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What do you serve with hot dogs besides

18 years ago

pork and beans? I'm looking for a side that will go with

the franks.

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yborgal
18 years ago
Some of my picks would be: potato salad, or pasta salad, or macaroni n cheese, cole slaw
angelaid
18 years ago
Any or all of what mona said.
Larry also loved a salad I throw together: dump a can of green beans, a can of corn and a can of diced tomatoes in a strainer. Put in a tupperware and add chopped onions, garlic, some seasoning salt and pepper. Dump in about 1/2 a bottle of italian dressing. Shake it all up and refrigerate overnight.
I've tossed in some grated parmesan too. Yum!
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18 years ago
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18 years ago
How about crab salad?
get the imatation crab, shred or chop it, add celery, onions, green pepper, mayo & some ranch dressing. Good!
Thats the way Golden Corral makes it.
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18 years ago
Deviled eggs! Salsa and chips or nachos.
vannie
18 years ago
All of the above. Great suggestions. I love hot dogs just like a kid. The boys here want chili and cheese w/ theirs, and in the winter they like to cook them in the fireplace.
lilliepad
18 years ago
When you say "hot dogs" do you mean the frankfurter in a bun with all the trimmings or just the franks?
When we have the dogs I usually don't make a side dish,just chips.With the franks alone all or any of the above.One of my family's favorite meals is sliced franks in barbecue sauce with mac and cheese and corn.I made this one day while at DD's and my 8 year old DGS said,"GeGe,you make goood barbecued weenies!"LOL
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18 years ago
Don't forget Sauerkraut!

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talley_sue_nyc
18 years ago
potato chips and dip.

Hot dogs are so artificial, that I like to stay in the theme. LOL!

Except I do add veggies, which aren't artificial. Maybe you could "artificial them up" by getting the precut finger carrots. That's about as artificial as you can get w/ veggies (it ain't easy to do artificial veggies--well, pickles, they're sort of artificial. Modified, anyway)
glenda_al
18 years ago
This is a different bean recipe. Haven't tried myself, but know others that have and they love it.
You can substitute a lighter syrup than molasses
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This is Paula Dean's recipe for baked beans and it is very good. The only thing I did different was use pork & beans instead of baked beans. I read most of the reviews and that is what many said to do because it was too strong with the baked beans.

I took this dish on a recent camping trip and they were all gone in no time.

4 (16-ounce) cans baked beans
1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup molasses
1 cup BBQ sauce
2 tablespoon yellow or brown mustard
5 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
1 (6-ounce) can french-fried onions, crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In large bowl, mix together beans, pineapple, molasses, BBQ sauce, mustard, bacon, and a third of the onions. Add some salt and pepper, to taste. Pour beans in 9 by 13-inch casserole dish and sprinkle remaining crushed onions and bacon on top. Cook in oven for 1 hour or until beans brown and bubble. Serve warm.
msmarion
18 years ago
Potato salad and a tossed salad. Or Boston Baked Beans and brown bread.
dances_in_garden
18 years ago
Well, the beans, or macaroni and cheese from a box. Or canned spagetti or spagetti-os (brings me back to my childhood...I used to eat the hot dog alone then butter my bun and eat it with the orange sauce from the o's).
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3 bean salad would be good with hot dogs.

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