Vegetarian Hot Dogs

I saw Lightlife Smart Dogs at Wal Mart the other day. I love hot dogs. I was kind of missing them since I started my Optavia 5 and 1 Plan. I was skeptical, but figured they might not be too bad. The nutritional info and ingredients looked good.

I bought them and threw a few on the grill. As you can see in the first picture, they kind of bubble up. I'm not sure what the casing is made out of, but it's pretty tough and chewy. Overall the taste is ok. You just have to really bite to chew through the casing.

Since I had a leftover hotdog the next day, I decided to make it with my Optavia Essential Hearty Red Bean & Vegetable Chili and put on a little mustard and make a chili dog.

It was pretty good. I will make it again. Next time I will cut up the hot dog. I think the casing was even a little tougher the second time around. I will also use a bit less water in the chili. It was kind of soupy, but I microwaved it longer in order to thicken it up.