Hot Dog Octopus (decoration)

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4 Servings
100% would make this recipe for Hot Dog Octopus (decoration) again.

Quick and simple to do, kids enjoy this presentation. Not really high in nutrition but lots of fun.

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Hot Dog Octopus (decoration) Ingredients

1 cup Lettuce - or other greens1/8 teaspoon Mustard - or other condiment
4 medium Wieners - I used turkey dogs

Instructions for Hot Dog Octopus (decoration)

Scatter lettuce or other greens on plate to look like seaweed.

Grill or heat hot dogs as desired.

Slice hot dogs about 3/4 of the length into 8 "tentacles". Cut small groove for mouth and poke holes with toothpick for eyes. Fill holes with some mustard and arrange Octo-Dog on seaweed.

Serve and watch the giggles.

Each (1 hot dog) serving contains an estimated:
Cals: 148, FatCals: 118, TotFat: 13g
SatFat: 4g, PolyFat: 2g, MonoFat: 6g
Chol: 32g, Na: 448g, K: 95g
TotCarbs: 2g, Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 1g
NetCarbs: 2g, Protein: 5g



Main Ingredient: Hot DogsCuisine: Garde-Manger

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I enjoyed making these as much as the kids enjoyed eating them. [I posted this recipe.]

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on Aug 5 2007 2:24PM
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