Lazy Hotdog Casserole

 

Last time we saw our friends, Gary and Georgia, Georgia told me about this delicious casserole she made. She said she basically put mashed potatoes in the bottom of the casserole dish, added chopped up hotdogs to the top and then added cheese to the top of that and put it in the oven until it’s hot. So here’s Georgia’s casserole that I made tonight! Everyone loved it! I named it “lazy“ because I used frozen premade mashed potatoes, but you could always use homemade ones. Let me know what you think!

Lazy Hotdog Casserole 

Ingredients:

2 packs of hotdogs

1 Family Size Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes

2+ cups shredded cheese

Roasted garlic and herb dry seasoning

Avocado oil (or any cooking oil you have)

1 frozen steamable bag of peas (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°

2. Slice hotdogs into small round bites. Add into frying pan with some Avocado oil. Sprinkle generously with roasted garlic and herb seasoning. Stir occasionally on medium low to high heat until hotdogs are browned.

3. While hotdogs are cooking, add mashed potatoes to the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Spread the potatoes evenly on the bottom of the dish. You do not need to preheat the potatoes! They don’t even have to be thawed all the way, just enough to be able to cover the bottom.

4. Once the hotdogs are brown, spread them evenly on top of the mashed potatoes. 

5. Cover the top of the hotdogs with the cheese. Measure the cheese amount with your heart!

6. Bake in the oven for approximately 20 to 25 minutes until the cheese is melted and it’s hot in the middle.

Notes: For this recipe, you can either use homemade mashed potatoes or premade from the store. You can also use any kind of hotdog or sausage flavor as well as any cheese flavors. I believe I used Colby Jack or Mexican blend. You could also experiment with the different seasonings. My adult kids don’t like peas, but if your family does, I think you could add the peas between the mashed potatoes and hotdogs and it would be delicious! I just served the peas on the side with butter and the same roasted garlic and herb seasoning I used on the hotdogs.