Recipe: Crockpot Hot Dogs

Crockpot Hot Dogs?

I never knew this could be done, until I had no choice.

You see, today at work was BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS and I am on the party committee!

Since we almost ALWAYS have pizza, we decided that we should do something different.  Now it is Fall and it is starting to get cold so nothing would be better than ... Chili!

And when someone says chili around me my brain goes ... "HOT DOGS!"  Just ask my mother, that was the first word I ever spoke.

So, my job today was hot dogs.  But lunch was at 1, and I leave my house at 7:00 a.m.  I was stuck with a party planners Rubix Cube.

I thought that my trusty Crockpot could save the day... But how?

I took to the internet.  Reading Blogs, recipes and maybe a Buzzfeed Article or two but, I found a way to cook hot dogs in the Crockpot.

Normally, the Urban Farmer is my guinea pigs... today, it's my coworkers.

Here is what you need:

• Hot Dogs (As many as you want, but I would suggest a large quantity.)
• A crockpot
• Buns
• Fixin's

Directions:

1)  Set up your crockpot and dump your hot dogs into it.

2)  Turn the crockpot on.  If you have more time, I would suggest low for four hours.  If your in a hurry, high      for two.  (Note:  I did low for four and "Keep Warm" for 1 due to my failure at keeping time).

3)  Now walk away.  Put in a day of work, cheer on your kids soccer game, watch the First Half of the     Football game with your grown child (the Urban Farmer).

**Note:  Not required, but if you would like, take a fork or tongs and mix around the hot dogs at least once.  The ones closer to the rim will be warmer and may even have a burn mark on them, therefore I suggest mixing them all up every so often.

4)  When ready to serve, make sure that they are the temperature that you want.  

5)  Put on a bun, add your fixin's of choice, and enjoy!

Review:

When I told everyone in the office I made the hot dogs in the crockpot they were SURPRISED!   I made 26 hot dogs for 16 people and only 4 were left.  I call that a success.  Definitely wasn't the BEST hot dog I have ever had, but if you had to make a bunch of hot dogs really quickly, and don't have the time to watch them boil or grill them -- this it the PERFECT recipe.  

I can see me using this recipe in the future to feed a starving group of Urban Farmer's friends or a crop of kids.  It's easy and gets the job done.

Enjoy!

Love,

Busy Girl