ארוחת ליל כל הקדושים ב-20 דולר

Today I set out to make a $20 halloween dinner for 4, complete with an appetizer, entree, dessert, and a beverage. The only caveat, my Dollar Tree doesn't have a working fridge and their freezer is practically empty. But we still made some magic happen!

The meals:

Appetizer: "Mummified" Tamale Pie

Biscuit Mix

Canned Tamales

Canned chili

I mixed the biscuit mix with 1/4 cup of water and kneaded it together like a pie dough. Cover and chill for 30 minutes, roll it out as thin as possible and cut it into thin strips.

Open chili and pour into the bottom of a baking dish, add tamales (remove paper first) then lay down your biscuit strips in a "mummy" style. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Entree: Spider Pizza Pasta

2 boxes of macaroni & cheese

Pasta sauce

Pepperoni

Black Olives

Parmesan cheese

Add the macaroni noodles into a pot with 3 cups of water, 1 cup of pasta sauce, 2 tablespoons of oil, and the cheese powder packets. Mix to combine then bring to a boil and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes until the pasta is cooked. Top with parmesan cheese, pepperoni, and black olive spiders.

Dessert: Vampire Mouth Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Red Frosting

Mini Marshmallows

Gently cut cookies in half (use a sawing motion so cookies don't break). Spread the inside of each half with some red frosting and a few mini marshmallow "teeth". Add 2nd cookie half on top to complete the mouth.

Bonus:

Juice & Gummy worms for a "pickled worm" punch

Bugles, caramel popcorn and optional candy