Serve up a scary supper before you head out trick or treating.
Make meatballs with olive eyeballs—and top on spaghetti.
Spaghetti and Eyeballs
Makes:
4 Servings
Hands-on time:
15 minutes
Start-to-eat time:
35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- sliced olives
- cooked spaghetti
- 3 cups pasta sauce
Kids kitchen skills:
- measuring
- stirring
- shaping meatballs
Tools:
- mixing bowl
- measuring spoons & cups
- garlic press
- spoon
- baking sheet
Step-by-step
Grown-up steps
- Put the ground beef into a large bowl. Add the bread crumbs, Parmesan, garlic, basil, oregano, and salt. Add the beaten egg, then mix it all up with a spoon.
- Now make the meatballs. Roll them into 1-inch balls (you should get about 12). Place on a baking sheet. Flatten slightly with your hands.
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes, turning once during the baking time, until they are brown and the centers are no longer pink.
- Serve up plates of the cooked spaghetti with warm pasta sauce. Add two meatballs to each serving. For the eyes, put a dab of extra sauce on each meatball, then top with an olive slice.
