By Mike Thayer

Here's a great recipe if you're on a tight grocery budget, costing less than $10 to prepare.  

And tight budget or not, this is just a flat out great grilled hot dog recipe!

Mike's HamDawgs
Stuffed hot dawgs

Ingredients:

• 1 cup finely chopped cooked ham or luncheon meat
• 2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 2 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish
• 2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
• 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 package of all beef hot dogs
• 8 to 10 slices of bacon
• Your favorite BBQ sauce
• Louisiana Hot Sauce (optional)

Directions:

Mix the first six or seven ingredients.  Slit the hot dogs, cutting them almost end-to-end and about ¾ the way through.  Stuff with the ham mixture.  Wrap the stuffed hot dogs with bacon and secure with tooth picks on each end.  Grill over hot coals, giving them ¼ turns and brushing them with BBQ sauce (and optional BBQ/Louisiana Hot Sauce blend) until the bacon is crisp.  Serve in toasted garlic buttered hot dog buns.