Octopus Recipe · Kids' Octopus Soup

This is a recipe I learned in kindergarten, and it's great to do with your kids or make for a Halloween or an ocean-themed birthday party.

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package hot dogs
• 2 (48 ounce) containers chicken broth
• 1 ½ cups chopped fresh chives

Cooking Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.

Nutrition Facts

• calories200.2
• carbohydrateContent3.1 g
• cholesterolContent36.9 mg
• fatContent16.4 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent8.5 g
• saturatedFatContent6 g
• sodiumContent2336.6 mg
• sugarContent1.9 g