Hot Dog Men

Name: Hot Dog Men
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 hot dogs; 8 slices bread; 8 slices American cheese; ketchup and mustard to taste

Rating: 4.53 stars

58 Ratings
45 Reviews
21 Photos

A quick and easy meal that kids love! My mom made them for me when I was a kid, now I make them for my daughter.

By Melissa Hewitt

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

8 hot dogs
8 slices bread
8 slices American cheese
ketchup and mustard to taste

Directions

Step 1
Make a slit down the middle of one end of each hot dog; this will be the legs. At the other end, make a small slit each side; these will be the arms. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, and add the hot dogs. Boil for about 5 minutes until the slits open up.

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Step 2
Place slices of cheese onto slices of bread. Set the hot dog men on top. Use ketchup and mustard to make a face, hair and clothes or buttons.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

314 calories; protein 13.4g; carbohydrates 14.8g; fat 22.1g; cholesterol 49.1mg; sodium 1138.2mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (45)

Most helpful positive review

LINDA MCLEAN

01/27/2006

Adorable! I also made "octapus" hotdogs by making several slits starting about a quarter of the way down the dog. Once in the boiling water the "legs" will curl up slightly. Nestle on top of a bowl of mac and cheese for a cute presentation. Thanks! Read More

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(55)

58 Ratings

5 star values: 39
4 star values: 15
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 2

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LINDA MCLEAN

01/27/2006

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KYGrammyto2

05/23/2007

Very cute recipe! I also make an octopus out of hot dogs and sit it on "blue"(just a drop of food coloring) mac and cheese. The kids LOVE this stuff! Read More

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baskerville_gal

06/23/2008

This was so cute! My little girl just ate it up (and so did I!) Read More

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Amy Lynn

01/27/2009

I am rating this a 5 for the sheer adorable-factor! A hot dog is a hot dog but this makes it fun to eat. I am going to make these today for my 2 boys and I know they will go nuts as they were fans of the octopus as well. Another thing we do in our house is slice them add a little ketchup and mustard on top of each one (like a sushi roll) and serve with chop sticks! Also a big hit! Read More

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SpaceCavie

07/31/2005

Cute idea. Not enough of us play with our food! Thank you. Read More

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christiana23

08/16/2010

Awesome idea lots of smiles all around! Read More

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Christine Woodall

09/13/2010

Easy peasyand the grandkids love them. They asked for them at a restaurant but I told them they only get these at grandmas (: Read More

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COURTNEYGRIFF

04/07/2007

TOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!! So easy and a big hit with my daughter! Read More

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StayAtHome Dad

02/16/2010

I gave my two year olds the giggles with these and once my daughter got over the fact that no dressing your hot dog up in doll clothes is not allowed she and her brother had a great time eating them for lunch today. Read More

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