Construct your individual sizzling canine bar this summer time with 4 superior mixtures – Chicago-Fashion, Hawaiian, Inexperienced Chile Queso, and BBQ Sundaes!
I first shared these recipes in the summertime of 2020 and these mixtures stay our favourite sizzling canine toppings.

Are you as excited for summer time as we’re proper now? Spring felt prefer it lasted 6 months this yr. We could have needed to cancel our summer-long highway journey, however I’ve been brainstorming methods to make staying native extra enjoyable.
One of many issues we’ve performed this yr is to totally embrace the awesomeness that’s summer time in Ohio. We’ve spent a lot time outdoor already and let me let you know, in comparison with life in Phoenix in June-July-August? It seems like a completely totally different world.
All 5 of us are huge followers of the recent canine. More often than not, I’m fairly pleased with a traditional canine topped with simply ketchup, mustard, and relish. However different occasions? It may be a complete lot of enjoyable to combine issues up.
Sizzling Canine Bar Concepts
Step One: Grill the recent canine and toast the buns.
Step Two: Set the toppings out whereas the recent canine are on the grill.
Step Three: Let every individual assemble their sizzling canine with as a lot or as little of every topping as they like finest.
I hope that you just love these sizzling canine toppings as a lot as we do!
Nevertheless you’re assembling your sizzling canine, you’ll need to try these summer time facet dishes to complete off a terrific meal or barbecue with buddies.
For those who’re grilling and having fun with the climate outdoors, these salads with out mayonnaise are all the time a success. From Creamy Pasta Salad to Cucumber Tomato Salad, Tangy Italian Pasta Salad to this Balsamic and Basil Berry Salad, the chances are good that you just’re going to search out a minimum of one among these salads in my fridge for the following few months.
Spicy Sizzling Canine
As a lot as my household loves inexperienced chile, this sizzling canine topping was a assured win. There are a few other ways you can also make this one.
Stir collectively a batch of Queso Dip whereas the recent canine are on the grill. Prime the recent canine within the buns with a beneficiant drizzle of heat Queso. Then add as a lot or as little inexperienced chile as you want.
Within the case of my oldest son, I can just about assure that the tacky sizzling canine will likely be absolutely hidden by as a lot inexperienced chile as doable.
Don’t really feel like making queso? Simply high the recent canine with a slice of your favourite cheese (we like Pepper Jack) as they end grilling.


Chicago Fashion Sizzling Canine Toppings
My sister Jenny and her husband Jason launched us to Chicago canine (made their means) about ten years in the past on one among our annual household tenting journeys.
A traditional Chicago canine usually consists of recent tomatoes, a dill pickle spear, candy pickle relish, onion, possibly pepperoncini, and a squeeze of yellow mustard. You simply pile every thing over the recent canine within the bun and dive in.
Jenny and Jason prefer to swap out the dill pickle spear with recent cucumber slices, chopped small. I LOVE the recent vegetable style of the cucumber with the tomato. However, I additionally love a traditional Chicago canine with a dill pickle.
I like to recommend making an attempt each variations and seeing which one you want finest. They’re each scrumptious.
For an actual Chicago canine expertise, you’ll need to brush the surface of the buns with heat melted butter and sprinkle them with poppy seeds.


Hawaiian Sizzling Canine
I dearly love recent pineapple, so a candy and spicy sizzling canine mixture wanted to occur after I was dreaming up concepts for a sizzling canine bar.
Sure, you can also make Hawaiian sizzling canine with canned or frozen (and thawed) pineapple, however the flavors received’t be as robust. There’s simply one thing unbelievable about recent pineapple and nothing else actually compares.
To make the topping for these sizzling canine, you’ll need to chop the recent pineapple small after which add a scoop on high of the hotdogs. (When you’ve got an additional minute or two, this Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa is superb on these too!)
Add purple onions, cilantro, and a drizzle of your favourite barbecue sauce. Wish to make it further particular? Strive a do-it-yourself bbq sauce. You simply would possibly by no means purchase it from the shop once more.


BBQ Sizzling Canine
I’m prepared to guess that you just aren’t shocked to see this mixture right here. It’s a reasonably well-established proven fact that I really like an ideal BBQ Sundae, proper?
To make these, you’ll need to throw collectively a batch of everybody’s favourite coleslaw. Then, both begin some baked beans within the crock-pot or choose up some baked beans on the deli counter. Retailer-bought will work simply positive right here for each the coleslaw and the beans if you wish to simplify issues.
Prime every sizzling canine with a drizzle of your favourite barbecue sauce, a scoop of baked beans, and a beneficiant portion of coleslaw.
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Grill the recent canine and toast the buns. Set the toppings out whereas the recent canine are on the grill.
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Let every individual assemble their sizzling canine with as a lot or as little of every topping as they like finest.
{initially revealed 7/8/20 – recipe notes and photographs up to date 6/17/24}

