Title: Snowman Party Stew
Categories: Holidays, Meats
Yield: 8 Servings

1 lb Ground beef
1 pk (16 oz.) frozen vegetables
-for stew, divided
1 cn (10 1/4OZ.) beef gravy
2 c Mashed potatoes (prepared
-with a small amount of
-milk)
16 Whole black peppercorns
1/4 c Ketchup

In a skillet, brown beef; drain. Remove 24 peas and one carrot chunk from
the stew vegetables; set aside. Add the remaining vegetables to beef. Cook
until vegetables are thawed. Add gravy; mix well. Pour into an ungreased 9
inch pie plate. Top with eight mashed potato snowmen, using 1 tablespoon
of potatoes for each head and 3 tablespoons for each body. Bake, uncovered,
at 350F for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, with a sharp knife, cut the reserved
carrot into eight strips. Insert one strip into each snowman for a nose.
Place three reserved peas on each for buttons. Add peppercorns for eyes.
Drizzle ketchup between head and body to form a scarf. Yield: 6 - 8
servings. Editor's Note: If serving small children, remove the peppercorns.
Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Quick Cooking Nov/Dec 98

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin"
on Nov 9, 1998