Halloween Mice and Spiders for Dinner

Delight the kids with these cute Halloween mice and spiders for dinner – you can also get the children involved in making them. They’re the tastiest creepy crawlies ever!

Serves 6 | Cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 pack Mash Direct Potato Croquettes
• 1 pack of Mash Direct Potato Rosti
• 1 courgette
• A handful of olives
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 carrot

Method

Croquette Mice

1. Cook the Mash Direct Potato Croquettes according to pack instructions.

2. Peel a carrot and chop into sections about 0.5cm thick.

3. Using a knife, cut two slits on either side of the croquette. Take two pieces of carrot and insert to become the ears.

4. Cut an olive in half and use as the eyes.

5. Use thinly sliced or spiralised courgette as the tail.

Rosti Spider

1. Cook the Mash Direct Potato Rosti according to pack instructions.
2. Cut and deseed the red and yellow peppers. Cut eight slices from the red pepper as spider legs.
3. Cut an olive in half and use as the eyes, and use yellow pepper slices for fangs.

You can even serve them up with a splash of ketchup for blood! Ghastly!

Looking for something taste to go with your Halloween Mice and Spiders for dinner? Try this spooky root veg soup!