This Easy Peasy Hot Dog Casserole is a real family-style kid-pleasing recipe that I often bring to potlucks and family gatherings.
It is like a pot of macaroni and cheese but with the added surprise of the hot dog slices.
It is easy to prepare, inexpensive, and doubles nicely.
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Easy Peasy Hot Dog Casserole
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
This is definitely a kiddie-friendly casserole but adults love it too!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Hot Dog Casserole
Servings: 6
Calories: 365 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 8-ounce box elbow macaroni, freshly cooked, drained
- 1/2 pound hot dogs sliced into rounds
- 2 1/4 cups American cheese or 2 1⁄4 cups Velveeta cheese shredded
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion very finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease a 2-quart casserole.
- Add the freshly cooked and drained macaroni into the casserole along with the sliced hot dogs and just 2 cups of the cheese; mix well.
- Combine the butter and onion in a medium saucepan and saute over medium heat until the onion is wilted (about 5 minutes).
- Whisk the flour into the butter mixture quickly until the flour is absorbed, then remove from the heat.
- Add the milk slowly, whisking to combine well- make sure you whisk very quickly and thoroughly or you will have doughy clumps.
- Return to the heat, whisk in the salt and pepper, and bring to a boil (still whisking)- just be careful not to let it burn. As soon as it starts to hit the boiling point, remove from the heat and pour evenly over the macaroni mixture. Stir to gently to combine.
- Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup cheese and bake, uncovered, for 18-20 minutes or until heated through and the cheese has melted and browned (If you prepare this in advance, wait to add the remaining cheese until you are ready to bake the casserole the next day).
Recipe Notes
For variety, I have tried other types of cheeses and thought Cheddar blended with Monterey Jack was also very nice in this.
Enjoy!
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Recipe based on one by HeatherFeather
Photo by Breezytoo