Tex-Mex Sausage Dogs
These Tex-Mex Sausage Dogs combine your favorite sausages with the Southwestern flavors of queso, corn, pico de gallo, and shredded cheese and stuff them into warm, toasted hot dog buns for the heartiest hot dog variation you’ve ever had.
Hot homemade corn dogs and hot dogs are always on our menu during the summer months. These handheld dishes have that classic summer flavor, and they’re the perfect meal for an easy weeknight dinner, weekend lunch, and of course, at any summer party.
We love the old-fashioned versions, but you know us. We have to get creative! Our nacho hot dog recipe, for example, combines the sensibilities of hot dogs with a generous dose of big Mexican flavor. We’ve done the same thing with our Tex-Mex sausage dogs.
These sausage dogs combine any of your favorite sausage varieties with tons of southwestern flavor to create a handheld feast perfect for a weeknight meal or any party.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: It only takes a handful of simple ingredients to make these delicious dogs.
- Easy: This recipe only requires a few simple steps and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.
- Tons of Flavor: The combination of the sausage, corn, queso, and pico de gallo gives these dogs a major kick of flavor in every bite.
- Perfect for Parties: These are the ideal way to up your cookout game.
Ingredients
We’ve made this list to help you save time on your next trip to the grocery store. You can find the full amounts needed in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
You can choose your favorite fresh or frozen sausages for this recipe. The options are endless.
Variations
- Sausage: You can use your favorite sausage for this recipe. Any variety of brat, chorizo, or any of your frozen favorites will work. The sky’s the limit!
- Buns: Your favorite hot dog buns will work for this recipe. You could also use your favorite bakery buns or rolls and slice them.
- Mild: Omit the jalapenos from the homemade pico for a mild version.
- Toppings: For more flavor, try adding ranch beans, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and any of your other favorite toppings.
- Pico de Gallo: You could use homemade or store-bought salsa in place of pico de gallo.
- Queso Blanco: This recipe utilizes jarred queso blanco, but you can also make your own.
How to Make Tex-Mex Sausage Dogs
This is a brief overview of the steps required to prepare this recipe. You can find the full instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Dice the pico veggies and add them to a bowl. Then, add chopped cilantro, the juice of half a lime, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Cook the sausages in oil over medium heat in a cast-iron skillet until the outsides are brown and caramelized and the sausages are cooked through.
- To toast the buns, place them on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil, and bake at 350°F until golden brown.
- Place a sausage on each bun, followed by warm queso, corn, pico de gallo, and your favorite cheese. You can also add your other favorite toppings. Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Wash your hands thoroughly after handling hot peppers and never touch your face.
- Be sure to remove the seeds and membrane from the jalapenos.
- For food safety, use a meat thermometer to check the doneness of your sausages. They’re finished when they reach an internal temperature of 160°F.
Tex-Mex Sausage Dogs FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Sausage dogs are a variation of hot dogs in which sausages are used in place of hot dogs on a bun. They can be topped with traditional hot dog toppings or other toppings such as pico de gallo, cheese sauce, beans, avocado, or guacamole.
You can use almost any sausage for sausage dogs for delicious results. Excellent options include bratwurst, andouille sausage, Italian sausage, kielbasa, chicken sausage, or even bison and wild game sausage.
Any toppings you would normally put on hot dogs are perfect for sausage dogs. In addition, you can tailor your toppings to suit your sausage of choice, with toppings like salsa for chorizo, caramelized onions for brats, and so on.
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📖Recipe
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Tex-Mex Sausage Dogs
Ingredients
- 4 sausage links
- 4 hot dog buns
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup store-bought queso blanco
- 1 cup canned corn drained and rinsed
- Optional: queso fresco
Pico ingredients:
- 1 tomato
- ½ white onion
- 1 jalapeño
- 3 tablespoons cilantro
- ½ lime
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Make the pico:
- Dice the onion, tomato, and jalapeño, and add them to a bowl.
- Chop the cilantro and add it as well. Squeeze half a lime and season with salt to taste.
- Mix and let sit in the fridge until ready to use.
- Heat the olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot.
- Add the sausage and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the outside of the sausage begins to brown and caramelize.
- Optional: For toasted buns, preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the buns on a baking sheet and drizzle with oil. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Heat the queso according to the directions on the jar.
- Assemble the sausage dogs:
- Place one sausage in each bun.
- Drizzle with queso and add some corn. Top with a spoonful of pico and sprinkle with cheese, if desired.
Optional: For toasted buns
- preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the buns on a baking sheet and drizzle with oil.
- Bake in the oven for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
Oh, wow! This is what I call a hot dog! I love using sausage and those tasty toppings in place of a regular hot dog and some mustard.
We loved these so much! I’m already making plans to use brats and Italian sausage when I make them again!
Such a fun twist on classic hot dogs. Love the bold flavors and colorful toppings. This is so great for game day or summer cookouts. Makes it easy to feed a crowd!
I made these for a cookout and they were a huge hit. Spicy, cheesy, and full of flavor!
My entire family love these Tex-Mex sausage dogs! They were easy to prepare, and so flavorful, can’t wait to make them again, so glad I found this recipe!