Learn to cook hot dogs six different ways for when you are short on time or money.
While hot dogs certainly aren't the picture of healthy living, but if you're eating a varied and balanced diet a hot dog once in a while can be a treat. There are many ways to prepare a hot dog, each creating a different taste and texture. Experiment with different hot dog brands until you find your favorite.
Instructions
1. Microwave your hot dog. Just pop the hot dog on a plate and cook it for 30 to 45 seconds. Just that fast, it's cooked and ready to eat.
2. Boil your dogs. Boiling is a popular and very easy way to cook hot dogs that yields a different texture than some of the other methods. Bring a pot of water to boil; make sure it is enough to cover your hot dogs. Once boiling, add the hot dogs, turn the water down to medium-high and cook for 6 to 7 minutes. For a different flavor, try boiling hot dogs in beer.
3. Bake hot dogs in the oven with fries. Preheat the oven to 425 F. When the oven's ready, pop in some frozen french fries and bake them according to the directions on the package. When there are about 10 minutes left on your fries, add the hot dogs to the same pan in which the fries are baking. Roll them around a few times while they are cooking to ensure they cook evenly.
4. Make pigs-in-blankets. Buy a pack of hot dogs and two cans of 8-count crescent rolls. Heat your oven per the crescent roll package directions. Cut the uncooked hot dogs in half and wrap each piece in the uncooked roll dough to make small packets ("pigs in blankets"). You can cut a slit in your hot dog and put in cheese or mustard before rolling it up. Cook the packets for 12 to 15 minutes or until the dough is cooked through. You may need to turn them once so that they cook evenly and don't get overbrown on the bottom.
5. Roast the hot dogs on a campfire. Whether you're out camping or have a fire pit in your yard, you can use sticks or skewers to pierce the hot dogs; roast them over the fire until they are heated through.
6. Grill up some dogs. At a cookout or just when whipping up dinner, cooking hot dogs on a grill is quick and easy. Heat the grill to a medium-high heat and add the hot dogs; cook until the hot dogs are heated through, about 10 minutes. Make sure to turn them while cooking.
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