Octo Dogs Shells Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil.
• Cut hot dogs in half. To make the 'legs' of the octodog, make 3 cuts on 1 side of each hot dog, leaving about 1/3 the rounded top of the hot dog for the 'head'. Turn hot dog over and make 3 more cuts, so you have 8 'legs'.
• Place the octodogs in the boiling water until cooked through and the 'legs' curl up, about 1 minute.

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.

Steps:

• Lay 1 hot dog on side with end facing you.
• Starting 1 inch from one end of hot dog, slice hot dog vertically in half.
• Roll hot dog'A turn and slice in half vertically again, making 4 segments connected at the top.
• Slice each segment in half vertically creating a total of 8"legs".
• Repeat with remaining hot dogs.
• Place hot dogs in medium saucepan; cover with water.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Remove from heat; set aside.
• Prepare pasta according to package directions, stirring in vegetables during last 3 minutes of cooking time.
• Drain; return to pan.
• Stir in Alfredo sauce.
• Heat over low heat until heated through.
• Divide pasta mixture among four plates.
• Drain octo-dogs.
• Arrange one octo-dog on top of pasta mixture on each plate.
• Draw faces on"heads" of octo-dogs with mustard.
• Sprinkle crackers over pasta mixture.