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Halloween Bloody Baked Rats

SUBMITTED BY: ANGELA O. PHOTO BY: SCHEALEY

"This is a fun, inexpensive, creepy Halloween entree that will gross out and impress your dinner guests. It is mini meatloaves baked in tomato sauce that are shaped like rats with cheese in the middle. When you cut it open, gooey cheese will come oozing out. Garnished with a spaghetti noodle tail and carrot ears, these pests are sure to be a devilishly delectable dinner."
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 15 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1 (1.25 ounce) packet meatloaf seasoning mix
  • 1 cup cubed Cheddar cheese
  • 3 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 ounce uncooked spaghetti, broken into fourths
  • 1/2 carrot, cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
  • 1 tablespoon frozen green peas

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion, egg, bread crumbs, and meatloaf seasoning. Use your hands to mix until well blended. Measure out 1/3 cupfuls of the meat mixture and mold around a cube of cheese like a meatball. Shape into a point at one end and lengthen the body a bit by rolling between your hands. Place your ''rat'' into a shallow baking dish, and continue with the remaining meat. Insert pieces of uncooked spaghetti into the rounded end of the rats to make tails.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together the tomato sauce, sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the rats in the dish and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
  4. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Uncover the dish and continue to bake for another 20 to 30 minutes, basting occasionally with the sauce to glaze the rats.
  5. While the rats finish baking, heat the peas and carrots in a small bowl in the microwave for about 15 seconds.
  6. Carefully transfer the rats to a serving platter so that their delicate tails don't fall off. Press peas into the pointy end to make eyes, and insert carrot slices to make ears. Spoon some of the tomato sauce around them and serve.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2007 by dinah
Very cute idea, I ended up with some problems, though; the spaghetti tails burned (maybe not... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2007 by busymom2three
My kids loved it! The only thing I changed was that I added pureed spinach to the meat... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2007 by nhaft
Absolutely fabulous! My kids loved them. First they named them and introduced them to each... MORE


 
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ANGELA O.
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Cooking Level: Intermediate
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Halloween Bloody Baked Rats

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 979

  • Total Fat: 40.8g
  • Cholesterol: 226mg
  • Sodium: 2717mg
  • Total Carbs: 98g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 4.4g
  • Protein: 56.7g

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