halloween halfling meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 pounds ground beef chuck
• 1 pound bulk lamb sausage
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 tablespoons seasoning
• 1 tablespoon corn kernels
• 2 pickle slices
• 3 black olives, halved
• 2 small slices of green bell pepper
• 2 cups ketchup

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 50 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix together the ground beef, sausage, onion, saltine cracker crumbs, beaten eggs, and seasoning in a bowl until well combined. in a large baking dish, form the meat loaf mixture into a halfling shape, with a large head, 2 stubby legs, and 2 upraised arms.
• bake in the preheated oven until the meatloaf is no longer pink inside and just starting to turn brown, about 1 hour. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees f (70 degrees c).
• to decorate the meatloaf's head, pick out about 14 corn kernels, and arrange them into teeth. place 1 small green pepper slice on each side of the creature's head for ears; place two pickle slices on the face for eyes, then place 2 black olive halves, cut sides down, in the pickle slices to finish the eyes. one more olive half forms the nose. surround the monster with a background of ketchup "blood," and bake until browned, about 10 more minutes.
• let the meatloaf rest for 10 minutes before serving. just before serving, stick a paring knife in the meatloaf's body, and decorate it with a little ketchup blood.