On the streets of Seattle, after the bars close, and during sporting events, these are a local favorite--warm cream cheese spread on your favorite hotdog!
I have found so many delicious hot dog recipes since using this site and this one is no exception..It is fantastic, even with the boring veggie dogs i use to save on fat grams! One bit of advise. If you are like me and are feeling lazy on a monday night after a long day at work, do not try to save time by heating the cream cheese in the microwave. Who knew cream cheese could explode!
Read MoreCream cheese on dogs? Didn't do that much for us. Will not make it again.
Read MoreI have found so many delicious hot dog recipes since using this site and this one is no exception..It is fantastic, even with the boring veggie dogs i use to save on fat grams! One bit of advise. If you are like me and are feeling lazy on a monday night after a long day at work, do not try to save time by heating the cream cheese in the microwave. Who knew cream cheese could explode!
I am from Chicago & love my Chicago dogs but these were a good change. They sounded so gross, but I was intriqued by the reviews. I hate onions and cream cheese seems so wrong on a hot dog, but they were really good! I had to fight with my mom to convince her to try it, since she was so repelled by the thought. Once she did, she agreed these were great!
I am one of those Seattle people that it is a must to stop and get a cream cheese hot dog after the bars. Try it, so goood. Another popular topping to go with the cream cheese at these stands is cucumbers
So glad I found this! I used to live in Seattle, and this was one of my favorite late-night treats. I've been craving it since I left! This recipe is superb. If I turn on the twinkle lights and sit next to a cold shower, it feels like I'm back at home. :)
I used brats but I can see this would be great with kielbasi, too (and hot dogs!) The cream cheese really made it. I nuked it in a cup for 30 seconds or so to soften. Per Molle's review, I used the Sauerkraut Hot Dog Topping, also. This is the way to go serving dogs of any variety! Thanks!
I tried this with a veggie dog and it was SOOO good! I thought cream cheese on a hot dog would be repulsive but the reviews sounded so positive I wanted to give it a try...and I'm very glad I did!
Wow!! I would have never thought to put cream cheese, onions, and mustard together on a hotdog (I used kielbasa). My daughter was like, mom I don't know about this, but once she took a bite she was hooked. Thanks Dolan A
In an effort to cut some of the fat and calories, I used Hebrew National 97% fat free hotdogs and neufchatel cheese. I also halved the amount of butter to cook the onions in. And still, all I can say is WOW!! These were good! I also topped with the sauerkraut hot dog topping from this site - delicious!
Awesome. I am not a hot dog fan at all. I guess I tend to eat them to be apart of the crowd and not be labeled as one of the few strange folks who don't like an American favorite like the hotdog. THe taste of these things are usually less than can be desired..even the beef franks, which is all I eat. When I do eat them I burn them or blacken them on the grill and top them w/ all kinds of toppings so as not to taste the bologna inspired taste. But despite my finicky taste buds my family loves hotdogs, thus I am always looking for different ways to prepare these so I can enjoy hotdogs with thekm. THis recipe (as weird as it sounds) is AWESOME. I think the cream cheese does it. and the saurkraut topping (found on this site) makes the hot dog an instant Family Fav!!! I will definitely make again.
A grilled brat with cream cheese on the bun and sautéed onions = yum! I really enjoyed the brat this way.
OMG, were these outstanding...the ultimate in guilty pleasure eating!! We used cheddar brats, crisply cooked and topped them with the onions and sauteed jalapeno sauerkraut. My boys could not get over what the cream cheese did for these dogs! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
LOVE these! Such a different, flavorful take on the same ol' hot dog! The caramelized onions really make the dish!
Our kids don't like onions that much, but they loved this dish. They asked this week if we could do it again -- love it!
I thought this was pretty tasty. Didn't get a whole lot of taste from the cream cheese, but I think it complements the sauerkraut.
My kids loved the dog ( of course) and the caramelized onions, but the cream cheese was too rich for them, which surprised me, as they love cream cheese. The rest is great. Not a recipe I needed to look up though, I was trying it for the cream cheese.
Surprisingly good. How can a hot dog be so sophisticated?? Leave it to Seattle. Make extra onions, use less butter!
