Her Pinspiration: Octopus Spaghetti-n-Cheese

Written by Jennifer Sill

This week’s ‘Pinspiaration’ is a meal and an ‘art project’. Mac-n-Cheese Octopus. Some adults may think the name and/or pictures sound/look kind of gross. But my kiddos LOVED making and eating them!

Ingredients:

-1/2 a box of Spaghetti – split in half
-4 Hot Dogs – cut in chunks
-Velveeta – 1/8 of a big log of it
-2 Tablespoons butter (we used I can’t Believe It’s Not)

Directions:

-Boil the Water. 
-While Mom is boiling the water, have the kiddos stick spaghetti through the hot dog chunks.
-Add hot dog chunks w/spaghetti and extra speghetti to the boiling water
-Boil for 8 minutes (or until pasta is al-dente)
-Drain water from pasta
-Add Velveeta and butter and stir
-Serve immediately

Here’s some pics of our fun:

My Pinspiration (and a couple other cute hot dog ideas):

Source: Indulgy

Source: Tip Junkie

Source: Not found on Pinterest. Took me to a virus page. I reported. 🙂  Still a fun idea!

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Jen Sill

For nearly 15 years Jennifer spent her time clawing her way up the chain as a television producer and newsroom manager. She's helped create and produce newscasts and talkshows. Just as she was realizing some of her professional goals, she decided to give it all up for a family. Although Jennifer has lived in Miami and L.A., she has always called Nebraska home. She always knew she wanted to raise her children in the Midwest. Jennifer is now trying to find her way in a new world. She may be frenzied and frazzled sometimes, but she would not give up being a mom to her almost four year old and her almost two year old for anything.