Noodles & Pasta

Bucket of Blood

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Description

A spooky-themed pasta or stew dish—typically tomato-based with a deep red color and possibly meatballs or sausage. Great for Halloween or horror movie night.

Ingredients
  • blood:
  • 1 (26 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
  • 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring 4 drops blue food coloring
  • body parts:
  • 2 cups cooked orechiette pasta (ears), or medium shells (noses), or ziti (intestine)
  • 1 cup cooked canned peas or pearl onions (eyes)
  • 1 cup canned white corn (teeth)
Directions
  1. Mix the soup, broth, water and food coloring in a large saucepan or small Dutch oven. Simmer and add the body parts; heat through.
  2. Serve in a new and cleaned childs' beach bucket (at least 1/2 gallon capacity), or from the pot.

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