Jack-O'-Lantern Cheeseburger Pie
Jack-O'-Lantern Cheeseburger Pie might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 24g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 571 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. If you have piecrusts, ground beef, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the food coloring you could follow this main course with the Orange Dream Angel Food Cake as a dessert.
Instructions
Cook first 5 ingredients in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Stir in ketchup and Worcestershire sauce; cool.
Unfold 1 piecrust, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Spread mustard evenly over crust. Stir together meat mixture and 2 cups cheese; spoon onto center of crust, leaving a 2-inch border.
Unfold remaining piecrust, and cut out a jack-o'-lantern face, reserving pastry cutouts to use as a stem.
Place crust over meat mixture; crimp edges of crust, and fold under.
Place stem on top of jack-o'-lantern face.
Whisk together 2 tablespoons water, egg, and 1 drop each of red and yellow food coloring; brush over crust.
Bake at 425 for 20 minutes; remove from oven, and brush again with egg mixture. Fill eyes, nose, and mouth with remaining 1 cup cheese.
Bake 5 to 10 more minutes or until golden brown.