Worst Rachael Ray Recipes, Ever

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I think most people have a love/hate relationship with Rachael Ray.  We love her; but sometimes we wonder what is going on in her head.  Granted, she may be the hardest working celebrity chef there is - so she needs to be "cooking" up new ideas all the time.  Sometimes; however, we think things go awry... 

Here is a short list of some of her wackiest recipes ever.  

These are from foodnetwork.com:

• Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries
• These are bacon burgers with pieces of hot dogs chopped up and mixed into the patties.  They look sort of like... burger patties with chopped up pieces of hot dog mixed inside..?  Yea.  She tops that with cheddar and bacon.  What else could top that with?

• Grilled Chicken Posole Salad
• This is a salad (of sorts) that starts with a bowl of hominy.  On top of that, add piquillo or roasted red bell peppers, chopped celery, and green olives.  Add grilled chicken and tomatillos.  Toss.  Let me get this straight... hominy, celery, and green olives?  I might pass on this one.

• Mac and Cheese Dog Casserole
• The casserole is basically a mournay sauce, but it's made with beer.  Then you chop up hot dogs, again, and mix them into the noodles.  This is a child's dream dinner, hot dogs and Mac-and-Cheese.  What's it doing on the Food Network? 

• Chicago Dog Salad
• Basically, a salad of Romaine and cabbage gets topped with hot dogs.  I think Rachael loves hot dogs.  I love the last line in the directions, "Mound up the salad on plates, top with seared dogs, and serve." - Gross right?

• Red Wine Rice with Grapes
• Who thought making rice with red wine instead of water or broth would be OK?  Rachael?  Cate, over at sweetnicks.com called it simply, "The First Rachael Ray Recipe I Ever Threw Away." She continues, "It was like pouring yourself a glass of wine and adding some bits of cooked rice to your glass."

• Nutrish™ for Pets
• I know, I know.  This is her new line of dog food, and I also know that a portion of the proceeds go to her charity, Rachael's Rescue - and that's all very cool.  I'm just afraid that someone at the factory might mistake her "Enchilasagna" for a new experimantal dog treat and dive into it.

Comments

[Jane Darwin]

Ms. Ray may have a lot to lose if her recipes do not turn out that good. I am sure her team try out or test the recipes before they are shown on TV. I haven't tested her recipes yet, but then I want to check it out and see for myself. I think I want to try that rice with red wine. Wish me luck.

Jane Darwin
Sushi Making

[dog diet]

The Nutrish for Pets is good. I bought one pack of it the other month. But switched back to homemade dog food because Nutrish was expensive. I hope I won't forget that her Enchilasagna is not for dogs diet. Lol!

[dog diet]

By the way, since she's advertising her own dog food line, I think she should also tackle more about dog diet.

[Mike's hot dog stand business]

I think that it's despicable to mix a burger and a hot dog. A burger should be a burger and a hot dog a hot dog...

I've never really liked any of her recipes.

hot dog stand business

[Anon]

Yuck! If I was the network I'd put her in a TV show where she picks a dozen nasty ingredients, and the chefs have to figure out how to make it good. She'd be real good at that. I'm just waiting to see if she'll put marshmallows in tuna casserole, or some sort of shrimp jello shooter.

At least she makes some good dog food though.