Pasta and “Oozing Eyeballs” - Halloween Recipe

Does your family love pasta? Do you want to offer your family a twist on their favorite

meal around Halloween to keep with the holiday theme? This recipe for Spaghetti and

“Oozing Eyeballs” may be just what you’re looking for.

 

Ingredients:

 

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2 pounds ground beef – You could also use ground turkey or pork if you prefer,

or a combination of meats

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1 – 6 ounce box packaged stuffing mix for chicken

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1 cup water

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2 eggs

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1 jar spaghetti sauce, divided into 1/4 cup for meat and the remainder for the

noodles

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4 sticks string cheese cut into quarters

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Sliced large black olives – Enough for each eyeball to have one slice

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1 - 1 pound package your favorite pasta

 

 

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

As the oven is heating, mix together the meat, stuffing mix, water, eggs and 1/4 cup

spaghetti sauce. Be sure the mixture is well-combined. Pinch off some of the meat

mixture and create 16 two-inch meatballs. Push one piece of string cheese into the top

of the meatball. Don’t push the cheese entirely into the meatball; you want some of the

cheese to show at the top. Place the meatballs onto the baking sheet and place one

slice of olive onto the cheese. This will create your “oozing eyeball.”

Bake the meatballs for up to 25 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads at least 160

degrees Fahrenheit. While the meatballs are cooking, cook the pasta according to the

package directions and heat the rest of the spaghetti sauce.

Drain the pasta. Place a serving of pasta on a plate. Top the pasta with the heated

sauce. Finish the plate off by putting two meatballs in the center of the noodles.

Your family may realize you are preparing spaghetti for dinner during Halloween week,

but they most likely won’t be expecting their meatballs to be looking at them. This Pasta

and “Oozing Eyeballs” meal can be a fun alternative to your normal spaghetti and

meatball meal. Enjoy!