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Franks and beans were one of my favorites as a kid, though I called them hot dogs and not franks. I guess you could serve these as a side dish…. but, I wouldn’t. And some people call them beans and franks, but I think the hot dogs should get top billing!

Save The Hot Dogs!

I have two rules about this dish: first, you can’t have too many hot dogs, and second, save eating most of the hot dogs for last. Sad is the day when you get to the bottom of the bowl and all you have left are beans! I’ve been eating my franks and beans this way since I was a little kid. No way would I eat the hot dogs first.

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Also make up a batch of my fire-eater campfire beans!

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Franks and Beans

I have two rules about this dish: first, you can’t have too many hot dogs, and second, save eating most of the hot dogs for last.

Course Side

Cuisine American

Keyword beans, hot dogs

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings

Calories 386kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

½ cup white onion chopped
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup molasses
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cans pork and beans
8 hot dogs cut into 1″ pieces

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 F.
Spray an 8″ x 8″ baking dish with non-stick spray.
Combine all but the hot dogs in a bowl. Pour into the baking dish.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
Add in the hot dogs.
Bake another 30 minutes.

Notes

You can substitute smoked sausage for the hot dogs.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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I love franks and beans. And I love hot dogs on a bun. Why not put the two together and have both in one bite? Well, you can sure bet Franks and Beans hot dogs are great. Delicious beefy (grilled in my case) hot dogs. Sweet baked beans. Bacon. Gotta have some back. Onion and mustard. All on a great bun. Yep, this is the hot dog of dreams!

The No Messin’ Zone

Sure, I could probably come up with crazy ways to make these franks and beans hot dogs different. Put some kinda fru-fru mustard on them maybe. Use some weird spinach-infused cheddar dogs or something. Nope, this is not the time for that kind of messin’ around. These dogs are meant to invoke memories of a whole lot of franks and beans dishes and hot dogs eaten as a kid. And they do. Mission accomplished.

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Also try my Tennessee Smoky hot dog.

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Franks and Beans Hot Dogs

The perfect hot dogs.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword hot dogs

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 313kcal

Ingredients

4 hot dogs cooked as desired
4 hot dog buns warmed
½ cup baked beans warmed, divided
2 pieces bacon cooked, crumbled, divided
4 tablespoons white onion diced, divided
prepared yellow mustard to taste

Instructions

Place the hot dogs onto the buns.
Divide the baked beans between the hot dogs.
Sprinkle dogs with the bacon.
Add the onion.
Drizzle dogs with mustard and serve!

Notes

I like to cut a shallow slit down the dogs lengthwise before cooking. The hot dogs open up a bit while cooking. This allows the toppings to settle in to the dog, not spilling out when you take a bite.

Nutrition

Nutritional values are approximate.

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