Eat your favorite cheeseburgers like a hot dog! These keto cheeseburger dogs are a fun way to grill up your favorite food. And don’t forget to add the toppings!
What Are Cheeseburger Dogs
Have you ever made homemade hamburgers before? You know, grabbing some raw ground beef and smashing it into thin patties?
If you have, then you know how to make cheeseburger dogs but instead of making flat patties, you roll the ground beef into a hot dog shape. And since it’s raw beef, you’ll need to cook it until the internal temperature reaches at least 165F.
Basically, cheeseburger dogs are hamburgers in the shape of hot dogs. It’s a creative and fun way to eat a familiar food.
Keto Cheeseburger Dogs
Cheeseburger dogs are easily low-carb. It’s the buns that you have to worry about. The toppings have minimal amount of carbs.
But even with the buns and toppings, there are still only 4 grams net carbs in each one. That’s a really low-carb dinner, giving you plenty of carbs to use for the sides.
I love making cheeseburger dogs and prefer them to processed hot dogs.
Hot dogs are higher in salt and other ingredients. These only have three simple ingredients – the ground beef, American cheese, and seasonings.
Burger Hot Dog
If you’re trying to eat less processed food, then I suggest adding real cheddar cheese to the burger dogs instead of American cheese.
And while I normally suggest swapping ground chicken or turkey for the beef, in this case I suggest sticking with the beef.
Ground poultry won’t stick together as well and it doesn’t have as much flavor. If you want to make them ahead of time, store them (without the toppings) in an airtight container.
Keep them in the refrigerator for up to three days. Then heat them back up in the air fryer so they stay crispy.
Best Cheeseburger Toppings
What do you like to add on top of your favorite burgers? Use them on top of the cheeseburger dogs, too!
Here are some of my favorite cheeseburger toppings:
- diced onions
- queso
- saurekraut
- ketchup
- shredded lettuce
- dill pickle relish
- keto Big Mac sauce
And don’t forget to serve them with your favorite sides. Make some keto fried pickles with cheese or a bowl of keto potato salad with cauliflower.
Best Keto Hot Dog Buns
There are so many options out there. Read the ingredients label closely to make sure you like what they’re made of.
Some brands like to use wheat or corn fiber to bring the net carbs lower. So watch out for that! If you want, you can make homemade keto bread with almond flour.
Keto Cheeseburger Dogs Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients (and some photos) you’ll need to make the keto cheeseburger dogs. Exact measurements and instructions can be found within the printable recipe card, just a little bit further below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
Servings: 3
Net Carbs: 4 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
- Lean ground beef
- American cheese
- Burger seasoning of your choice
- Finely chopped red onion
- Finely chopped pickles
- Condiments of your choosing
- Keto hot dog buns
Instructions:
In a mixing bowl, knead together the ground beef and burger seasoning. Separate the ground beef into 3 evenly sized balls.
Flatten each ball of meat between two pieces of parchment paper into a circular shape.
Fold two pieces of American cheese in half, and place into the center of each circle of meat.
Carefully and tightly roll the meat closed over the cheese into the shape of a hot dog. Be sure to pinch the ends closed.
Place the cheeseburger dogs into an air fryer basket, and cook at 400 degrees for 12 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time. Alternatively, you can cook the cheeseburger dogs on the grill until done to your liking.
Place each cheeseburger dog into a keto bun, and top with onions, pickles and other condiments of your choosing.
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Keto Cheeseburger Dogs
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 pound Lean Ground Beef
- 6 slices American Cheese
- 2 tsp Burger Seasoning
- 1/4 cup Red Onion finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Pickles finely chopped
- Condiment of your choice
- 3 Keto Hot Dog Buns
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, knead together the ground beef and burger seasoning.
- Separate the ground beef into 3 evenly sized balls.
- Flatten each ball of meat between two pieces of parchment paper into a circular shape.
- Fold two pieces of American cheese in half, and place into the center of each circle of meat.
- Carefully and tightly roll the meat closed over the cheese into the shape of a hot dog. Be sure to pinch the ends closed.
- Place the cheeseburger dogs into an air fryer basket, and cook at 400 degrees for 12 minutes, turning halfway through the cooking time. Alternatively, you can cook the cheeseburger dogs on the grill until done to your liking.
- Place each cheeseburger dog into a keto bun, and top with onions, pickles and other condiments of your choosing.
Notes
Cheeseburger Recipes
Are you looking for more ways to make cheeseburgers? If you liked my keto cheeseburger dogs, here are some more recipes that use a lot of similar ingredients.
