Spooky Pasta and Eyeballs
Ingredients
- 12 oz rotini black bean pasta
- 1 jar marinara sauce
- 4 individual mozzarella cheese sticks
- 14-16 black olives sliced
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and keep warm.
- While the pasta cooks, slice the cheese sticks into 8 circles each.
- Take the olive slices and cut into small squares.
- Heat the marinara sauce in the microwave or in a saucepan over med low until warmed.
- To plate: scoop pasta onto four plates.
- Top with a heaping couple spoonfuls of warm marinara sauce.
- Now arrange the 8 circles of mozzarella on top of the sauce as the eyeballs.
- Top each cheeseball with a small square of olive, as the eye pupil.
- Serve warm with garlic bread and a salad and enjoy!
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I used black bean pasta that I found at Trader Joes for this recipe. You could also use
Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and keep warm.
While the pasta cooks, slice the cheese sticks into 8 circles each.
Take the olive slices and cut into small squares.
Heat the marinara sauce in the microwave or in a saucepan over med low until warmed.
To plate: scoop pasta onto four plates.
Top with a heaping couple spoonfuls of warm marinara sauce.
Now arrange the 8 circles of mozzarella on top of the sauce as the eyeballs.
Top each cheeseball with a small square of olive, as the eye pupil.
Serve warm with garlic bread and a salad and enjoy!
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What a fun dinner that kids would love. I am loving the black pasta and the eyeballs in the sauce. I will have to make this for my kids.
This is such a clever dinner for Halloween or any spooky-themed gathering. Looks delish and a recipe I must try.
Fun recipe for Halloween! I would say it looks good but not… it looks spooky!! Spectacular for the kiddos!
What a great idea and perfect for kids to have a fun and spooky dinner. I have not thought of this idea before
That is a super cute Halloween recipe. I love how easy it is to make, and it has the perfect Halloween look.
Haha I love the creativity behind this!! Such a fun festive idea for the kids 😀
This spooky pasta is so creative! I can’t wait to try it myself.
This is such a cute and spooky idea, I love it! I will have to try this out next Halloween.
I really enjoy making pasta recipes and I am always searching for new variations to try. This recipe will be my next attempt, and I feel like everyone will love it!
Oh my goodness this looks so fun and festive for Halloween! What a cute idea.
Okay with the black pasta! This is a fun dish to make for Fall.