Cheesy chili dogs with hot dog buns
Hot dogs and melted cheese on the shelf's reduced-calorie buns make a fast, straightforward supper when you're tired and the fridge is light. Toast the buns so they stay sturdy under toppings and don't fall apart as you eat.
About 850 calories a serving, 62 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate, 64 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 4 hot dogs
- 4 ounces [115 grams] cheddar cheese
From your shelf
- 4 wheat reduced calorie hot dog buns
Staples
- 1 tablespoon butter
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Split the 4 buns and lay them cut side down in the skillet, working in batches if needed, until they turn golden and crisp, about 3 minutes; set them aside on a plate.
- Add the 4 hot dogs to the same skillet and turn them every 2 minutes until browned all over and heated through, about 8 minutes total. While they cook, shred the 4 ounces cheese.
- Place one hot dog in each toasted bun and divide the shredded cheese evenly among them, piling it on top. Return the filled buns to the skillet and cover with a lid or foil until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch each of salt and pepper, then transfer to plates.
Note Swap the cheddar for any melting cheese you have on hand. Wrapped in foil, leftovers keep for a day and reheat gently in a 325°F [160°C] oven. Serve with mustard, onions, and pickles on the side, or with a simple green salad.
On the label
WATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, VEGETABLE FIBER, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: MOLASSES, SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, SALT, YEAST NUTRIENTS (CALCIUM SULFATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DOUGH CONDITIONERS (SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ASCORBIC ACID, ENZYMES), CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, VINEGAR.
Signature Select, breads & buns, serving 43 g, package 12 oz/340 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as hot dogs, hamburger buns, hot dog buns. Half of it left? Use up the hot dogs.