How to Cook Kid-Friendly Hot Dog Spaghetti Bites

hot dogs

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

crushed tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes are lower in sodium.

Cut the hot dogs into four or five bite-sized pieces.

Thread dry spaghetti noodles into each hot dog piece, aiming for the hot dog to be centered in the noodle.

Use five noodles per hot dog piece, but adjust according to preference (no more than seven).

Boil a big pot of water.

Add the hot dog spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for 5 to 7 minutes.

Strain the hot dog spaghetti in the sink and rinse quickly.

Return the hot dog spaghetti to the pot and serve.

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