My Mom’s Hot Dog Casserole Gluten Free Too!

 It is amazing how you look at things differently as an adult.  As a kid you had certain things you liked to do or eat and as and adult it changes.

When I was little my mom would make all kinds of casseroles to save money.  She would make home made soup with cow tongue in it .. yuck!  I remember some of the meat pieces would still have bumps on it.  I would eat around the meat and stick to the non bumpy vegetables.  Don’t get me wrong.. my mom is a very good cook.  I just wasn’t a fan of cow tongue.  lol

Mom did make some casseroles that I liked,  one of them was her hot dog casserole.  I made it for dinner tonight.  We like it and it can be made gluten free!  It is easy to make and the ingredients are pretty cheap.

First you cut up about 4 or 5 potatoes depending on how big they are and if you like a lot of potatoes or not.  I tend to use 4 medium to large ones.  You will want to cut them into chunky pieces and boil them until they are soft but not mushy like for mashed potatoes.  Drain them and set them aside.

Next you will put about a half stick of margarine or butter in a sauce pan and melt it.  Them you will add slowly about 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of gluten free all purpose flour or regular flour.  Mix it into the margarine then you are going to add slowly about a cup of milk .. just enough to make a thick sauce.  After you make the sauce you are going to mix it with your potatoes.

Next poor a bag of thawed frozen peas into the potato mixture.. then cut up a whole package of hot dogs into it.  I cut the hot dogs into 4 or 5 pieces. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt and a 1/4 of seasoning salt if you like.   Mix it all up and put in the oven at 350 degrees for about a half hour…until warmed though.

Very yummy, easy and best of all CHEAP! lol

Until tomorrow…   take care