Pizza Hot Dogs
These pizza hot dogs are made with vegetarian sausages, topped with melted mozzarella and your favourite toppings. A match made in heaven!
A small part of me feels I should apologise for always putting ‘pizza’ in front of otherwise normal dishes. Pizza enchiladas. Pizza roasted chickpeas. Pizza quesadillas. And now… pizza hot dogs!
The other, much larger part of me thinks that pizza never (ever) needs any apology. I have yet to find anything that isn’t improved by slathering it with tomato sauce and adding a good amount of melted mozzarella, and I will pizz-ify things until the end of my days. Here’s hoping you agree.
Pizza toppings
To add to the pizza vibe of these pizza hot dogs, you can top them with whatever pizza toppings you usually like on your pizza (how many times can you say pizza in a sentence?). My favourites are mushrooms, olives and sweetcorn, so that’s what I went for. Just pick whatever toppings you fancy.
Vegetarian hot dog sausages
I don’t often use faux meat on this blog, but vegetarian hot dogs are one of the few veggie ‘meats’ that I think are absolutely spot on. It’s really hard to tell the difference between the vegetarian ones and the meat ones.
I mean, I haven’t eaten meat for nearly 20 years, so really I haven’t got a clue what I’m talking about… but given how little actual meat there probably is in even the ‘real’ ones, it wouldn’t surprise me if I’m talking truth. Give them a try if you haven’t already!
I griddled mine for a few minutes after boiling them, mostly just because I enjoy the char lines – but you can totally skip this step if you want to.
I nestled my hot dog buns right up against each other when I added my sauce and cheese – I enjoy the dramatic moment of pulling them apart and seeing that mozzarella streeeeetch. You can top them individually though, if you only want to make one or two – they’re very low effort, so you don’t have to make a big batch unless you want to.
What toppings would you put on your pizza hot dogs?
Pizza Hot Dogs
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Ingredients
- 4 vegetarian hot dog sausages
- 4 hot dog buns
- 8 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1 large handful grated mozzarella
- Your choice of pizza toppings, e.g. mushrooms, black olives, sweetcorn, onions, peppers, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (Gas Mark 4 / 350°F).
- Cook the hot dog sausages according to the instructions on the packaging. Mine were frozen, so I boiled them first, then cooked them for a few minutes in a hot griddle pan.
- Cut the hot dog buns in half lengthwise, and add the hot dogs. Place them on a baking tray. Spoon some tomato sauce over the top, and sprinkle with grated mozzarella cheese. Add your favourite pizza toppings (I used sliced mushrooms, black olives and sweetcorn).
- Bake for around 20 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown.
- Alternatively, if you’d rather not use your oven, place the hot dogs under the grill (broiler) for a few minutes instead.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.
Note: Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose. Information above is for 1 hot dog.
Love anything topped with cheese? My pizza baked tofu is pretty amazing too:
Being a Veggie, a treat can’t get any better. This looks absolutely treaty with Pizza toppings and glass of coke.
yummy! Such a wonderful idea to combine pizza and hot dogs!
Sounds like a fabulous idea. Especially love the perfectly melted cheese on top of the hot dog :-)
I think this one’s got my name written all over it! What a marvellous idea, Becca, just what I need today on yet another wet summer’s day!
Oh my word, Becca… I’ve never been a fan of hot dogs but this looks unreal. I’ve only just had breakfast and I could eat this whole dish right now, I reckon!
It was definitely hard to stick to just one!!
Haha, this is such a fun idea! I’ll have to try it with my “carrot dogs” ;)
Oh I’m so intrigued by your carrot dogs!
My kids would do anything for these pizza hot dogs! In fact, these would be a great idea for my daughters sleepover party next month!!
Hmmm what would I top mine with? I think I’d go for with cheddar, jalapenos and red onion. Drool..
Ooh yes they’d be perfect – and a good way to sneak some vegetables into the kids ;)
These are such a good party food idea! We are having a garden party for My other half’s Grandma and I am so going to make these for the littlies! Thank you :)
You’re welcome, I hope they go down well! :)
I love this idea and it sounds the perfect thing to make with my kids. Pinned for later!
I do LOVE hot dogs – and veggie ones are a great option. These look amazing, slathered with all my favourite pizza toppings – what a great combo. I am feeling really peckish now and it is only coffee time!!!