The ultimate fun, smoky, and extra-cheesy comfort food twist! Perfect for busy weeknights, kids’ dinners, or your next game-day football party.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Bake Time: 20–25 minutes
- Servings: 8 hot dogs
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 can (8 oz): Pillsbury Original Refrigerated Crescent Rolls (8 triangles)
- 8 standard: Quality hot dogs or frankfurters
- 8 strips: Raw bacon (regular cut, not thick-cut so it crisps up easily)
- 1.5 to 2 cups: Shredded sharp cheddar cheese (like Kraft Natural Cheese shown in the image)
- For Serving: Yellow mustard and Heinz tomato ketchup
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish or line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Wrap the Bacon: Take one hot dog and wrap a slice of raw bacon tightly around it from one end to the other in a spiral fashion. Repeat for all 8 hot dogs.
- Roll in Crescent Dough: Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate it into its 8 pre-cut triangles. Place a bacon-wrapped hot dog at the wide end of a dough triangle and roll it up loosely toward the pointed tip.
- Initial Bake: Arrange the wrapped hot dogs side-by-side in your prepared baking dish. Place them in the oven uncovered for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the crescent dough is golden brown and the bacon begins to look beautifully rendered and crispy.
- Smother with Cheese: Carefully pull the hot dish out of the oven. Generously pile the shredded sharp cheddar cheese completely across the center of all the hot dogs.
- Melt and Crisp: Return the dish to the oven uncovered for an additional 5 minutes, or until the cheddar cheese is entirely melted, bubbly, and slightly browned on the edges.
- Serve: Let them cool slightly for 2-3 minutes so the cheese sets. Drizzle with yellow mustard and ketchup directly out of the oven and enjoy hot!