Picnic Hot Dogs

Name: Picnic Hot Dogs
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 145 servings (about 8 quarts sauce).
Ingredients: 10 pounds ground beef; 5 cups chopped onions; 2 medium green peppers, chopped; 1 gallon tomato juice; 1/2 gallon tomato paste; 2-1/2 cups chopped celery; 1/3 cup dried parsley flakes; 3 tablespoons salt; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon pepper; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder; 145 hot dogs and buns

Kids of all ages will have a hard time eating just one of these hot dogs. The tempting ground beef sauces makes them especially fun and flavorful.—Helen Thomas, Ravenswood, West Virginia

Ingredients

10 pounds ground beef
5 cups chopped onions
2 medium green peppers, chopped
1 gallon tomato juice
1/2 gallon tomato paste
2-1/2 cups chopped celery
1/3 cup dried parsley flakes
3 tablespoons salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
145 hot dogs and buns

Directions

In a large kettle, brown beef; drain. Add the next 11 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Heat the hot dogs; place in buns and top each with about 1/4 cup sauce.