This is easy to make and I'm glad I gave it a shot, especially since I'm just learning to cook by myself. Thank you!
It took over a year for me to finally make these. I have to admit I was not impressed by the sound of it BUT when I made it...watch out...here come a great hot dog. I am so glad I tried it. I will make again and again
These were so good! I think they might be tied for my favorite style of dog (tied with Chicago style)!
I'm on the fence with this recipe. I'm not overly excited about it, but I don't dislike it, either. Only thing I did was add Frank's Hot Sauce because I like spicy food. I doubt I'll make this again.
I made half of these with sauerkrat and half without...I never liked sauerkrat...but I liked it much better with and so did my kids I ended up adding sauerkrat to the ones without it. These were great, a little bit messy for the kids to eat but everyone enjoyed it. This is definitely worth making again.
I think they are an acquired taste. I wouldn't make them again but if someone else made them, I'd have one.
I love this! I miss those late night Seattle dogs on 1st Ave outside the Show Box.
We loved these. My only change was to use a regular yellow onion instead of a sweet onion as that is what we had on had. Next time we make these we are going to try with sauerkraut. Thanks for sharing!
My daughter told me about this recipe and said her husband really liked it. I tried it yesterday and would not waste my time on it again. I think just a plain hot dog with mustart, reslish & raw onlions was better.
I made the recipe as written, and it was fine. It definitely had plenty of flavor (which it should, due to the fat in the dog and the cream cheese, plus the caramelized onion and sauerkraut). But I've lived in Seattle for my entire adult life, and was born & raised within 40 miles, and this was the first I've EVER heard of this menu item! I've never seen it offered around Safeco or Qwest Field (where our professional baseball and football teams play) nor around the Kingdome, their precursor. Although I must admit, if this were offered only on late-night bar menus, I might have missed it, as I don't party "after the bars close" these days. At any rate, it was a fine recipe, just nothing spectacular.
This was a really fun and tasty hot dog preparation, and not something I'd ever heard of or would have thought of on my own. Bravo to Seattle! I didn't do the onions exactly the same way; I had some leftover French onion soup that was really thick with onions, so I just pulled some strips of onion out of that and piled them on my (veggie) dog and (whole wheat) bun with the (lite) cream cheese and mustard, and it was great! Even though I made all kinds of nutritional swaps. :) This is a very accommodating style of dressing up hot dogs!
I was just ok for me. It almost seemed like there was too much going on. Everyone thought they were just ok.
I tried this recipe because I love cream cheese, but this came out weird and not very tasty.
surprisingly, these were really good. would never have thought of putting cream cheese on a dog.
This is truly the best way to enjoy an all American dog! My family was in heaven- they asked if we could have these hot dogs again - real soon!!
I was looking for a way to cover the unusual taste of veggie dogs, and this is certainly a winner! I never would have dreamed of putting cream cheese on a hot dog, let alone topping it with sauerkraut. But I have to say this is my absolute new favorite way to eat them! (I did leave off the onions because I'm not a fan.) Thanks for sharing!
Never thought I would eat hot dogs this way but they were really good. I recommend them especially if you are getting bored of ketchup and mustard :)
Surprisingly, the cream cheese is very subtle in this recipe (although it is the winning ingredient). This dog is very good as is...but if you want to let it fly, get a bigger hoagie type roll and stuff it with what you like. This great recipe is so strong that as long as you have the cream cheese, onions, mustard, and hotdogs/wieners/sausage, it will lead the way!
This was different and delicious!! Will definitely make again. Almost gave 4 stars because these are hot dogs but decided to go with 5 for originality and surprise. Thanks.
So odd we had to try it! Who knew a 1.5 year old liked sauerkraut? Will make again.
As a fellow Seattlite these always hit the spot! They are amazing made with hot links because the cream cheese cools the great spice and flavor of the hot link.
As a fellow Seattlite, I have to say these are absolutely wonderful. I like to add red hot peppers to mine as well. Especially after late night partying. These are definitely a Seattle institution. I always get them at "Shorty's"!
