Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Air Fryer, Oven, Grill)

Cheese, bacon and hot dogs… a match made in foodie heaven! Learn how to make bacon wrapped hot dogs in 20 minutes or less. See all the ways to cook them: air fryer, oven baked, or grill ‘em! Use standard hot dogs or mini cocktail hotdogs. Let’s cook…

Why these bacon wrapped hotdogs are the best

• Quick and easy demonstration steps with photos.
• Have mini hot dogs? Learn how to make cocktail hot dogs wrapped in bacon, too.
• Cook them any way you’d like! See directions on how to cook bacon wrapped hot dogs on the grill, baked in the oven, or air fryer cooked.
• Want to make it healthier? Replace strips of bacon with turkey bacon and use alternative hot dogs.
• Done cooking in about 15 minutes.
• Super freakin’ delicious. (like bacon would ever let you down!)

Ingredients for this recipe

You just need a few ingredients to make bacon wrapped hotdogs…

• Hot dogs – 5 standard size hot dogs OR ~15 mini hot dogs.
• Bacon – 1 or 2 slices for standard hot dogs, ½ a slice of bacon for make this a mini hot dogs recipe with little Oscar Mayer weiners.
• Hotdog buns.
• My favorite condiments – shredded cheddar cheese + bbq sauce with medium heat. But mustard ketchup and relish are good as well!
• Optional – add a sprinkle of brown sugar to bacon before wrapping the hot dogs to add a little sweetness to this bacon wrapped hot dog recipe.

How To Make Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs

First, I’ll just quickly walk you through assembling hot dogs wrapped in bacon.

1. Prepare a work space with 2-3 toothpicks per hot dog.
2. Take one piece of bacon at a time and wrap bacon tightly around each hot dog so the edges of the bacon touch, but do not overlap. This will help the bacon cook evenly. For a long hot dog, you’ll need about 2 pieces of bacon. For a standard size hot dog you will probably only need one piece of bacon. For mini hot dogs, you will probably want to cut bacon in half so the bacon wraps around the cocktail dogs without overlapping.
3. Secure ends of bacon with toothpicks.

AIR FRYER bacon wrapped hot dogs

Cooking air fryer bacon wrapped hot dogs couldn’t be any easier!

1. Preheat air fryer to 400° F for 5 minutes.
2. Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray if desired. Add bacon wrapped hotdogs in air fryer basket. Air fry bacon hot dogs for 8 minutes. Flip hot dogs (so the bacon cooks evenly) and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the bacon is fully cooked to your desired level of crispness.

OVEN BAKED bacon wrapped hotdogs

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Add bacon wrapped hotdogs to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake bacon hot dogs for ~13-16 minutes or until the bacon cooks evenly. (I don’t usually find it necessary to flip the hot dogs, but you can flip and cook them a few more minutes if the bacon isn’t cooked to your liking).

GRILL bacon wrapped hot dogs

1. Preheat grill to high, about 400-425° F (I provide a range because exact grill temperatures can vary quite a bit).
2. Spray grill with cooking spray or brush a little olive oil on grates so the hot dogs won’t still. Add bacon wrapped hot dogs to the grill and bake for 8-12 minutes, with the cover closed, rotating every 2-3 minutes or until bacon is cooked to desired crispness. Some hot dogs may finish cooking early, so remove them from the grill or away from the direct flame once done, while the others finish cooking.

Tips for finishing and serving bacon wrapped hotdogs

1. Remove hot dogs from heat and let them cool 1-2 minutes or until they’re easy to touch with your fingers.
2. Remove toothpicks before serving in hotdog buns with condiments. In the photo demonstration I used a delicious combination of cheddar cheese and bbq sauce.
3. Serve and enjoy!

Love bacon? Check out these recipes for smoked bacon, bacon wrapped onion rings and smoked jalapeno poppers.

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Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly. 

On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:

1. Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
2. ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill. 

It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature. 

How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.

While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!

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Hey home chefs, if you’re looking for more gourmet hot dogs, see these tortilla hot dogs. They’re like little hot dog taquitos!

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I want to know what you think of this tasty recipe! Find me on Instagram @sipbitego to tag me and connect.

People message me photos of their finished recipes and ask for tips all the time, so don’t be shy!

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Results are incredibly flavorful and juicy!

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