Cold Dog Salad

A cold pasta salad using everything on a hotdog but the bun! Works great on a bed of lettuce as a meal or as a side dish for a picnic.

Cook pasta according to directions and set aside.

Cut hotdogs on the diagonal into 1 / 4 inch pieces and combine in a mixing bowl with the chilli powder until pieces are evenly coated.

In a pan on high heat , brown both / all sides of the dogs.

Add hotdogs to the pasta with the beans and remaining condimants and cool in refrigerator for 4 hours.

Could also be served hot i suppose.

Try adding chopped tomatoes too.

Also good to try without ketchup and adding saurkraut and extra mustard.

hot dogs, kidney beans, penne pasta, brown mustard, ketchup, relish, chili powder