MARTHASTEWART.COM

Advanced Recipe Search

Newsletter

In this week's

  • Weeknight Menus
  • No-Fuss Recipes
  • Easy Desserts
get the newsletter
Home Page » Food » The Ditch Dog

The Ditch Dog

cancel submit

What do you think of this? Let everyone know! (Click all that apply.)

cancel submit

SHARE THIS

Connect with Facebook to easily update your status and share photos, recipes, and more with your friends.

Connectcancel

More Ways to Share:

The Ditch Dog

This recipe for the Ditch Dog is courtesy of Marc Murphy.

Ingredients

Makes 8 hot dogs

  • Coarse salt
  • 1 pound elbow pasta
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 pound white American cheese, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, room temperature
  • 1/2 pound Gruyere, grated, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan, grated, room temperature
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 8 hot dogs
  • 8 potato hot dog buns

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat; generously salt water and return to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente according to package directions, 7 to 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. In a medium saucepan, heat milk and heavy cream over medium-low heat until warmed through.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir until well combined, 5 to 6 minutes, taking care not to let the mixture brown. Slowly add milk mixture, whisking until well combined. Bring to a simmer and let cook 15 minutes.
  4. Whisk in cheese until melted and sauce has thickened; remove from heat. Using an immersion blender, blend mixture until smooth; season with 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Stir in pasta until fully coated; set macaroni and cheese aside.
  5. Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
  6. Grill hot dogs until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer hot dogs to buns, and top each with about 1/3 cup reserved macaroni and cheese. Serve immediately.

Contributors' Comments Add Comment

Also Try...

Next
Prev
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Mac and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Laura's Crumb-Topped Macaroni and Cheese
  • Pastitsio
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Mac and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Laura's Crumb-Topped Macaroni and Cheese
  • Pastitsio
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese