Monster Mouths

Serves 6

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 slices bacon, chopped
1 lb ground beef
2 medium plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 slices American cheese, chopped
1/2 package (12 ounces) jumbo pasta shells (about 18 shells), cooked and drained
baby carrots, olives, red bell pepper, small pickles and cheese slices for decoration

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease 13x9-inch baking dish. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and bacon; cook until onion is tender. Add beef; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Stir in tomatoes, salt and black pepper. Stir in cheese. Spoon mixture into cooked shells; place in prepared baking dish.
2. Cut carrots into very thin strips to use to hold olive “eyes”. Cut other “decorations” as desired.
3. Bake shells 3 to 5 minutes or until hot; remove from oven. Decorate as desired with olive and carrot eyes, bell pepper fangs, pickle tongue and cheese teeth.

Served with salad.

Results: This was a pain in the ass to make and it was very greasy. But, I will admit the meat filling was pretty tasty. Henry ate all the meat, but said the pasta shells were "yucky". Steven wouldn't touch it.