Be sure to calculate, log, track your macronutrients based off of the ingredients that you use. The recipe and ingredients we used to make this recipe was a 2 hot dog per serving total. The 2 hot dog serving had 531 calories with 55g of protein. This can be a great game day substitute when watching football. Remembering to track your macronutrients can be extremely helpful for working towards your health and fitness goals.
Ingredients:
- Chili Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground turkey breast
- 8 oz no salt added tomato sauce
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- pinch cinnamon, optional
- Hotdog Ingredients
- 6 low fat turkey hotdogs*
- 6 light hotdog rolls
- optional toppings: mustard, cheese, homemade slaw
Instructions:
- Combine all ingredients from ground turkey breast through cinnamon in a pan over medium heat
- Cook for 3-4 minutes
- Reduce heat to medium/low and allow to simmer
- While chili is simmering
- Place hotdogs on a heat grilled and cook until desired temperature
- Grill, toast or heat rolls, if desired
- When hotdogs are done cooking, place into buns
- Evenly divide chili among 6 hotdogs
- Top with onion and enjoy!
Got room in your macros? If you have the room in your macronutrients you can easily make this into a chili cheese dog by adding low fat shredded cheddar cheese on top. This recipe is a great backyard barbecue favorite and can help you enjoy the food you are eating while still progressing towards your health and fitness goals through optimizing your nutrition accordingly.