Since Halloween is the only time of year that you can serve disgusting and scary food, why not feature the following Hideous Human Hands as the main attraction for a family Halloween dinner. They're great paired with Ghostly Potato Puffs and a slimy green vegetable. They are also an essential element if you're having a Halloween BOO-ffet and featuring an edible dead body. Guests or family will delight in pulling off the fingers and devouring them.

Since these hands are simply very tasty meatloaf, you'll want to serve them all year round; no need to shape them into hands when it isn't Halloween; just bake the meat mixture in one large or two standard loaf pans. The loaves freeze beautifully, so you can serve one and freeze the other for a quick dinner when you happen to be too busy to cook.

12 Servings

2 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 eggs
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion flakes
2 tablespoons mesquite seasoning or your favorite seasoning salt
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 small onion

6 ounces sliced provolone cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
3. Mix the ground beef, eggs, onion flakes, mesquite seasoning, and bread crumbs.
4. Divide the mixture in half and form each half into a hand (make sure you do one left hand and one right hand).
5. Cut the onion in half; slice 1/2" from each half and place at the wrist to resemble the bone. Use the remaining onion to make fingernails.
6. Bake 30 minutes; remove from the oven.
7. Cover the fingers with strips of the cheese, then the hand with large slices of the cheese.

8. Return to the oven for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
9. Serve immediately, or wrap in aluminum foil that has been sprayed with non-stick spray and refrigerate; reheat in a 350° oven for 15-20 minutes.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 310 Calories from Fat 160
Percent Total Calories From: Fat 51% Protein 37% Carb. 11%

Nutrient Amount per Serving
Total Fat 18 g
Saturated Fat 8 g
Cholesterol 125 mg
Sodium 264 mg
Total Carbohydrate 9 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 29 g

Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 2% Calcium 0% Iron 15%