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If I hadn’t tasted it, I would not have believed it. Who needs conventional hot dogs full of sodium, preservatives, and animal meat?
This veggie / vegan version will make you double-take and rethink how a chili dog should be … healthy.
Thanks, Christina Hawkins Shahid, for sharing this amazing receipt with us.

Hot Carrot Dogs with Walnut Meat Chili
Miss hot dogs no more with this healthy version by Christina Hawkins Shahid.
Ingredients
To make Carrot Dogs
- 4 carrots
- 2 cups water
- Soy Sauce to your taste
- tbsp Agave to your taste
- A1 sauce to your taste
- Liquid Smoke just a little will do
- Ketchup
- Garlic Powder to your taste
To make Walnut Meat Chili
- 1 cup Walnuts
- Chili Powder to your taste
- Seasoning Salt to your taste
- 1 tbsp Mustard
- Ketchup to your taste
Additional Ingredients
- 4 hot dog buns (optional: whole grain or vegan)
- Ketchup (optional)
- Mustard (optional)
- Relish (optional)
- Sauerkraut (optional)
- sliced jalapeno peppers (optional)
Instructions
Cook Carrot Dogs
- Wash, peel, and then cut off the ends of the carrots4 carrots
- Add water, soy sauce, agave, A1 sauce, liquid smoke, ketchup, garlic powder to a Pan on medium-high heat. Stir to mix ingredients.2 cups water, Soy Sauce, tbsp Agave, A1 sauce, Liquid Smoke, Ketchup, Garlic Powder
- Turn down heat to medium and, add the carrots so they absorb the flavors and cook for 15 - 20 minutes so they are a little firm but tender.
- Remove the carrots, but keep the water to make the chili.
Cook Walnut Meat Chili
- While carrots are cooking, add walnuts to a pan with 2 cups of water for 10 minutes on medium heat until they are tender.1 cup Walnuts
- After walbuts are tender, drain walnuts and put them in the food processor. Blend the walnuts until they have the lumpy tecture of meat.
- Take the water/sauce from cooking the carrots, and add the chili powder, seasoning salt, mustard, ketchup, and agave in the pot and stir to mix the sauce.Chili Powder, Seasoning Salt, 1 tbsp Mustard, Ketchup
Make the Veggie Chili Dogs
- Add the walnut meat mixture to the sauce and stir to combine the mixture.
- Cook the Chili mixture until it comes to a simmer for 3 - 5 minutes. Add additional seasoning to your taste.
Make the Veggie Chili Dog
- Place the cooked Carrot Dog in the bun.4 hot dog buns
- Add the desired amount of Walnut meat chili on the Carrot Dog.
- Add additional toppings as desired.Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Sauerkraut, sliced jalapeno peppers
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Bon Appetit!
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