Cheesy Baked Hot Dogs Recipe

Cheesy Baked Hot Dogs! Take a perennial kid favorite—hot dogs—to the next level by adding cheese and baking them in the oven to crispy, gooey perfection. Some onions and relish help, too.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 hot dogs; serves 2 adults and 2 kids

Ingredients

For the hot dogs:
6 all-beef hot dogs
6 hot dogs buns, top cut
3/4 to 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 white onion, diced
Sweet pickle relish
Ketchup

For the Dad Add - quick giardiniera:
1/2 cup diced dill pickles
1/2 cup diced spicy pickled cauliflower
1/4 cup diced banana peppers

Method

1 Preheat oven to 400°F.

2 Sear the hot dogs: In a medium skillet, add the hot dogs and cook over medium heat until they are starting to blister on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Don’t overcook them.



3 Assemble the hot dogs: Place the seared hot dogs in the buns—top cut hot dog buns work best—in a large baking dish. Top with grated cheese and diced white onion.



4 Bake the hot dogs: Bake the hot dogs for about six minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the hot dog buns are toasted. The onions will soften slightly, but might have a bit of crunch to them, which is good.



5 Serve the hot dogs: Remove the hot dogs from the oven and top with ketchup, relish, or the Dad Add giardiniera. Serve hot dogs with a veggie side such as steamed broccoli.



Leftovers don’t really keep, so make only as many as you want to eat!