Mini Mac & Cheese Dogs

Name: Mini Mac & Cheese Dogs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package (16 ounces) frozen bread dough dinner rolls (12 count), thawed but still cold; 1/2 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons chopped onion; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 12 bun-length beef hot dogs; 1 package (7-1/4 ounces) macaroni and cheese dinner mix

We wanted to get creative with hot dogs, so we made a mac-and-cheesy one. Pile on the extra cheese, relish and even bacon. —Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) frozen bread dough dinner rolls (12 count), thawed but still cold
1/2 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
12 bun-length beef hot dogs
1 package (7-1/4 ounces) macaroni and cheese dinner mix

Directions

Let dough stand at room temperature until soft enough to shape, 15-20 minutes. Cut each roll in half; shape each half into a 3-in.-long mini hot dog bun. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
Cover with greased plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°.
Bake buns until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a 15x10x1-in. baking pan, toss bread crumbs with onion, oil, salt and pepper. Bake at 350° until golden brown, stirring once, 5-7 minutes.
Cook hot dogs and macaroni and cheese according to package directions. To serve, cut hot dogs crosswise in half. Split buns; fill with hot dogs and macaroni and cheese. Sprinkle with toasted crumbs.

Nutrition Facts

1 appetizer: 198 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 446mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.

Originally published as Mac and Cheese Bacon Dogs in Simple & Delicious February/March 2016

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Angel182009

Feb 29, 2016

These were fun to put together with my son.
annrms

Feb 8, 2016

The oniony crunch made this dish. I enjoyed the mac & cheese & hot dog w/o the roll, but everyone else had the bread. This was so easy to make; it really brought out the inner kid!!! Delicious! Will put it in my keeper file.