Microwave franks and beans
Smoky hot dogs in sweet baked beans with a squeeze of mustard, the retro comfort dinner that costs about a dollar and a half and takes five minutes.
- 8 min total
- 4 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 1
- About $1.40 a serving
- 500 calories
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: I’d make this on a weeknight. It’s on the table in 8 minutes.
Ingredients
For 1 servings.
- 2 hot dogs
- ¾ cup baked beans
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1 slice white bread (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 pinch onion powder
Each serving has about 500 calories, 21 g protein, 43 g carbs and 28 g fat, and costs about $1.40 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No yellow mustard? Dijon mustard works.
Steps
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Tear the hot dogs into bite-size pieces with your fingers and drop them into a microwave-safe bowl.
Dolly’s tip: Hot dogs tear easily. No knife needed.in the beans, mustard and onion powder.
Stir. Stirring means moving food around with a spoon or spatula so it cooks evenly and doesn’t stick. Unless the recipe says constantly, every so often is plenty, and it gives food time to brown.
How you’ll know: When you drag the spoon across the bottom, nothing is sticking or scorching.
Cover the bowl with a paper towel and microwave 2 minutes.
Timer: 2 min
Dolly’s tip: Beans spit in the microwave. The paper towel keeps the inside clean.Stir, then microwave 1 minute more, until the beans bubble and the hot dogs are steaming hot all the way through.
Timer: 1 min
Food safety: Rotisserie chicken, deli meat, canned tuna and cooked shrimp are already cooked. Keep them cold until you use them, and heat them until steaming hot if the recipe warms them.
Let it sit 1 minute, then eat it with the bread for mopping up the sauce.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
Dollop puts this dinner on a night that suits your week, lists only what you still need to buy, and walks you through each step while you cook.
