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Eyeball Pasta

By Rian HandlerPublished: Oct 19, 2018

4 Ratings

Dish, Food, Cuisine, Recipe, Garnish, Italian food, Ingredient, Pizza, Fish, Produce,

Kat Wirsing

Dinner on Halloween can be anything but regular—it's gotta be spooky! Our classics have been Jack-'o-Lantern Stuffed Peppers and Ghost Pizza Bagels, but now we're obsessed with turning ordinary meatballs into scary works of art by making them look like monster eyeballs. All you need is some mozzarella (fresh works best since it's thicker) and black olives.

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Yields:: 4 serving(s)
Prep Time:: 15 mins
Total Time:: 40 mins

Ingredients

1 lb.
ground beef
1/2
medium onion, finely chopped
1/4 c.
Panko bread crumbs
2
cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp.
chopped fresh parsley
1
large egg, beaten
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lb.
spaghetti
1 1/2 c.
marinara, warmed
Ciliegine, cut into rounds
Black olives, sliced crosswise into rounds

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 400° and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
2. Step 2In a large bowl, add beef, onion, Panko, garlic, parsley, and egg. Season generously with salt and pepper. Mix ingredients together with a rubber spatula or your hands until well combined, then shape into 1” balls. Place onto baking sheet.
3. Step 3Bake until meatballs for 13 minutes, then to each meatball, add a piece of cheese and olive to create “eyeballs.” Bake until cheese is melty, 2 minutes more.
4. Step 4Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Drain and transfer to platter.
5. Step 5Pour warm marinara sauce over spaghetti, then scatter with meatballs.

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