Cute Hot Dog On Noodles For Kids Octopus On The Sea Quot Recipes

Steps:

• After draining Top Ramen noodles let kid/s pick out food color/colors.
• If you want the octopus to look like its really on the sea use blue only.
• Put a few drops on the noodles.
• Toss with forks until coated evenly.
• This does not color them completely-- more like a sprinkling/marbling effect.
• Make an X cut (crisscross) from top of wiener to the middle.
• Arrange on top of noodles to make an octopus with 4 legs.
• Make a smile and 2 eyes with ketchup or mustard and you're set!

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 1-1/2 cups water to a boil. Add the noodles and contents of seasoning packet. Boil for 3-4 minutes or until noodles are tender., Meanwhile, add 4 in. of water to another large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cut each hot dog lengthwise into eight strips to within 2 in of one end. Drop into boiling water; cook until heated through., Add food coloring to noodles if desired. Drain if necessary. Place noodles on serving plates; top with a hot dog. Add eyes and mouth with dabs of mustard.

Steps:

• Cut wieners lengthwise in half, starting each cut about 1 inch from 1 end of each wiener. Roll each wiener one-quarter turn and cut a second lengthwise cut, again starting about 1 inch from uncut end. (This will form the 4 legs of each octopus.) Use sharp knife or kitchen shears to cut each leg lengthwise in half, about 1 inch from uncut end, creating a total of 8 legs in each wiener. Poke 2 holes into the uncut portion of each wiener for the eyes.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, add wieners to separate saucepan of boiling water; cook as directed on package, watching each wiener turn into an octopus right before your eyes.
• Spoon Dinner into 4 serving bowls; top each with a wiener octopus.

Steps:

• In saucepan, bring 1 - 1 1/2 cups water to boil.
• Add noodles and contents of package.
• Boil 3-4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add 4 inches of water to a learge saucepan, bring to boli.
• Cut each hotdog into 8 strips to within 2 inches of one end.
• Drop into boiling water.
• Cook till heated through.
• Add food coloring to noodless and drain if neccessary. Place noodles on serving plate.
• Top with hotdog, standing up.
• Add eyes and mouth with ketchup and mustard.

Steps:

• Cut hot dog in half length-wise, leaving about 1" intact at the end.
• Cut each of the long sections in half (lengthwise), then in half again - these are the legs.
• Boil until legs' curl up and hot dog is cooked through.