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Pasta DishesNo. 2522 · The 2026 edition

Halloween Spooky Spaghetti and Eyeball Meatballs

30 min Serves 6 Hard

Our own summary of the original by Holly Bertone | Pink Fortitude — the full post and photos live at pinkfortitude.com.

Halloween Spooky Spaghetti and Eyeball Meatballs - Gluten Free - Pink Fortitude, LLC
PHOTO: HOLLY BERTONE | PINK FORTITUDE · PINKFORTITUDE.COM

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, mix together ground meat, breadcrumbs, and Italian seasoning. 
  3. Roll into 6-8 meatballs.
  4. Place meatballs on a baking tray covered with parchment paper (or baking spray).
  5. Bake meatballs for 15 minutes.
  6. In the meantime, bring two large pots of water to a boil.
  7. Look at the time to cook the pasta. Normally, legumes cook shorter than traditional pasta. Also, watch for the overcook as is standard when making a bean-based pasta.
  8. At about the time the meatballs are finished with their 15 minutes of cooking, place each color pasta in a separate pot of boiling water.
  9. Take the meatballs out of the oven and add the half a slice of mozzarella (or vegan) cheese eyeball. Then top with an olive slice.
  10. Place the meatballs back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted.
  11. Place the jar of pasta sauce in a medium-sized pot on the stovetop and heat up.
  12. Meanwhile, when the pasta is finished cooking, drain and place in a bowl, mixed together. Drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil to keep moist.
  13. Pour pasta sauce over the pasta, and top with eyeball meatballs.

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