Best Halloween Meal: Eyeball Pasta

Yields:

4 serving(s)

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup 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 cups marinara, warmed
• Ciliegine, cut into rounds
• Black olives, sliced crosswise into rounds

Directions

• 1. Step 1 Preheat oven to 400° and line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment. 
  2. Step 2 in 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 3 Bake 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 4 Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted, boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Drain and transfer to platter.
  5. Step 5 Pour warm marinara sauce over spaghetti, then scatter with meatballs.