Name: Tex-mex hotdogs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 red onion, thinly sliced; cooking oil spray; 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoon mexican chilli powder; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 8 extra-lean chicken sausages with lime and spices; 4 long multi-grain bread rolls, split; 1 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese; 1/2 avocado, chopped; fresh coriander, chopped, to serve

Tex-mex hotdogs

These aren't your ordinary sausages in bread rolls! Give your hotdogs a spicy chilli hit by adding a dash of Tex-Mex style

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

Ingredients

1 red onion, thinly sliced

cooking oil spray

1 red capsicum, thinly sliced

2 teaspoon mexican chilli powder

1/2 cup tomato sauce

8 extra-lean chicken sausages with lime and spices

4 long multi-grain bread rolls, split

1 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese

1/2 avocado, chopped

fresh coriander, chopped, to serve

Method

1.Spray onion with oil. Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden and soft.

2.Reduce heat to moderate. Add capsicum and chilli powder; cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until capsicum is tender. Add sauce and l/4 cup water; cook for 2 minutes or until heated.

3.Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over moderate heat. Add sausages; cook for 8 minutes or until browned and cooked.

4.Divide sausages and capsicum mixture among rolls. Top with cheese, avocado and coriander. Serve.

Replace sausages with continental frankfurts, if preferred. To make Moroccan-style hotdogs, replace chilli powder with Moroccan spice mix and use Greek-style yogurt instead of avocado.
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