Mac N Cheese Hot Dog Recipe

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This Mac N Cheese Hot Dog won’t settle for just any ole cookout. It needs people launching bottle rockets from their teeth, dogs doing handstands, toddlers stealing cars, a swimming pool full of beer, and the end of “Freedom” by Rage Against the Machine on loop for 6 hours straight.

PREP TIME

20 mins

COOK TIME

20 mins

SERVINGS

12

Ingredients

Mac N Cheese

  • 8 oz macaroni elbows
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 cup Monterey jack cheese, freshly shredded
  • 1 cup sharp yellow cheddar, freshly shredded

 

Gold Rush Sauce

  • 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1 Tbsp horseradish mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • 10 dashes Tabasco

 

Hot Dogs

  • 2 packs of Wild Fork Beef Jumbo Hot Dogs

 

Mac N Cheese Hot Dog

  • Top-sliced hot dog buns
  • Hot dogs, cooked
  • Mac N Cheese
  • Pickled jalapeño slices
  • Gold Rush Sauce

Mac N Cheese Hot Dogs on a cutting board with a plate of hot dogs and buns behind them

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Mac N Cheese Hot Dog

Mac N Cheese

  1. Bring small pot of salted water to boil. Boil macaroni according to box instructions. Strain and set aside.
  2. In a nonstick pan, whisk together cornstarch, salt, mustard, and pepper. Over medium-high heat, add milk and butter whisking constantly. Bring to a boil, then boil for 1 min, whisking constantly.
  3. Remove from heat and whisk in cheese until fully integrated. Stir in elbows. Until ready to serve, keep pan on lowest heat setting while stirring occasionally.

 

Gold Rush Sauce

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients until well-combined. Chill until ready for use.

 

Hot Dogs

  1. Preheat grill to medium heat. Place dogs on top rack of grill and cook dogs for 4-5 minutes (or until casing is firm and sweaty), rotating them every minute or so to cook evenly. Remove and set aside.

 

Mac N Cheese Hot Dog

  1. Place dog inside of bun. Top with Mac N Cheese, jalapeños to taste, then drizzle with Gold Rush Sauce. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Enjoy!

PAIRINGS:
Mac N Cheese Hot Dog

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Amber Brown Ale

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