HALLOWEEN MAC-O'-LANTERN

Halloween Mac-O'-Lantern image

Provided by Kelly Williams

Categories Turkey

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 box macaroni and cheese, i prefer velveeta shells and cheese
1 lb. lean ground beef or ground turkey, can sub ground italian sausage and omit extra seasonings
1 (8 oz.) can pizza sauce, divided in half, (12 oz. just fine, too)
1 egg beaten
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2-1 cup shredded mozzarella, as much as you'd like
2 green olive or carrot slices, optional

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook and drain ground beef. Cook and prepare mac 'n cheese according to package directions. Remove and set aside 1/4 cup pizza sauce. Into the prepared macaroni, stir in 1/2 the cooked beef, and the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the cheese. Spoon evenly into a 9" pie dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Combine rest of meat with reserved pizza sauce and use to create a jack-o-lantern face on top of the casserole. Decorate further to your heart's desire. (Whole long chives can be placed on first to create the pumpkin divisions/lines.)
2. *This can also be made with your favorite spaghetti sauce, salsa, marinara, taco sauce or taco seasoning mix prepared to packet directions.