I really wasn’t sure this hot dog would be for me. I mean, I know it’s extremely popular in Chicago with everything in it but the kitchen sink! A Chicago dog is typically made using an all-beef hot dog on a poppy seed bun piled high with mustard, sweet pickle relish, onion, tomato, a dill pickle spear, pepperoncini, and a dash of celery salt. My skinny version is made with a yummy 40 calorie, all-beef hot dog, placed in a honey wheat bun, and topped with all the typical fixings of a traditional Chicago dog. Each Chicago dog now has 232 calories and 5 grams of fat. My verdict…Pretty darn amazing and pretty messy too! Be sure to serve with lots of napkins!
Ingredients
Ingredients for 1 hot dog:
- 1 Hebrew National 97% fat-free all-beef hot dog, see shopping tips
- 1 Trader Joe’s honey wheat hot dog bun or your favorite whole wheat or multi-grain hot dog bun, see shopping tips
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 2-4 tomato slices
- ½ dill pickle cut into 2 spears
- 2 pepperoncini slices or banana pepper slices
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, place hot dog in water, and cook 5 minutes or until done.
- Place hot dog in bun. Pile on the toppings in this order: yellow mustard, sweet pickle relish, onion, tomato wedges, pickle spear, pepperoncini slices, or banana pepper slices. The tomatoes should be nestled between hot dog and top of bun. Place pickles between hot dog and bottom of bun.
Notes
Makes 1 skinny Chicago hot dog
Sodium Note
This recipe is very high in sodium due to the hot dog and pickles. I don’t recommend it for those on a low sodium diet. For the rest of us, this recipe can be enjoyed once in a while. You could leave the pickle off to cut down on the sodium.
Shopping Tips
Hebrew National 97% fat-free all-beef hot dogs can be found in most supermarkets in the same aisle where other hot dogs are sold. Trader Joe’s also sells them. Each hot dog has 40 calories and 1 gram of fat. My favorite hot dog buns are Trader Joe’s Honey Wheat Buns. Each bun has 140 calories, 3 grams of fat, and contain 6 grams of fiber! Another tasty one is Oroweat’s whole wheat hot dog buns. Each has 190 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, and 8g fiber. WW SmartPoints 7 Green
WW SmartPoints 7-Blue
WW POINTS PLUS 6
Sodium Note
This recipe is very high in sodium due to the hot dog and pickles. I don’t recommend it for those on a low sodium diet. For the rest of us, this recipe can be enjoyed once in a while. You could leave the pickle off to cut down on the sodium.
Shopping Tips
Hebrew National 97% fat-free all-beef hot dogs can be found in most supermarkets in the same aisle where other hot dogs are sold. Trader Joe’s also sells them. Each hot dog has 40 calories and 1 gram of fat. My favorite hot dog buns are Trader Joe’s Honey Wheat Buns. Each bun has 140 calories, 3 grams of fat, and contain 6 grams of fiber! Another tasty one is Oroweat’s whole wheat hot dog buns. Each has 190 calories, 3.5 grams of fat, and 8g fiber. WW SmartPoints 7 Green
WW SmartPoints 7-Blue
WW POINTS PLUS 6
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 Chicago hot dog including all the toppings (based on Trader Joe’s bun) 232 calories, 5g fat, 0g sat. fat, 0mg chol, 15g protein, 37g carbs, 8g fiber, 1790mg sodium, 9g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 1hot dogCalories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 15gFat: 5gSodium: 1790mgFiber: 8gSugar: 9gBlue Smart Points: 7Green Smart Points: 7Plus Points: 6
