263 frank recipes

Old-fashioned chili beans from scratch with dried pinto beans, ground beef, red chili sauce, and a splash of vinegar. A six-hour slow simmer for deep, rich, no-shortcuts flavor.

This is one of the most popular dips I make at all of my parties. From football to holidays, it is always the first dish to be empty!

One-skillet Mexicali franks with browned hot dogs served over chili-spiced rice, pinto beans, tomato, salsa, and melted Monterey Jack. A cheap, kid-friendly Tex-Mex dinner that feeds six.

Frank-ly paella with hot dogs, cocktail franks, and salami standing in for traditional seafood, cooked with saffron rice, peppers, and tomatoes. A playful, kid-friendly spin on Spanish paella.

Saucy franks in cranberry chili sauce made in the microwave with just three ingredients. A sweet-tangy hot dog appetizer ready in 15 minutes for parties and game days.

Slow-simmered marinara sauce with roasted garlic, anchovies, Italian plum tomatoes, and a strip of lemon peel for depth. Rich, savory, and worth the wait.

Hot dogs simmer in a sweet-tangy sauce made from chili sauce and grape jelly in this retro party appetizer where the unlikely combination creates sticky-glazed franks that disappear from the platter.

Sloppy franks are sliced hot dogs simmered in barbecue sauce and ketchup with onion and green pepper, served on buns. A 20-minute kid-friendly dinner.

A very easy dinner using hot dogs as the main ingredient.

Hot dog kebabs threaded with cherry tomatoes, green pepper, onion, and canned potatoes, brushed with barbecue sauce and broiled. A fun, kid-friendly skewer dinner ready in 35 minutes.

Louisiana crawfish etouffee with a dark roux, holy trinity vegetables, tomatoes, and cayenne served over rice. A Cajun classic built on a proper 10-minute dark roux.

Franks and macaroni casserole with beef hot dogs, sharp cheddar cheese spread, and brown mustard, microwaved until bubbly. A 3-ingredient kids' dinner in 20 minutes.

Frank and vegetable casserole with sliced hot dogs, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, potatoes, and melted cheddar. A kid-friendly easy baked weeknight dinner.

One-skillet franks and potatoes baked with green peppers, onions, caraway seeds, and a splash of vinegar. A quick, hearty weeknight dinner with crispy potato rounds on top.

Slow cooker venison chili loaded with kidney beans, mushrooms, jalapenos, barbecue sauce, and six cloves of garlic. Thick, spicy, and built for long cooking.

Eggplant Siciliano layers eggplant, Italian sausage, marinara, mozzarella, and Romano lasagna-style. No breading, no frying. A heartier, meatier cousin of eggplant Parmesan baked in the upper third of the oven.