Combine a hot dog with taco filling and all your favorite taco toppings for a mouthwatering Hot Dog Taco! Two favorite foods in every bite! Perfect for game day or a party!
What do you get when you put a hot dog and a taco together? The best tasting Hot Dog Taco, of course!
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Hot Dog Taco
Taco dogs come together easily. You can prepare the taco filling ahead of time and warm it up when you’re cooking the hot dogs.
I made the hot dogs in a skillet on the stovetop but you can use a grill pan or even cook them on the grill or even in the air fryer!
The toppings that you add are up to you. Personalize your taco hot dogs with your favorite taco toppings!
I included some of my favorite taco toppings, such as shredded lettuce, jalapeno slices, sour cream, cilantro, shredded cheese and salsa, of course!
You might want to include black olives, refried beans, tortilla chips and even lime wedges for a quick squeeze of lime juice!
A fun way to serve these mexican hot dogs is to make a taco bar and put the toppings in a jumbo cupcake tin.
Serve the hot dogs in their buns on a platter. Arrange all the toppings in a cupcake tin next to them and everyone will have fun making their very own taco hot dogs with all the toppings!
For me, about 3 Tablespoons is a good amount of taco beef on top of each hot dog. You can use less, or even more, depending on your personal preference.
Or you can leave the taco filling off and just top your hot dog with all the toppings of a taco. Any way you make it will be a delicious way!
That’s the fun part of everyone making their own taco dog. You do you and your favorite toppings!
If you want to get fancy and elevate your taco and hot dogs to a new flavor level, brush melted butter on the insides of the hot dog rolls, sprinkle with taco seasoning and heat in the oven! Now we're talking!
So go ahead and change up this week's Taco Tuesday and serve up Taco Hot Dogs for a fun twist on the typical Taco Tuesday!
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How to make taco dogs
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- Cut slits in each hot dog for even cooking.
- Cook the hot dogs in a non stick skillet over medium-high heat until heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the beef taco filling.
- Place hot dogs in the hot dog rolls.
- Top the hot dogs with cooked taco filling.
- Add cilantro, salsa, red onion, cheddar cheese, lettuce, jalapenos and sour cream, or your favorite condiments and taco toppings
Easy beef taco filling recipe
Use your favorite taco filling recipe or this easy beef taco filling recipe!
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 can (10 ounces) Rotel diced tomatoes & green chilies
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- Heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and cook ground beef and taco seasoning until beef is browned, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in diced tomatoes & chilies and tomato paste and simmer until beef is cooked through and mixture is thick and saucy, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
And if you happen to have leftovers, be sure to check out what to do with leftover taco meat!
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Serve the toppings in a cupcake tin for a DIY taco hot dog bar!
- Prefer your taco filling with beans? Then just add black beans to the mixture when preparing it.
- You can use a ground turkey taco filling in place of the ground beef mixture if that’s your favorite way to eat tacos
- Brush the inside of each hot dog bun with melted butter and sprinkle with taco seasoning for extra flavor and bake in the oven
- Serve with taco sauce
- You can also cook the hot dogs in the air fryer or on the grill
Substitutions
- Substitute flour tortillas for the hot dog rolls
- Substitute corn tortillas for the hot dog buns
- Substitute chopped scallions for the chopped red onions
- Substitute turkey hot dogs for beef hot dogs
- You can use shredded Mexican cheese in place of the shredded cheddar cheese
- You can substitute shredded taco cheese for the shredded cheddar cheese
Storage
- You can prepare all of the toppings in advance and refrigerate them, covered, until ready to serve
- Make the taco beef filling ahead and refrigerate, covered, until ready to warm up and serve
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
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Ingredients for taco hot dogs
- hot dogs
- hot dog rolls
- cooked beef taco filling
- cilantro
- salsa
- shredded cheddar cheese
- shredded lettuce
- jalapenos
- sour cream
- red onion
- lime wedges
Hot Dog Taco
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Ingredients
- 8 hot dogs
- 8 hot dog rolls
- 1 ½ cups cooked beef taco filling
Toppings:
- Chopped cilantro
- Chopped red onion
- Lime wedges
- Salsa
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Shredded lettuce
- Sliced jalapenos
- Sour cream
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Instructions
- Cut slits in each hot dog for even cooking. Cook the hot dogs in a non stick skillet over medium-high heat until heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the beef taco filling.
- Place the hot dogs in the hot dog rolls and top with taco filling.
Toppings:
- Add cilantro, salsa, red onion, cheddar cheese, lettuce, jalapenos and sour cream, or your favorite taco toppings. Squeeze lime wedges over the top, if desired.
Notes
- Serve the taco toppings in a cupcake tin for a DIY hot dog taco bar!
- Prefer your taco filling with beans? Then just add black beans to the mixture when preparing it.
- You can use a ground turkey taco filling in place of the ground beef mixture if that’s your favorite way to eat tacos
- Brush the inside of each hot dog bun with melted butter and sprinkle with taco seasoning for extra flavor
- Serve with taco sauce
- You can also cook the hot dogs in the air fryer or on the grill
This was everything a gourmet hot dog should be, and then some! My kind of comfort food; my whole family loved them!
What great flavors in these hot dog tacos. They are perfect for game day or a party.
Such a great idea. My kids LOVE hot dogs AND tacos! It's a win win dinner here.
This is such a fun idea and I know my kids and husband will love it! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.
These hot dog tacos are such a yummy appetizer! Who would have thought that hot dogs and jalapenos pair so well together?!
Oh my gosh, I tried to make this at home, and wow, this is so delicious, and everyone like it. Thanks to you!
Such a great and unique recipe, these hotdog tacos look so yummy! Perfect for an afternoon snack and while watching movies with the family!
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