Rainy Day Recipe..Noodle Weenies..Fun for Kids

Noodle Weenies

You can make these at Mach 2 (that’s fast). And oh yeah, they are way fun — and easy too.

The kids will enjoy helping you make them. They are fun to eat too. It's a good, rainy day, help mom project.

Here’s how easy it is:

Start with 4 hot dogs and 80 long spaghetti noodles (roughly 1/4 pound of pasta). With a sharp knife, cut the rounded ends off of the hot dogs, then cut each dog into 4 equal chunks, like this:

Thread 5 noodles through each of the meaty chunks so the meat is in the middle of the noodle. They pierce the soft hot dogs super easily. I put one noodle in the center with 4 noodles around that, Sputnik-style:

When you’re done, you have a pile of ‘em ready to go:

Add about 10-12 cups of water to a large pot and heat on high until the water comes to a rolling boil. No need to add salt or oil to the water. The hot dogs will take care of that stuff. Add the Noodle Weenies and reduce the heat to medium (keeping the water boiling).
Tip: Don’t push the noodles down into the water or they will break and ruin the concept! Let them cook down until soft, then gently stir them now and then just to keep them from getting too cozy with each other.
Cook per directions on the pasta package. (Mine were perfectly done in 10 minutes.) Use tongs to remove each weenie from the water, or drain the whole batch in a colander.
Serve with a small salad, Muir Glen pasta sauce (I added Muir Glen Organic diced tomatoes to make a beautiful chunky sauce), and Pillsbury breadsticks on the side.

The kids will love them and love helping to make them. And they will love you for being mom. It's a 'win win' situation.