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Theme Meal Plans: Play Ball!

Chicago-style Hot Dog | Chili Dogs | Italian Hot Dog | Baked French Fries | Al's Ice Cream Sandwiches

Chicago-style Hot Dog

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Easy Recipes I Can Cook
Meal:Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans)
8mediumhotdog, premium brand
8mediumroll, poppyseed hotdog bun
3Tbrelish, sweet pickle
3Tbonions, chopped
3Tbmustard, yellow
2smalltomatoes, fresh
8smallkosher pickle wedges
8mediumpepperonchini
1Tbcelery salt
 

Cook hot dogs according to the directions on the package. Cut tomatoes into wedges. Warm rolls in microwave for 12 seconds on High. Place hot dog in the bun. Pile on the toppings in this order: yellow mustard, sweet green pickle relish, onion, tomato wedges, pickle spear, sport peppers, and celery salt. The tomatoes should be nestled between the hot dog and the top of the bun. Place the pickle between the hot dog and the bottom of the bun.
Don't even think about ketchup!

Chili Dogs

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Easy Recipes I Can Cook
Meal:Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans)
1Tboil, vegetable
1lbbeef, ground
1mediumonions, chopped
1clovesgarlic, chopped
2Tbtomato paste
1cupbeef broth
3Tbchili powder
0.5Tbcumin, ground
1tspsalt to taste
 
8mediumhotdog, premium brand
8mediumrolls, sandwich
2Tbmustard, yellow
 

Heat oil in a pan, add ground beef and brown. Reserve 2 Tb of the raw onion, place remaining onion, and garlic in pan and sauté until softened. Add tomato paste, broth, chili powder, cumin and salt, stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Cook hot dogs as directed on the package. Heat rolls in microwave for 12 seconds on high. Place hot dog on roll, spoon chili on top, sprinkle with reserved onion and mustard.

Italian Hot Dog

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Easy Recipes I Can Cook
Meal:Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans)
2Tboil, olive
1smallpepper, green
1mediumpotatoes
 
8mediumhotdog, premium brand
8mediumroll, Italian,torpedo
2Tbmustard, yellow
 

Peel potato and slice into pieces. Heat oil in frying pan, add potatoes and cook until tender. Add peppers, cook until soft. Cook hot dogs as specified by package. Place hot dog on roll, add potatoes and peppers, spread mustard on top

Baked French Fries

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Starch / Pasta
Meal:Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans)
1lbfrench fries
1pinchsalt and pepper to taste
 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees, bake for 10-15 minutes (for frozen fries), until brown. Salt and pepper immediately upon removing from oven.

Al's Ice Cream Sandwiches

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:8
Category:Dessert
Meal:Play Ball! (Theme Meal Plans)
1recipeAl's chocolate chip cookies
1qtvanilla ice cream
 

Soften vanilla ice cream. Place cookie topside down on counter, place a large scoop of ice cream on top of cookie, and cover with the bottom side down of another cookie. Place in plastic sandwich bag and freeze until hard.

Note: Be sure to add Al's chocolate chip cookie recipe to your shopping list.