Kids' Octopus Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (16 ounce) package hot dogs
• 2 (48 ounce) containers chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh chives

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• with a sharp knife, cut the hot dogs in half the short way. slice each piece in half vertically, cutting about 3/4 of the way up towards the rounded end. leave about 1 inch of the rounded end as the head of the octopus. rotate the dog 90 degrees, and make another vertical cut. cut the 4 legs in half again, to make 8 legs and a head. the hot dogs should look like tassels with rounded heads.
• bring the chicken broth and chives to a boil in a soup pot. place the octopus hot dogs into the boiling soup, and simmer for about 5 minutes. the legs will curl to make the octopus shape. serve in bowls with an octopus or 2 in each bowl.