Octopus Hot Dogs

"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)"
 
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photo by Juju Bee photo by Juju Bee
photo by Juju Bee
photo by Chef Tweaker photo by Chef Tweaker
photo by Chef Tweaker photo by Chef Tweaker
photo by Juju Bee photo by Juju Bee
Ready In:
7mins
Ingredients:
2
Yields:
1 octopus per hot dog
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

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

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Reviews

  1. 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!
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. 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.
     
  4. These are just completely adorable!
     
  5. 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!
     
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