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This week Amber brings us TWO Halloween inspired SPOOKY recipes!!
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1.) MONSTER MOUTHS!!
Serves: 6
Start to Finish: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
4 slices bacon
1 lb ground beef
1 tomato, seeded and chopped (you can substitute 1 cup of diced, canned tomatoes)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
8 slices American Cheese Singles, chopped
1/2 package of jumbo pasta shells (about 18 shells), cooked and drained
Decorations: Baby carrots, olives, bell peppers, small pickles or cheese slices for decoration
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Lightly grease 9-in x 13-in baking dish.
3. Cook pasta shells according to package directions.
4. Meanwhile, fry bacon in large skillet until crisp.
5. Remove from pan and crumble.
6. Add onion to pan and cook until tender. (Cook in the bacon grease.)
7. Add beef; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
8. Stir in tomatoes, cheese, bacon, salt, and pepper.
9. Spoon mixture into cooked shells.
10. Place in prepared baking dish.
11. Bake 5 minutes or until hot; remove from oven.
12. Decorate as desired with olive and carrot eyes, bell pepper fangs, pickle tongue and cheese teeth.
Start to Finish: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
4 slices bacon
1 lb ground beef
1 tomato, seeded and chopped (you can substitute 1 cup of diced, canned tomatoes)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
8 slices American Cheese Singles, chopped
1/2 package of jumbo pasta shells (about 18 shells), cooked and drained
Decorations: Baby carrots, olives, bell peppers, small pickles or cheese slices for decoration
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Lightly grease 9-in x 13-in baking dish.
3. Cook pasta shells according to package directions.
4. Meanwhile, fry bacon in large skillet until crisp.
5. Remove from pan and crumble.
6. Add onion to pan and cook until tender. (Cook in the bacon grease.)
7. Add beef; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
8. Stir in tomatoes, cheese, bacon, salt, and pepper.
9. Spoon mixture into cooked shells.
10. Place in prepared baking dish.
11. Bake 5 minutes or until hot; remove from oven.
12. Decorate as desired with olive and carrot eyes, bell pepper fangs, pickle tongue and cheese teeth.
2.) WORMS FOR BRAINS
"I was amazed at how much orange peppers looked like pumpkins when you cut a face in the side. Especially if you buy them with the stems still attached. The spaghetti mixture stuffed inside is made with chicken and fajita seasoning, giving it a distinctive Spanish flare that goes wonderfully with the bell pepper. However, if you have picky little eaters, just buy a jar of marinara sauce with meat and add it to the spaghetti noodles (same idea)."
Serves: 6
Start to Finish: 45 minutes
Recipe By: Worms for brains idea by Julianna Tazzia; recipe from Taste of Home Magazine
Ingredients:
6 medium sweet orange peppers
8 oz uncooked spaghetti
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips or small chunks
1 TBSP canola oil
1 small onion, sliced
1 small sweet red pepper, julienned (Usually substitute sweet green peppers for the red pepper because they are less expensive and have comparable flavors, but the red make a much prettier presentation.)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red taco sauce
1 envelope fajita seasoning mix (buy a good brand of fajita season. It will be used to flavor the whole recipe and you will be able to taste the lower quality in generic brands)
Directions:
1. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet.
3. Add chicken to skillet and cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.
4. Remove chicken and keep warm.
5. In the same skillet, saute the onion and peppers until tender.
6. Add the chicken, water, red taco sauce, and fajita seasoning; heat through.
7. Drain spaghetti; toss with chicken mixture.
8. Cut tops off peppers and set tops aside
9. Remove seeds and membranes from inside the pepper.
10. Cut a jack-o'-lantern face on one side of each pepper.
11. Spoon spaghetti and chicken mixture into peppers; replace pepper tops.
Start to Finish: 45 minutes
Recipe By: Worms for brains idea by Julianna Tazzia; recipe from Taste of Home Magazine
Ingredients:
6 medium sweet orange peppers
8 oz uncooked spaghetti
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips or small chunks
1 TBSP canola oil
1 small onion, sliced
1 small sweet red pepper, julienned (Usually substitute sweet green peppers for the red pepper because they are less expensive and have comparable flavors, but the red make a much prettier presentation.)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red taco sauce
1 envelope fajita seasoning mix (buy a good brand of fajita season. It will be used to flavor the whole recipe and you will be able to taste the lower quality in generic brands)
Directions:
1. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet.
3. Add chicken to skillet and cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.
4. Remove chicken and keep warm.
5. In the same skillet, saute the onion and peppers until tender.
6. Add the chicken, water, red taco sauce, and fajita seasoning; heat through.
7. Drain spaghetti; toss with chicken mixture.
8. Cut tops off peppers and set tops aside
9. Remove seeds and membranes from inside the pepper.
10. Cut a jack-o'-lantern face on one side of each pepper.
11. Spoon spaghetti and chicken mixture into peppers; replace pepper tops.
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Wow, that bell pepper looks amazing {and creepy!}!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Kinda too scary to eat, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI love holiday themed recipes. I wish I had one to link up but I never bake :(
ReplyDeleteToooo cute!
ReplyDeleteSimple enough
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