Hot Dog Melts Recipes

ORIGINAL TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• Drain and flake tuna in a medium bowl.
• Add pickles, onion and cheese and mix well.
• Add mayonnaise and mix well.
• Fill hot dog rolls and wrap each in tin foil, twisting both ends to close.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Serve in corn-on-the-cob dishes with french fries and a salad.
• These can also be cooked on a grill, making them suitable for camping.

HOT DOG BUN CHEESE MELT

Steps:

• For the hot dog: Preheat a gas grill, griddle, or grill pan on high heat. Place the hot dog on the grill and keep a watchful eye on it, rolling it so that it rotates every 30 to 45 seconds. Remove once the hot dog is cooked all the way through.
• For the melt:On the same hot grill, place the open hot dog bun inside-down on the grill until golden brown before flipping. Place slices of American cheese on the inside of the bun (which is now face-up); slice the grilled hot dog and place pieces on top of the cheese. Carefully close the bun, which contains both the cheese and sliced hot dog. Using a large spatula or spoon, press entire sandwich down so that it flattens and the cheese begins to melt. After a minute or two, flip over sandwich and repeat on the other side. Once both sides of the bun are toasted and the cheese is viscous, remove the melt from the grill.

HOT DOG MELTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 425°. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, horseradish, mustard, honey, shallots, chives and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. 2. Place a slice of cheese in the center of each splayed hot dog, breaking the slice if necessary to fit it in. Wrap a slice of bacon around each hot dog and secure it with toothpicks. 3. Arrange the hot dogs on a rimmed baking sheet and bake in the upper third of the oven until the bacon is crisp, about 12 minutes. Place each hot dog in a bun and serve, passing the horseradish sauce on the side.

HOT DOG MELT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons drippings.
• Cook onion in reserved drippings until tender.
• Cook hot dogs in boiling water for 5 mintues or until heated through.
• Drain.
• Toast bread under broiler.
• To assemble sandwiches, cut hot dogs in half lengthwise, cutting to but not through the other side.
• Place cut side down on bottom half of bread.
• Top with bacon.
• Alternate and overlap cheeses on top of bacon.
• Top with cooked onions.
• Place under broiler for about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.
• Top with top half of bread.
• Cut into 4 pieces.

BUNSTEADS, A.K.A. HOT TUNA MELTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 250° while mixing the filling.
• 2. Combine all ingreds [except hot dog buns!] in a bowl. Mix lightly.
• 3. Split buns, and fill them with the tuna mixture.
• 4. If you buy your hot dog buns in a box, return the filled buns to the box in which they came. OR, wrap each filled bun in aluminum foil. Wrap kind of loosely, so the filling doesn't stick to the foil. You can wrap them all in one huge piece of foil, if that's the way you prefer to do it.
• 5. Place boxed or foil-wrapped buns in the oven at 250°. Cook for about 30 minutes, until filling is hot, and the cheese is bubbly and melted. Serve right away, while hot.

HOT DOG MELTS

Steps:

• 1.Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, horseradish, mustard, honey, shallots, chives and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. 2,Place a slice of cheese in the center of each hot dog. Wrap a slice of bacon around each hot dog and sewcure with toothpicks. Place on foil lined baking sheet and bake in upper third of oven until bacon is crisp, 12 minutes. Place hot dogs in buns and serve sauce on the side.