OK, I've lived 20 minutes outside of Seattle my whole life and I've never heard of nor seen this until randomly searching hot dog recipes on this site. So, of course, I had to try it... Boy, have I been missing out! Needless to say, cream cheese will be in the basket with the buns and dogs when I'm shopping for 'Ballpark night' from now on!
Husband wasn't too keen on the idea of this, but admitted they were better than he expected. I liked it - the cream cheese and sauerkraut does work well together - but wouldn't want it every time we had hot dogs.
Good, casual weekend dinner. We had these tonight and hubby and I agreed they were pretty tasty! I used brats tonight but I think this would also be good with good quality dogs. Served with Sauerkraut Hot Dog Topping.
As far as hot dogs go, this is a 5-star recipe. My onion was a small white one; it caramelized fine. I spread my 1 onion over 8 hot dogs, because I wasn't sure we were going to like that flavor; we did and my husband expressed a sort of wistful wish that there were more onions. I forgot to use brown mustard and used regular yellow, which was fine. I skipped the optional sauerkraut because I don't like it, but I think if you DO like it you should definitely use it. My husband commented that these could use another layer of flavor, and I'm sure the sauerkraut would provide that. But I give this 5 stars because I ate an entire hot dog and I haven't been able to eat a whole one in YEARS!
My husband grew up just outside of Seattle and I can't believe he held out on me about these for so many years!!! He casually mentioned them a couple of weeks ago and I said "OMG, cream cheese on a hot dog...yes please!". Funny how something so simple can turn out to be so delicious!
We REALLY enjoyed this! We loved the taste of the cream cheese with the cooked onions and the hot dog. I did omitted the optional sauerkraut (didn't have any). This was such a different and delicious way to enjoy a hot dog. I will definately make these again! Thanks for sharing. :)
The sauerkraut is a must; and speaking as a born and bred Seattle-ite, I guess it's true, everything from Seattle is awesome!!!
Hmmm... I don't know why we didn't like these as much as everybody else. They were okay but we prefer a Chicago style dog.
Can't get much easier than this recipe, but it tastes so unique that it's almost gourmet! In addition, there's very little mess if you sauté your onions on the lowest heat until they just begin to soften. I used purple onions and longer solid beef hotdogs; the flavor was great and the colors were nice looking in combination (no, the purple onions were not too harsh, it's all a matter of how you cook them). If you want something super-simple that your family and company will enjoy for a change, this is the one!
The cream cheese added great taste to this. Although the rest of my family was luke warm on these, I loved them!
The only change I made was using a healthier option for my meat..... chicken sausages. I also gave a quick warming to the cream cheese via the microwave. Other than that, all was the same and I found it excellent. Seemed to be a strange concoction of ingredients like others had stated however they blended nicely. I will definitely do again! Thanx for the recipe!
Very tasty. Husband bought beef hot dogs so I used them to make this recipe. I didn't add the sauerkraut but next time I will add some. Served with cold veggies and Ranch for a fast and simple meal.
I really enjoyed these! The only thing I just don't care for was the taste of hot dog. I will try braughtwurst next time.
Love this idea... We made hotdogs using the cream cheese idea on the buns and the "Sauerkraut Hot Dog Topping" recipe from this site. Made a very very good hotdog!
Everyone writes about the sauerkraut recipe from this site. I cannot find it. Will someone give me more info on the recipe.
The lady who has been to events at Safeco and Qwest field is probably one of the locals who never try the dog stands outside the fields. I was brave enough my last trip to Seattle to finally try a cream cheese dog. What a treat. Looking forward to this recipe.
I had a hot dog party and chose a number of recipes to try. I printed out a menu with a number of options so people could experiment. One of the favorites was this recipe. I will definately be making it again. Thanks for the yummy hot dog topping!
I too have lived near Seattle ALL my life BUT these hot dogs are AWESOME!! Doesn't matter I haven't seen them around Seattle. Now we have a good claim to food fame other than overpriced but tasty coffee!!
I read the reviewers comments and decided to cook this using bratwurst since I had some in the fridge. I cooked the bratwurst using the "Wisconsin Bratwurst" recipe on this site and then I followed this recipe in putting the sandwich together. The cream cheese was a real winner!
