Hotdogs and Potatoes

Thursday, August 24, 2023
Hotdogs and Potatoes are a special meal that brings a flood of memories with Dad and me as a child, this was a staple in a home growing up in the 1960s with very little income.

Dad usually was in charge of making home fries because he made the best, and when he added hotdogs, we were always picking them out first and fighting over those little delicious cut-up hotdogs.

The recipe can be different every time you make this stovetop dish because whatever Dad had in the refrigerator could be another addition like peppers, and onions just to name a few.

Just by adding a few other vegetables, these became gourmet-style hotdogs and home fries.

If you're a big potato fan or hotdog fan you may also like to try Salt and Vinegar Potato Recipes, Beenie Weenie Burgers, or our Hotdog Chili

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Ingredients You Will Need

  1. sliced hotdogs
  2. sliced raw potatoes
  3. salt, and pepper to taste
  4. Optional: paprika, granulated garlic powder, and cayenne pepper


ingredients to make hotdogs and potatoes


Simple Easy Cooking Methods


This meal can be done in the air fryer, stovetop, or even baked with a few simple instructions for cooking methods.
  • Air Fryer: Heat the air fryer to 400 degrees. Slice the potatoes thick, and oil spray them, add the salt, and pepper to taste. Air fry them for around 11 minutes or until they turn golden, Add cutup hotdogs and air fry an additional 5 minutes.
  • Oven Baked: Slice the potatoes, oil spray, or brush with olive oil, add to a baking pan, and then bake the potatoes first. Bake for around 25 minutes until brown and crispy. Add the sliced-up hotdogs and continue baking for around another 10 minutes until browned.


air fried potatoes


Optional Additions

  • small cut-up kielbasa or Italian sausage
  • sliced cooked breakfast sausage
  • hot peppers
  • minced garlic (added 2 minutes before cooking is completed)
  • onions sliced
  • eggs beaten
  • shredded provolone
  • shredded mozzarella
  • sliced eggplant
  • artichoke hearts
  • diced tomatoes
  • spinach leaves or escarole
  • Shredded or wedges of zucchini
  • garnish with pecorino romano cheese


this is a dish of crispy fried home fried slices of potatoes


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My Heartwarming Christmas Story with Dad and I


The blizzard of 1966 I was only around 9 or 10 years old and on Christmas Day we were going to my brothers for dinner when it started snowing so bad in Utica, New York, we couldn't get out of the driveway.

Mom had always left to go to my brother's home to bring food she had made for Christmas dinner, with desserts, and couldn't get back to our home, Dad saved the day by making hotdogs and potatoes until the plows came so Mom could get back home to us but unfortunately wasn't until the next day!

Even though it was just Dad and I, this meal will always have a special place in my heart and I was always grateful to have anything he made, it was always a delicious meal and now a personal memory and treasured gift in life.

Never take the simple things in life for granted as they become your most precious treasured memories of all throughout your life.

Hotdogs and Potatoes

Hotdogs and Potatoes

Yield: 6
Author: Claudia Lamascolo
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 45 Min
Hotdogs and Potatoes are a budget-friendly meal made on the stovetop, air fryer, or baked in the oven.

Ingredients

  • 1 package of 8 hotdogs (all beef preferred any brand)
  • 5 russet potatoes peeled and sliced thick
  • salt, and pepper to taste
  • vegetable or canola oil for frying
  • Note: If using an air fryer Cooking Oil Spray
  • Optional: (1 teaspoon of each in any combination or all)granulated garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne powder, paprika) See notes for mix-in suggestions
  • Serving ideas: ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, grated cheese, or melted cheese of any kind, or grated cheese on top

Instructions

  1. Slice and peel the potatoes around 1/2 inch thick.
  2. Slice the hotdogs around 1-inch bite-sized pieces.
  3. Heat around 2 inches of oil in a cast iron skillet.
  4. Add the sliced potatoes and saute until browned flipping occasionally until crispy and golden browned. Add the seasonings.
  5. Add the cut-up hotdogs and continue cooking for around 5 minutes until they become browned to your preference.
  6. See serving ideas and mix-in under notes.

Notes

Optional Additions

  • small cut-up kielbasa or Italian sausage
  • sliced cooked breakfast sausage
  • hot peppers
  • onions sliced
  • eggs beaten
  • shredded provolone
  • shredded mozzarella
  • sliced eggplant
  • artichoke hearts
  • diced tomatoes
  • spinach leaves or escarole
  • Shredded or wedges of zucchini
  • minced garlic (added 2 minutes before cooking is completed)
  • Garnish with pecorino romano cheese
  • Top with any condiments, melted cheese grated cheese, or plain



Simple Easy Cooking Methods


This meal can be done in the air fryer, stovetop, or even baked with a few simple instructions for cooking methods.

  • Air Fryer: Heat the air fryer to 400 degrees, slice the potatoes thick, and oil spray them. Add salt, and pepper to taste. Air fry them for around 11 minutes or until they turn golden, Add cutup hotdogs and air fry an additional 5 minutes.
  • Oven Baked: Slice the potatoes, oil spray, or brush with olive oil, add to a baking pan, and then bake the potatoes first. Bake for around 25 minutes until brown and crispy. Add the sliced-up hotdogs and continue baking for around another 10 minutes until browned.




Nutrition Facts

Calories

163.09

Fat (grams)

2.5 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.23 g

Carbs (grams)

32.47 g

Fiber (grams)

2.35 g

Net carbs

30.13 g

Sugar (grams)

1.11 g

Protein (grams)

3.9 g

Sodium (milligrams)

10.77 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

0.07 mg

Based on calculations online subject to change in quantities and ingredient brand you choose to use. Refer to your doctor for health information, this is just a tool used and approximate measurements.

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1 comment

  1. Funny how those simple and low cost meals are the ones we often remember and there were several for us that are still favorites such as fried mush (polenta to you Italians). Mom would get three or four meals from a pot roast with the last one being the remaining meat, diced potatoes and onions in a broth and spooned over white bread.

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