Halloween Themed-Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 40

Halloween is right around the corner, and we are getting ready here at the office. This week we have two recipes that will be a delightful treat!

Pizza Pot Pies

       Ingredients:

1     pound lean ground beef or Italian sausage

1/2

cup chopped onion

1/2

cup chopped green bell pepper

1

can (8 ounces) pizza sauce

1

can (4 ounces) sliced fresh mushrooms

1

cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)

1

cup Original Bisquick® mix

1/4

cup very hot water

Directions:

Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease four 10- to 12-ounce casseroles.

Cook ground beef, onion and bell pepper in 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and mushrooms. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon beef mixture into casseroles. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on each.

Mix Bisquick mix and very hot water; beat vigorously 20 seconds. Turn dough onto surface dusted with Bisquick mix; gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into ball; knead about 10 times or until smooth. Divide dough into 4 balls. Pat each ball into circle the size of diameter of casserole. Cut steam vent in each circle with knife or cookie cutter. Place each circle on beef mixture in casserole. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until very light brown.

Jack Skellington Cupcakes

Ingredients:Batch of chocolate cupcakes

White buttercream frosting

2 toothpicks

Tube of black decorator's icing

Directions:

Frost the cupcakes.

For each cupcake, use the tip of a toothpick to lightly etch the outline of two large Jack Skellington eyes in the frosting.

Slowly pipe black decorator's icing onto the etched lines and then fill in the inner circles. Use another toothpick to spread and smooth the icing.

Pipe on two short lines for a nose. Next, pipe a long line across the bottom of the cupcake for the mouth. For the finishing spooky touch, randomly top the mouth with a bunch of short icing barbs.

Find the original recipes here and here.

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