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Halloween Dinner with spaghetti and eyeballs, spider Cesar salad, mummy garlic bread and shrunken head green punch.
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Halloween Dinner Ideas

Make your Halloween night extra spooky with Spaghetti with Eyeballs, Caesar "Spider" Salad, Shrunken Apple Head Punch, and Spider Cake. BONUS: See the recipe notes for Halloween appetizer ideas.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Halloween Dinner
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 634kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

Spaghetti and Eyeballs

  • 16 ounces spaghetti noodles (prepared according to packagedirections)
  • 24 ounces jar spaghetti sauce (heated according to package directions)
  • 24 ounces pre-cooked frozen meatballs (or make your own with this recipe)
  • 2-3 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • sliced black olives (to taste)
  • pimento-stuffed green olives (to taste)

Caesar "Spider" Salad

  • 1 Caesar Salad Kit
  • 3-4 Large black olives (or plastic spiders)

Mummy Cheesy Garlic Bread

  • 1 loaf prepared garlic bread
  • 1 pound Mozzarella cheese
  • 2 olive slices

Shrunken Apple Head Punch

  • 2 liters cold water
  • 2 liters ginger ale chilled
  • 46 ounces pineapple juice chilled
  • 4 Jolly Rancher Green Apple "On-The-Go" packets
  • 4-6 Granny Smith apples, small

Spider Cake (click for recipe ingredients and instructions)

Instructions

Spaghetti and Eyeballs

  • Prepare spaghetti noodles, sauce, and meatballs according to package directions. Form “nests” of noodles by twirling noodles in a serving ladle with a fork and then placing in a serving bowl. After meatballs have cooled slightly, cut out circles of mozzarella cheese and place one circle on each meatball, creating the start of an eyeball. Place one black olive slice over the cheese circle, completing the eye. Gently place meatballs randomly over the spaghetti. Add green olives over the top, to taste. For more detailed directions, and to make your own meatballs, see our Spaghetti and Eyeballs post.
    Bowl of Spaghetti and Eyeball Meatballs with green olives.

Caesar "Spider" Salad

  • Use a large black olive to look like a spider by cutting the olive in half. Cut a second olive in half then cut each half into four "legs" totally eight legs.
    Cutting board with cut olives for spiders.
  • Spread cream cheese on a crouton. Place the four olive legs on each side and place an olive half in the center creating a black olive spider.
    Croutons with steps to spread cream cheese, place olives to look like legs and half olive on top.
  • Combine salad mix in a bowl.
    Bowl of mixed Cesar salad with forks.
  • Top with spider croutons on top.
    Bowl of Caesar spider salad with black olives shaped like spiders on croutons.

Mummy Cheesy Garlic Bread

  • Bake garlic bread according to package directions. Remove from bag place halves onto baking sheet.
    Baked Garlic Bread in a pouch.
  • Cut up some strips of mozzarella cheese (strips of string cheese work well too). 
    Cutting board with strips of mozzarella cheese sliced.
  • Strategically place the strips on one half of the garlic bread to look like mummy wrap. Add olive slices for eyes.
    Baking sheet lined with parchment paper, garlic bread and strips of mozzarella cheese and olive slices for eyes.
  • Bake at 375℉ for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese starts to melt.
    Baked mummy garlic bread on a board.

Shrunken Apple Head Punch

  • Make cake according to directions on Halloween Punch recipe.
    Punch bowl of Halloween drink with apple heads and green lime sherbet.

Spider Cake (click for recipe instructions)

  • Make cake according to directions on Spider Cake recipe.
    Spider Cake on a Cake stand with fang smile and Red Hot eyes.

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Notes

Halloween Appetizer Ideas:

If you want to include an appetizer with your Halloween Dinner, please choose one or more from the following list. Click on the appetizer name to get the recipe:
 

Nutrition

Calories: 634kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 723mg | Potassium: 878mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 547IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 3mg