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Jack-O-Lantern Pot Pie Recipe

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Put a smile on their face with this Halloween family night favorite.

Jack-O-Lantern Pot Pie Recipe (+)

Directions

Cook the ground beef, onion, garlic, salt and pepper in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir until beef is cooked through and crumbly.
Stir in ketchup and Worcestershire sauce; cool.
Unfold 1 piecrust and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Spread mustard evenly over crust.
Stir 2 cups of cheese into meat mixture and spoon onto the center of the crust, leaving a 2 inch border around the edge.
Unfold the remaining piecrust and cut a jack-o-lantern face into it.
Place the cut out crust on top of the meat mixture.
Crimp all edges of the crust to seal.
Using cut out pieces of crust, create a "stem" for the top of the pumpkin.
Whisk together 2 tablespoons of water, egg and 1 drop of red and yellow food coloring; brush over the entire crust.
Bake at 425° for 20 minutes, remove from oven and brush again with the egg mixture.
Fill eyes, nose and mouth with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
Bake 5-10 more minutes or until golden brown.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Serving Description: 1 wedge

Servings: 8

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Ingredients

-		1 pound ground beef
-		1 medium onion, chopped
-		2 cloves garlic, pressed
-		3/4 teaspoon salt
-		1/2 teaspoon pepper
-		1/4 cup ketchup
-		1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
-		1 package (15 ounce) refrigerated pie crust
-		1 tablespoon mustard
-		3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese, or cheese of choice
-		2 tablespoons water
-		1 large egg
		red and yellow liquid food coloring

Jack-O-Lantern Pot Pie recipe - Ratings & Reviews

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Submitted by: mensan98th
Date: 2007/11/18

"Excellent meat pie! Our guests loved it. We used our own crust recipe, but otherwise followed it to the letter."

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