Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Beef Pies

Yummy biscuit cups filled with spicy beef mixture and topped with Halloween pumpkin faces!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 10 biscuit cups

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1  onion, chopped
• 1  tablespoon chili powder
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  cup  shredded carrot
• 1 (6 ounce) can  chopped black olives, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) can  refrigerated  biscuit dough
• 10  slices American cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease 10 muffin cups.
2. Place ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until the meat is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, salt, garlic powder, tomato sauce, carrot and olives, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the skillet, and cook until thickened and the carrot is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
3. Working on a floured surface, separate each biscuit and roll out into 4-inch circles. Press the circles of biscuit dough into prepared muffin cups; bake in the preheated oven until the cups are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the biscuit cups from the pan and place onto a baking sheet.
4. Cut the 10 slices of American cheese into 3-inch circles and cut jack-o'-lantern faces into the circles with a sharp paring knife. Chop remanants of cheese and mix into the meat mixture. Fill the biscuit cups with the meat mixture, and place a cheese face on top of each.
5. Return to the oven and bake just until cheese begins to soften, 3 to 5 minutes.