Mom’s Hot Dog Boats

Description

This is an old family recipe….My kids love it. They usually eat 3 to 4 hot dogs each. You could even make this a vegetarian meal by substituting your favorite vegetarian ingredients. You can use any type of hot dogs or sausages that you would like.

Ingredients

  • 6 russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • ½ cup warm milk
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 (16 ounce) package hot dogs
  • 4 processed cheese singles (such as Kraft®), cut in half

Instructions

  1. Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat
  2. then reduce heat to medium-low
  3. cover
  4. and simmer until tender
  5. about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Return to the pot
  6. and mash with the milk
  7. butter
  8. salt
  9. and pepper.
  10. While the potatoes are boiling
  11. place the hot dogs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat
  12. then keep warm on low until the potatoes have been mashed.
  13. Preheat the oven’s broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source.
  14. Cut the hot dogs down the center
  15. leaving the two halves attached (like a hot dog bun). Stuff the hot dogs with mashed potatoes and place into a baking dish. Place half a slice of cheese on top of each hot dog.
  16. Broil in the preheated oven until the cheese is bubbly and has melted
  17. about 1 minute.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 8

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