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Hot Carrot Dogs with Walnut Meat Chili

Christina Hawkins Shahid
Miss hot dogs no more with this healthy version by Christina Hawkins Shahid.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4

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 carrots
    4 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
Keyword Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian
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