Cheddar Mac Cheese Hot Dog Casserole Recipes

HOT DOG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, 2 minutes. , In a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer with a third of the potatoes, half of the hot dogs and half of the onion. Repeat layers. Top with remaining potatoes. Pour white sauce over all., Bake, covered, for 1 hour. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes longer.

HOT DOG CHEESY MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 12 x 8 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Cook the macaroni in salted water per the package directions until al dente. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a separate pan over medium-high heat add 6 Tbsp of butter to reserved 2 Tbsp bacon drippings. Add onion.
• Cook for 3 minutes until the onion has softened. Lower the heat to medium and add the flour, garlic salt, mustard and black pepper. Stir until the flour has absorbed the butter. Cook stirring constantly for 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil then immediately lower the temperature to low heat. Allow to bubble gently for 5 minutes to thicken.
• Remove sauce from heat. Add 3 cups cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon. Reserve 2 Tbsp crumbled bacon for garnishing. Stir until the cheese has melted.
• Pour sauce over macaroni. Add hot dogs. Mix until macaroni is evenly coated and hot dogs are evenly distributed. Pour into the baking dish.
• Top with the remaining 1 cup of cheese. Dot with 1 Tbsp butter.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and bubbly.
• Garnish with bacon crumbles and sliced green onion. Serve immediately.

CHILI DOG MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook pasta shells according to package instructions; drain and return to pot.
• Add milk, butter, and 1 cup of cheese to cooked pasta along with cheese packets from the macaroni boxes. Stir together over low heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Add hot dogs, diced tomatoes, beans and 1/2 cup cheddar to the pot of macaroni and stir well to combine. Transfer mixture to an 8x8-inch baking dish and top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese.
• Bake 15-20 minutes until all cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.

EASY MACARONI AND CHEESE HOT DOG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare macaroni and cheese dinner as directed. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Remove macaroni and cheese from stove and place in a casserole dish. Add sliced hot dogs, soup, milk, and cheddar cheese (I usually add about 2 handfuls, but if you like cheese, add more). Stir. Top with more cheddar cheese.
• Bake in oven for about 20 minutes or until cheese has melted throughout.

MAC AND CHEESE DOG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil a large pot of water for macaroni. Salt water and under cook macaroni, cook about 7 minutes until just under al dente in doneness.
• Preheat broiler and set rack 12 inches from heat.
• While pasta works, heat a large deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, then add hot dogs and brown on both sides, 4 minutes total. Remove the dogs with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and the butter. When butter melts, cook onions 4 to 5 minutes, then add flour and cook another minute. Add beer and cook off completely, 1 minute. Whisk in milk and bring to a bubble, then season the sauce with salt and pepper and stir in the mustard and ketchup. Lower heat and add 2 cups of the cheese. Stir to melt, 1 minute. Adjust mustard, ketchup, and salt and pepper, to your taste.
• Drain pasta well. Combine pasta and hot dogs with sauce and coat evenly then pour into large casserole and top with remaining cheese. Melt and brown cheese under broiler, 2 minutes. Serve.

HOT DOG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Grease a 2-quart casserole.
• Add the freshly cooked and drained macaroni into the casserole along with the sliced hot dogs and just 2 cups of the cheese; mix well.
• Combine butter and onion in a medium saucepan and saute over medium heat until the onion is wilted (about 5 minutes).
• Whisk flour into the butter mixture quickly until flour is absorbed, then remove from heat.
• Add milk slowly, whisking to combine well- make sure you whisk very quickly and thoroughly or you will have doughy clumps.
• Return to heat, whisk in the salt and pepper, and bring to a boil (still whisking)- just be careful not to let it burn.
• As soon as it starts to hit the boiling point, remove from heat and pour evenly over the macaroni mixture.
• Stir to gently to combine.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese and bake, uncovered, for 18-20 minutes or until heated through and the cheese has melted and browned (If you prepare this in advance, wait to add the remaining cheese until you are ready to bake the casserole the next day).
• For variety, I have tried other types of cheeses and thought Cheddar blended with Monterey Jack was also very nice in this.
• NOTE: This does not freeze well.

CHEDDAR MAC & CHEESE HOT DOG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package. Add vegetables, wieners, milk and garlic powder; mix well.
• Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through.

MACARONI HOT DOG CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice hot dogs into bite size pieces.
• Grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
• Combine macaroni, tomatoes, hot dogs, parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, oregano, red pepper, and half the cheddar cheese and mix well.
• Pour into the baking dish, cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove aluminum foil and sprinkle with the remaining cheddar cheese.
• Bake uncovered for another 15 minutes.