Octopus Hot Dogs

Submitted by winkki

"A fun way to liven up that ever-present kids' food. Great for bad weather days, cranky kids (or moms!), birthday parties, or just because. My daughters think I'm really cool when I make these for them. :o)"

 

• Ready In: 7mins
• Ingredients: 2
• Yields: 1 octopus per hot dog
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 hot dog
• ketchup, to serve

directions

1. Cut hot dog in half length-wise, leaving about 1" intact at the end.
2. Cut each of the long sections in half (lengthwise), then in half again - these are the legs.
3. Boil until legs' curl up and hot dog is cooked through.

Reviews

[C and Ds Mommy]

These are so much fun! I atually make them over the bon fire. Same sort of idea without the boiling part. I cut them the same, then poke a long stick through the "head" part. The legs still curl up. My kids love them!

 

[Chef_Tweaker]

I've been wanting to try this for a while. My daughter isnt' yet 3 so I wasn't sure if she would like it. I made one cut on the first side but two on the 2nd side. (it was a larger sized dog). That way I got 6 legs which looked pretty realistic. She ate it all as well as the plain noodles that I served smothered in ketchup.

 

[luvinmykids]

I actually have this recipe in a kid's cookbook my MIL bought. Only difference is that it suggested using ramen noodles as an "ocean" and making a mustard face on the octopus.

 

[Roosie]

These are just completely adorable!

 

[Hot Momma]

I seen this in a magazine, they made a bunch of them and placed them on spaghetti noodles that were cooked in green water to turn then green and they used mustard to draw a face on them SO CUTE, especially for the birthday party idea!