Description
Enjoy a spooky twist on a classic dish with our Spaghetti And Ghost Meatballs, featuring ground beef meatballs shaped like ghosts served over perfectly cooked spaghetti and marinara sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 lb. spaghetti noodles
- 1 (24 oz.) jar marinara sauce
- 1 small onion
- diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- divided
- salt for pasta water
- Olives for eyes
- Parmesan or mozzarella cheese
- optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, diced onion, minced garlic, egg, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, and salt. Mix until well combined and form into small meatballs.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the meatballs until browned on all sides, about 10-12 minutes.
- In the meantime, cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions in salted water, drain, and set aside.
- Add the marinara sauce to the skillet with the meatballs and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining Italian seasoning.
- To serve, place the spaghetti on plates, top with meatballs and sauce, and add olives for eyes. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the seasoning in the meatballs or add your favorite herbs for an extra kick!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Main Course, Halloween
- Method: Baking, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 600 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 65 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
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