Before sending the little goblins off trick-or-treating fill their bellies with a fun, hearty and warm meal! They'll love this easy spaghetti with spooky mummy meatballs dish from Palatable Pastime. Moms and dads will love how easy it is to make this kid-friendly Halloween dinner.
Mummy Meatballs with Spaghetti
Submitted to Foodista by Palatable Pastimes
1 pound lean ground beef
1 large egg
2 teaspoons garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Other:
1 quart marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce
cooked spaghetti noodles or other cooked pasta
Parmesan cheese for serving (optional)
cooked wide rice noodles or extra wide egg noodles
pimiento stuffed green olives
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix together ingredients for meatballs in a bowl.
Grease an 8 hole muffin tin.
Use an ice cream scoop to divide out meatball mix and drop into muffin pan.
Bake meatballs, for 35 minutes or until inside reaches 160F on an instant read thermometer. Drain meatballs on a cookie rack.
Heat marinara sauce and cook spaghetti and rice noodles (separately) according to package directions.
Drain pasta, keep spaghetti warm and cool rice noodles in cold water then drain.
Slice meatballs in half horizontally to make two pieces, each with a flat surface.
Pat rice noodles dry with paper toweling and layer over the top of the meatball, tucking sliced olives in for eyes.
It is best to let the meatballs sit still for about 15 minutes so they become more tacky and hold together better.
But since they will get cold, microwave them on a microwave-safe plate for a minute, then carefully place a mummy meatball onto a nest of sauced spaghetti and serve.
