STEWS / MAIN DISHES
Total Time: 50 mins
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Yield: 6-8 servings
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 package (16 ounces) frozen vegetables for stew, divided
- 1 can (10¼ ounces) beef gravy
- 2 cups mashed potatoes (prepared with a small amount of milk)
- 16 whole black peppercorns
- ¼ cup ketchup
DIRECTIONS
- In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove 24 peas and one carrot chunk from stew vegetables; set aside. Add remaining vegetables to beef. Cook until vegetables are thawed. Add gravy; mix well.
- Pour into an un-greased Temp-tations 1.5-quart tart/quiche dish. Top with eight mashed potato snowmen, using 1 tablespoon of potatoes for each head and 3 tablespoons for each body. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, with a sharp knife, cut 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.
Tara’s Tidbits®: Make a winter party extra special with this playful pie. We packed it with beef stew ingredients, then shaped the whimsical snowmen with mashed potatoes, veggies, peppercorns, and ketchup. If serving to small children, remove peppercorns.