I was skeptical to say the least, to try this recipe. My hubby who is from Chicago and KNOWS his dogs, loved this! It's really different but O! so tasty! Try it with chili!
Oh, man! I LOVE these! Definitely a Belltown/Pioneer Square classic. Whoever came up with these is a genius. Thanks so much for sharing!
Being from Seattle (although we moved away many years ago) I just had to try this recipe. Ingredients seem odd but WOW these are great! Will make again for sure.
yummy yum! i live in seattle and when i used to go out it was a ritual to get these dogs after a long night of dancing! of course this recipe can't compare to the actual seattle cream cheese dog but it comes pretty darn close. will for sure make more often.
Oh my! These are so good! We aren't big sauerkraut fans, but I serve these with the sauerkraut hot dog topping from this site and it's delicious.
Great start to the true Seattle dog! One thing is missing, however... the smoked salmon! If you don't like fish, do bacon. Our little town in eastern Washington did this and it was perfection in your hand. Thank you for specifying Walla Walla onions! Nothing grills up better than those :)
Really good. The cream cheese adds a wonderful flavor to the hot dogs. we added chili sauce on top too!! Yum.
My boyfriend who is not a bit fan of onions HAS to have them on these hot dogs. In fact, he doesn't even like hot dogs...but he requests these all the time...he even makes them for me sometimes. I wouldn't change a single thing...they are awesome!!
I personally thought these were awesome. My husband and kids not so much. I am not one ot mix my food per say but I thought I'd try it. I made buttery onions, used Philadelphia cream Cheese, Used Sabrett Hot Dogs and toasted the buns. I topped with the mustard (which I never put on my hot dog) and they were oddly so scrumptious. I probably wont make them again only because no one else in my house will eat them but they are great!
This was DELICIOUS! The best part was the cream cheese! We forgot to add mustard, but we will next time! Either way, they were amazing! My BF asked for this to be made twice a month.. BTW, being from Western New York, we use Sahlen's hot dogs..
I made these exactly like the recipe. Wasn't a big fan of the creme cheese or the caramelized onions. Wasn't terrible, but won't make again. Cheese whiz would have been much better.
I grew up in Chicago so I ate a lot of hotdogs as a child. In chicago you only eat it with mustard, onions, tomatos, and a pickle spear. So when I saw this recipe I was skeptical to try it. I am glad I tried it. This is so good. I love the saurkraut on it with the grilled onions. I hate brown mustard but I wanted to try this exactly as printed so I ate it with the brown mustard. I no longer hate brown mustard. It went really well on this. Thank you so much for posting.
We made these with the sauerkraut topping recipe as suggested by other reviewers. I LOVED it. I wasn't sure what it would be like, but the flavors went to tastefully together. I will definitely keep this recipe to have again!
I never would have thought to put cream cheese on my hot dogs but my husband and i tried them last night for dinner...VERY GOOD! the fried onions with the cream cheese makes a wonderful flavor... We did not put sauerkraut on them but they still tasted great... a little on the rich side...will make again!
WOW!!! This was simply amazing. I am from Seattle and have never tried these before. TOTALLY WORTH IT! I've already sent the recipe to ten people. I used angus hot dogs and heated the sauerkraut up in a pan before putting it on top. I also used regular yellow mustard, and they still turned out amazing! It's a must try.
We love these! I never expected cream cheese and hot dogs would go together so well! A hearty after game treat!
Ok, this is now my favorite hot dog! I *loved* it. The onions seriously make it so good. I loved everything about it. I didn't use sauerkraut though because I didn't have any. I'm sure I'll make my hot dogs this way from now on. *So good*
Very good. I used sausage. Yummy. Topped with the sauerkraut hot dog topping as suggested by others. Pretty darn tasty!
My fave hotdog recipe of all time. In the last few mins of cooking the onions I added in the sauerkraut to warm it up. The combo of brown mustard and cream cheese is spectacular...I wouldn't substitute a different mustard. I made this in homemade hotdog buns from allrecipes.
