

Cut and Flattened