Description
Create spooky spaghetti eyeballs for a fun and creepy Halloween dinner. This kid-friendly recipe uses simple ingredients to make pasta that looks like eyeballs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 12 large black olives, pitted and halved
- 12 small white mozzarella balls (bocconcini), halved
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium heat. Drain off any excess grease.
- Add marinara sauce to the skillet with the ground beef. Stir to combine and heat through.
- Stir in butter, Parmesan cheese, and milk until the sauce is creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the cooked spaghetti to the sauce and toss to coat.
- To make the spooky spaghetti eyeballs, place two olive halves onto each mozzarella ball half to create an eyeball effect.
- Serve the spooky spaghetti with the eyeball decorations on top. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Notes
- For extra creepy eyeballs, you can add a small dot of black food coloring to the mozzarella ball before adding the olive halves.
- Ensure the mozzarella balls are small enough to resemble eyeballs when paired with the olives.
- This spooky spaghetti recipe is perfect for Halloween parties.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 75g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg