Halloween Pasta

the gingered whisk

“This halloween pasta recipe is spooky fun and a perfect meal to serve before Trick-or-Treating! Spooky black pasta is served with a quick beef ragu and pretend eyeballs made of mozzarella and olives.”

- The Gingered Whisk

squid ink pasta

Key Ingredient

– squid ink pasta – ground beef – dried minced onion – Italian herb seasoning mix – Cielegine Mozzarella (1/3 ounce "Cherry sized") – sliced black olives – marinara sauce

Ingredients

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Halloween  Pasta Recipe

Yield

4 servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

1. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add 1 Tablespoon of oil.

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2. Add the ground beef to the pan and use a wooden spoon to break up the beef.

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3. Cook, stirring frequently, until the beef has cooked through and is no longer pink.

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4. Drain any grease from the pan and add in the dried minced onion and Italian seasoning.

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5. Pour in the marinara sauce and simmer for 5-10 minutes, allowing the sauce to heat and the flavors to come together.

Make the beef ragu

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions.

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2. Drain, and return the noodles to the pan.

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3. Toss with olive oil.

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1. To assemble the pasta, divide the black noodles equally between the plates.

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2. Top the pasta with the beef ragu mixture.

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3. Slice the mozzarella balls into slices lengthwise to make nice circles.

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4. Arrange a few of the mozzarella slices onto the top of the ragu.

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5. Place black olive slices on top of the mozzarella slices to create “eyeballs”.

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6. Serve immediately.

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Enjoy!

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