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As a mom, mealtime can be completely hit or miss. Ari will eat anything. And everything! But the girls are still in the smack dab of their picky phase. Lucky for me, the girls will always, always eat these two things — hot dogs and bacon. Sure, these kids oftentimes find themselves eating hot dogs. But bring their love of bacon and hot dogs together? Well, that’s just perfection in their eyes. These air fryer bacon wrapped hot dogs are a fan favorite, for sure.
What you’ll need
This recipe is the opposite of pretentious. I’m not going to beat around the bush. This is one thousand percent kid-friendly. There is nothing about bacon and hot dogs that kids will not love. But, it is delicious — even for adults! Just fancy these dogs up with some onions, jalapeño, and a generous handful of sharp cheddar!
The ingredients
- 8 count pack of your favorite hot dogs
- 8 slices of bacon
- 8 count of hotdog buns
- Cheddar, shredded
- 1 fresh jalapeño
- 1/4 cup of diced onion
- ketchup and mustard (optional)
That’s it! Also, you’ll want to be sure you have your favorite air fryer on hand.
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs Recipe
Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs
Ingredients
- 8 count pack of your favorite hot dogs
- 8 slices of bacon
- 8 count of hotdog buns
- Cheddar, shredded
- 1 fresh jalapeño
- 1/4 cup of diced onion
- ketchup and mustard (optional)
Instructions
INGREDIENTS -
- Wrap each uncooked hot dog with 1 slice of uncooked bacon.
Completely wrap the hotdog. - Place each wrapped hotdog in the air fryer basket and cook at 400°f for 10-12 minutes depending on how cooked you prefer your bacon.
- Clean and dice jalapeño.
- Remove hotdogs from the air fryer and let sit for 1 minute.
- Place the hotdog in a bun and top with cheese, onion, and jalapeños.
- These hotdogs are juicy and pack a punch full of flavor but if you need more, you can add mustard and or ketchup.
Please do not skip out on the sharp cheddar or jalapeños. They truly add an additional zip that adults will love.
I am up for this anytime! But I actually have a question.. Why is it that it taste really differently good when you buy it from some stadiums or so? right? Haha!
Hot dogs are already great on their own, but add bacon and you have a whole new type of delicious. The air fryer makes the bacon so crispy.
YUM this takes me back to how we would eat hot dogs when we did not have buns in the house, LOL! Just bacon wrapped with cheese!
Bacon on anything is just perfect! I love this and so easy to make with my airfryer!
Wow! This looks absolutely delicious. Love that you added some fresh jalapeno. I am sure the kids would love this. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
These look so yummy 😍 My husband loves hot dogs! I’ll surely try to make these for him asap.
Air fryer literally changed my life and cooking SO much! I praise it a lot! Soo good to me! I bet it’s delicious even for a person who is not really into bacon like me
I went to the USA a few years ago .Wanted to watch a football game an of course the USA hot dog is the main food there. But this, method of cooking is a lot more tastier. Great post.
Bacon always helps takes things up a notch. I definitel will be trying these!