Description
A visually striking Halloween dinner featuring tangled spaghetti topped with mozzarella and olive eyeballs in a rich tomato sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 24 oz tomato sauce
- 8 oz firm mozzarella cheese
- 1 small can black olives
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Handful of fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Boil salted water and cook spaghetti until al dente.
- Sauté minced garlic in olive oil over medium heat until fragrant.
- Stir in tomato sauce and oregano, simmering for 10 minutes to thicken.
- Slice mozzarella into 1/2 inch rounds and olives into thin circles.
- Press one olive slice into the center of each mozzarella round to create eyeballs.
- Toss drained spaghetti into the sauce until fully coated.
- Plate the pasta and nestle 3-5 eyeballs on top of each serving.
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves.