Corn Dog Dressing Bake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup celery, chopped finely
• 1 large onions, chopped finely (my favorite!) or 1 cup of sliced green onion (my favorite!)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 (2 lb) packages hot dogs
• 2 (8 1/2 ounce) packages cornbread mix (i love jiffy brand!)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 in a skillet, combine celery, onions and butter. saute for 5 minutes. pour into a large bowl.
• 3 cut the hot dogs into fourths lengthwise. then cut each hot dog strip into 4 pieces.
• 4 pour hot dog pieces into the same skillet you used for the celery/onion mixture, saute hot dog pieces for 5 min or until lightly browned.
• 5 add the browned hot dog pieces into the celery/onion mixture bowl.
• 6 in another large bowl, combine; eggs, milk, sugar, sage, and pepper.
• 7 add 1/2 of the hot dog /celery mixture and 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheddar cheese, into the milk mixture. stir in the corn bread mix.
• 8 spread the mixture into a 13x9 backing dish.
• 9 top with the remaining half of the hot dog/celery mix. sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top.
• 10 bake, uncovered, at 400°f for approx 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 11 enjoy!
• 12 **if your kids are gonna freak at the sight of celery, leave it out and add a shake or two of celery salt.
• 13 some of my kids like this with mustard or ketchup.