This is filling, inexpensive, and very simple. It is excellent for teaching novice cooks how to use up leftover mashed potatoes. These can be made by kids. These are also simple to prepare in a microwave.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 hot dogs
- 2 cups prepared mashed potatoes
- 4 slices American cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Slit hot dogs lengthwise down the center, but do not cut in half. Spread them open, and place them in a 9×9 inch square baking dish. Pile an equal amount of the mashed potatoes onto each hot dog.
- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn the oven off, and remove the dish of hot dogs. Place one slice of cheese onto each one, and return them to the oven until the cheese has melted.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 377 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 53 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 1115 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is stupidly good. I use to eat it when I was a kid in the 80’s. Now when I want a comfort quarantine food and a break from gourmet dinners, I slink off by myself and fix this with leftover grilled hot dogs, mashed potatoes and kraft cheese slices and the microwave. Sounds weird, and my husband teases me, but don’t knock it till you try it.
This is a good recipe for a Gide line with multiple possibilities. I add bacon and cheese to this. You can also add onions. Put in what your family loves. This has been a hit with all my family and friends for years.Everyone that tried these hotdogs love it.
I love this. I had this for the first time about 30 years ago when I was in high school. Our church youth group used to meet on Sunday nights and frequently parents would volunteer to make dinner for us. This was a popular dish because it was a pretty inexpensive and easy to prepare dish. Now, all this time later, I still make this dish. It isn’t particularly healthy, could be made more healthy by swapping out healthy options, but it is still an easy dish to make. I saw another review saying that it was “bland”. I use Hebrew National hot dogs and put pepper and garlic powder in the mashed potatoes. I never thought it was bland. You can easily add lots of other typical hot dog toppings to make it more flavorful. Rock on hot dogs a la potatoes!
So simple, yet so delicious! The whole family tore it up!
We’ve eaten these in our family for as long as I remember. The only difference is after splitting the hotdogs lengthwise we spread them with mustard, then pile on the mashed potatoes. After that they go in the oven until the tops of the potatoes are a little browned and crispy. A family favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a recipe that I grew up with and have made for my kids. I look forward to this simple lunch every time we have leftover mashed potatoes. The combination of salty hot dog, homemade mashed potatoes, and melty cheese is a winner. A little mustard on the side makes it perfect! As other reviewers have said, you can vary the type of hot dog or cheese to go with what you have on hand. Over the years I have made these in the oven, under the broiler, in the microwave, and even in a skillet. In the oven is probably the best tasting method but it takes the longest.
Hot dogs, mashed potatoes, and cheese…what’s not to like? Super quick way to use leftover mash. Not the healthiest, but it’s hearty and wonderful for lunch on a cold day. Usually my mashed potatoes are pretty rich, so most of the time I don’t even add the cheese. Good stuff.
Hot dogs, mashed potatoes, and cheese…what’s not to like? Super quick way to use leftover mash. Not the healthiest, but it’s hearty and wonderful for lunch on a cold day. Usually my mashed potatoes are pretty rich, so most of the time I don’t even add the cheese. Good stuff.
My husband has been asking for this recipe for years. I use “garlic” flavored instant mashed potatoes to give it a new twist.
First time I saw this recipe. Been making the
Easy recipe, we call it stuffed weiners. You can use the packets of seasoned instant potatoes such as garlic or loaded potatoes, forget the american cheese, add cheddar and bake for 30 minutes. Add a little Frank’s sauce if you want and it goes great with a salad and some Stouffer’s mac and cheese…try some Frank’s on the mac and cheese too!
“Pretty darn tasty” as they would say around here. Very good, cheap and easy meal to make.
This is a recipe that I have used for over 20 years. For perfection, use jalapeno onion cheese dogs, garlic mashed potatos and top with sharp cheddar. This tip especially for the one star review that said it was bland and potatos don’t go with hot dogs. This will certainly change your review to 5 stars.
This is really good, cheap and easy. My 61 year old husband was one of seven children of a butcher in N.J. and his mother really needed to stretch her dollars. I’d never heard of it but found it yummy. I pan seared my split hot dogs first to get that deep brown crisp on them which really adds another, delicious layer of flavor. I also had to use shredded cheddar because it’s all I had. I also used Idahoan brand four cheese instant mashies because I had no leftovers. Talk about fast prep. Regardless of my changes, you can tell this is a wonderful recipe open to your imagination. Thank you so much!
Great idea for kids !! I was watching the neighbor’s three boys tonight.. ages 15, 10 and 8 and they just thought this was the greatest ! I grilled the hotdogs first, added leftover mashed potatoes. Wrapped them individually in foil and put back on the grill for a short time to heat. Added some shredded swiss cheese on top. Served this over saurkaut, so there was no bun needed. Thanks for posting a unique way to make hotdogs and please kids, Deb Paul.
The MIL calls these “stuffed hot dogs.” Very simple and quite tasty.
I have to admit I’m not a hot dog fan at all, so this recipe looked disgusting to me, but I had a HUGE bowl of leftover Thanksgiving potatoes, hubby and I were both trying to lose weight, and all 3 kids were sick of mashed potatoes. It was super quick and easy enough to make just for the kids, and they DEVOURED them! My kids usually devour hot dogs, but leave everything else (yet they think a bun is necessary… some kind of decoration, I guess.) They ate the entire thing with these, so they got more well-rounded nutrition out of it too (as well rounded as you can get with a hot dog, anyway!) I think these will be a staple lunch food for my kids whenever we have leftover potatoes!
We make these all the time. We call them “lucky dogs ” great kid friendly recipe!
Gee, I thought I made up this recipe about 30 years ago. lol I call it Hot Dog Special. I squeeze mustard in the dog before I spread the homemade (of course) mashed potatoes on it. It’s great for what it is, an easy, kid friendly entree.
Yummy, comfort food! I also added sauerkraut and used shredded cheddar because that’s what I had. This went over well with my family. I would make this again! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Used left over homemade mashed potatoes. It was a great, easy dinner. My 15 year old son said “this is a little kid dinner”. Exactly!