Healthy Jack O Lantern Sandwiches Food

JACK-O'-LANTERN BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine soup mix, ketchup, brown sugar, horseradish and chili powder. Crumble beef over mixture; mix well. Shape into 10 patties. Grill, broil or pan-fry until the meat is no longer pink. , Cut eyes, nose and mouth out of each cheese slice to create a jack-o'-lantern. Place cheese on burgers; cook until cheese is slightly melted, about 1 minute. Serve on buns.

JACK-O'-LANTERN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise and salad dressing mix; spread over one side of each slice of bread. Top half of the slices with cheese, chicken and lettuce. Top with remaining bread. , Cut sandwiches with a 4-in. pumpkin-shaped cutter. Remove top slice; using a small triangular cutter and a knife, decorate as desired. Replace slice.

JUMBO JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars; add the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Spread into 3-1/2-in. pumpkin shapes. Drop 1/2 teaspoon of dough at the top of each for stem. , Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Create jack-o'-lantern faces on cookies with decorating icing or tinted frosting.

HEALTHY JACK-O'-LANTERN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise and ketchup. Spread some of mayonnaise mixture on one side of 16 of the slices of bread. Top each of the 16 slices with ham or turkey, then 1 slice of cheese. Top with the remaining slices of toast. Use 4-inch pumpkin cookie cutter to cut each sandwich. Remove the top slice of toast from each sandwich, then use the tip of a paring knife to cut out eyes, nose and a mouth. Place the bread back on the sandwich so the orange cheese shows through the holes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Accompaniments: Make mini jack-o'-lanterns by using the tip of a knife to cut eyes, a nose and mouth into the peel of a small orange. Cut just deep enough to expose the white pith. For bloody fingers, dip baby carrots into a sauce made by mixing ketchup with an Italian seasoning blend and enough cranberry juice to give the sauce a "bloody" consistency.

MAC-O-LANTERN AND CHEESE BOWLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water.
• Cut the tops off the peppers and reserve. Remove the seeds and membranes. Put the peppers and the tops in the boiling water and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Plunge the peppers into the ice bath. Once cool, remove them and use a sharp knife to carve a jack-o-lantern face into one side of each pepper.
• Return the water to a boil, add the macaroni and cook until al dente, about 6 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain (don't rinse the pasta).
• Heat the half-and-half in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
• Off the heat, add the macaroni to the saucepan and stir to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season with salt if needed. Let sit for 10 minutes, then divide the mac and cheese among the peppers and cap each with a pepper top.

JACK O LANTERNS

Steps:

• Use a cookie cutter or knife to cut each slice of bread into a circle.
• Spread orange cheese spread on the slices, all the way to the edges.
• Use pieces of black olive to make eyes, noses and mouths on each Jack O Lantern.

JACK -O- LANTERN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise and salad dressing mix; spread on each slice of bread.
• Top half of the slices with cheese, chicken and lettuce.
• Top with remaining bread.
• Cut sandwiches with a 4-in. pumpkin-shaped cutter.
• Remove top slice; cut out eyes and nose with a small triangle cutter.
• Use cutout pieces for the mouth.