Halloween burgers for kids

6 children

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ pounds Lean ground meat;
Salt & pepper TO TASTE;
6 slices Cheese; cut into desired shapes
Red/green bell peppers; cut into desired shapes
Pitted olives;
6 Lettuce leaves;
6 Hamburger buns; split

Directions

Light shape ground beef into 1-½" patties. Do not over-handle.

Choose a cooking method.

TO BROIL: Place patties on a rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 3 to 4" from heat. Broil 10 minutes, or until centers are no longer pink, turning once.

TO PAN BROIL: Place patties in a preheated heavy skillet over medium-low heat. Cook 7 - 8 minutes, or until centers are no longer pink, turning once.

Season with salt and pepper after turning. Top with cheese slices, bell peppers and olives to create jack-o-lanterns or ghosts during the few minutes of cooking. Serve on lettuce-lined buns.

The picture showed a hamburgers with cheese cut into pumpkin and ghosts shapes. The bell pepper cut into shapes for eyes and mouths for pumpkin. Olives were used as eyes for ghosts.

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune, Food Section, 10/26/95 + Meat Board Test Kitchens

Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master.

Submitted By NANCY O'BRION On 10-27-95

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