Hot Dog Pasta Recipe (2024)

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This epic hot dog pasta recipe is my all time childhood favorite. It sure isn’t fancy, but, it’s on the table in about 20 minutes, it’s made with simple, everyday ingredients, and it’s creamy and sinfully delicious. It’s the perfect lazy dinner, made in the Instant Pot, sure to become your familia’s hectic week go-to dinner!

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Why I love this Hot Dog Pasta Recipe

Macarrão com salsicha/hot dog pasta, was the ultimate food highlight of my childhood, and it’s just so good that it couldn’t stop existing in my adult life.

When I was growing up, my mom wouldn’t make this dish super often for us, because she didn’t want us eating hot dog dinners every day. But, when she did make it, oh my word! It was like a kid’s version of winning the lottery ahah! This was her go-to dish for our kid-related special activities like sleepovers, study groups, and even small birthdays. It’s a perfect, fast and cheap way to feed a bunch of kids. And we always loved it!!

And what’t not to love? This quick and easy hot dog recipe is creamy, full of hot dogs, olives and other yums, but the fact that you can be eating it in 20 minutes from start to finish makes it even better. This is one of my “I’m too lazy to do anything” recipes, and I bet you’ll love this hot dog recipe as much as I do.

Seriously, you guys, if hot dog pasta is wrong, then I really never want to be right. Are you with me?

Bom Apetite!

Beijinhos xx

What you’ll need to make this Hot Dog Pasta Recipe

Another thing to love about this homemade hot dog recipe, is that it uses nothing but easy to find, everyday ingredients and an instant pot/pressure cooker.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

Hot dogs
Butter
Onion
Garlic (or Brazilian sofrito, of course!)
Short pasta– I used rotelle, but any short pasta works. You can use anything like Penne, Cavatappi, Fiorelli, Chiocciole, Macaroni, Farfalle, Fusili to name a few.
Marinara sauce – store bought is fine *in my best Ina Garten voice* haha 🙂 Just note that, some brands of marinara may be thicker than others, and if that’s the case, you may need to add a bit more water to the IP to avoid the burning warning.
Heavy cream
Olives
Parsley
Parmesan cheese – the parmesan cheese is totally optional, but topping off your macaroni and hot dogs with with some cheese will really complete the dish! You can even transfer the finished dish straight out of the instant pot to a oven safe dish, add other cheeses, then broil it for a minute or two until the cheese bubbles. Now you got yourself a hot dog casserole!

Here’s how to Make this hot dog dinner recipe

With your IP in saute mode, saute the onion and garlic in the butter.

This recipe will be great with

Brazilian Lemonade

Other Brazilian Recipes your kids will love

Pão de Queijo – Brazilian Cheese Breads

Brigadeiro – Brazilian Fudge Balls

Nega Maluca – Brazilian Chocolate Cake Recipe

Bolinhos de Chuva – Brazilian Funnel Cake Balls

Canjica – Brazilian White Corn Porridge

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Homemade Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet

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Hot Dog Pasta Recipe

This epic hot dog pasta recipe is my all time childhood favorite. It sure isn't fancy, but, it's on the table in about 20 minutes, it's made with simple, everyday ingredients, and it's creamy and sinfully delicious. It's the perfect lazy dinner, made in the Instant Pot, sure to become your familia's hectic week go-to dinner!

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 Servings

Author: Aline Shaw

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter
1/2 large onion, diced
3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 Tbsp Brazilian Sofrito
16 oz short pasta I used rotelle
32 oz jar of Marinara sauce** I used costco brand
2.5 cups water**
2 cups heavy cream
2x 16oz package of hot dogs, sliced
2 cups olives, pitted and sliced
1/4 cup parseley, finely minced
parmesan cheese to taste optional

Instructions

Put your instant pot on saute mode and melt the butter.
When the butter is melted, add the onions and saute until they are transparent – about a minute.
Add the garlic, and saute another minute or two.
Turn off the pot, and add the pasta, the marinara sauce, the water, the cream, the hot dogs, and the olives. Give it all a big stir, and arrange everything so that everything or MOST of everything is covered with liquid.
Close the pot and turn on manual mode for 6 minutes.
After 6 minutes, release the pressure manually and carefully, and open the pot. Give everything a big stir, add the parseley and stir again.
Serve with more parseley and parmesan cheese.

Bom Apetite!!

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Notes

**Please note that, some brands of marinara may be thicker than others. If that’s the case, you may need to add an extra half a cup of water to the IP to avoid the burning warning.

***If you do get a burning warning, turn off the pan, and safely open it. Add the extra water, and try again.