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    Home » Halloween » Healthy Halloween Recipes » Green Monster Spaghetti with Cheese & Tomato Eyeballs

    Green Monster Spaghetti with Cheese & Tomato Eyeballs

    Oct 28, 2019 · 1 Comment

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    This bright green monster easy pesto pasta recipe served with cheese and tomato edible eyeballs makes a fun and healthy Halloween meal for kids!

    Today I have another fun and healthy Halloween dinner recipe to share with you. You won't believe how easy this green monster spaghetti is to make and it's a great way to encourage your kids to eat up their veg! 

    2 bowls of green monster spaghetti topped with cheese and tomato eyeballs with a bowl of cherry tomatoes

    The simple child friendly creamy pesto pasta sauce takes just a minute or two to whip up, then it's tossed through hot spaghetti and topped with yummy cheese and tomato eyeballs for a spooky Halloween meal the kids are sure to love!

    Two bowls of green monster spaghetti with edible eyeballs, cherry tomatoes and forks

    I am so pleased that my fussy six year old absolutely loved this easy pesto recipe. He's a tough customer when it comes to eating his veg, it often takes a lot of persuasion to even get him to try a mouthful of cooked veggies, but he wolfed this spinach filled meal down without a second's hesitation! 

    He does love all the fun of Halloween season so selling it as monster spaghetti was definitely the way to go with him, but I know he'll enjoy this bright green pasta again now that he's tried it so I'm chuffed to now have another quick and easy weeknight meal in my arsenal!

    Bowl of green monster spinach pesto pasta with cheese and tomato eyeballs

    Monster Spaghetti with Cheese & Tomato Eyeballs

    Ingredients:

    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 50g cashew nuts
    • Large handful fresh basil
    • 75g grated parmesan cheese
    • 3 Tbsp olive oil
    • 150ml double cream
    • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
    • pinch salt
    • 200g spinach leaves

    To serve:

    • 300g tagliatelle pasta
    • 12 round cherry tomatoes
    • 24 mozarella pearls
    • 2 raw spinach leaves

    Method:

    Cook the pasta following packet instructions (I used tagliatelle pasta for a chunkier dish but normal spaghetti would work just as well).

    Peel the garlic cloves and place in a blender along with the cashew nuts, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, olive oil, double cream, lemon juice and salt. Blend together, then add half of the spinach leaves and blend again. Add the remaining spinach leaves and blend again until completely smooth.

    Green pesto in a blender

    Once the pasta is cooked, drain and return to the saucepan.

    Pour over the bright green spinach sauce and mix together until the pasta is completely coated.

    2 bowls of green pesto coated pasta on a dark background

    Serve the monster spaghetti in bowls and top with the tomato and mozzarella monster eyeballs (see instructions to make these below).

    How to make Cheese and Tomato Eyeballs

    Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and scoop out the pips with a teaspoon.

    How to make cheese and tomato eyeballs for Halloween - step 1 hollow out cherry tomatoes with a teaspoon

    Place a mozzarella pearl into each tomato half, round side up.

    How to make cheese and tomato eyeballs for Halloween - step 2 add mozarella pearls

    Using a tiny circle cutter or the end of a straw, cut circles from the raw spinach leaves.

    How to make cheese and tomato eyeballs for Halloween - step 3 cut tiny circes from fresh spinach leaves

    Add one tiny spinach circle to the top of each mozzarella pearl to make eyeballs.

    How to make cheese and tomato eyeballs for Halloween - step 4 finish edible eyeballs with spinach leaf pupils

    Use to top bowls of monster spaghetti.

    2 bowls of green monster spaghetti topped with cheese and tomato eyeballs

    Serve immediately and enjoy! 

    2 bowls of green monster spinach pesto pasta with cheese and tomato eyeballs

    If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also like these fun Halloween meal ideas:

    Spiderweb Topped Easy Pumpkin Soup

    Halloween pumpkin soup with yogurt spider webs in white bowls with toy spiders

    Sausage Stuffed Mini Pumpkins

    Easy oven baked sausage stuffed mini pumpkins - a fun family recipe idea for Halloween or Bonfire Night

    Baked Potato Monsters

    How to make mini baked potato monsters - fun food art plate for kids

    And you might enjoy these fun Monster themed treats for dessert:

    Swamp Monster Cookies

    Lots of green swamp monster themed Halloween cookies from above on a dark backdrop

    Easy Monster Pops

    Awesome Halloween monster pops - super easy Halloween recipe for kids to make

    For more fun and easy Halloween food ideas, head over to the Halloween recipes section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Halloween Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Halloween Food, Healthy Halloween Food or Halloween Fun.

    Grace

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    Monster Spaghetti with Cheese & Tomato Eyeballs

    This bright green monster easy pesto pasta served with cheese and tomato edible eyeballs makes a fun and healthy Halloween meal for kids!
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Course: dinner
    Cuisine: Halloween, Italian
    Servings: 4 people
    Author: Grace Hall

    Ingredients

    For the spinach pesto:

    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 50 g cashew nuts
    • Large handful fresh basil
    • 75 g grated parmesan cheese
    • 3 Tbsp olive oil
    • 150 ml double cream
    • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
    • pinch salt
    • 200 g spinach leaves

    To serve:

    • 300 g tagliatelle pasta
    • 12 round cherry tomatoes
    • 24 mozarella pearls
    • 2 raw spinach leaves

    Instructions

    • Cook the pasta following packet instructions.
    • Peel the garlic cloves and place in a blender along with the cashew nuts, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, olive oil, double cream, lemon juice and salt. Blend together, then add half of the spinach leaves and blend again. Add the remaining spinach leaves and blend again until completely smooth.
    • Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and scoop out the pips with a teaspoon. Place a mozzarella pearl in each tomato half, round side up.
    • Using a tiny circle cutter or the end of a straw, cut circles from the raw spinach leaves and add one to the top of each mozzarella pearl to make eyeballs.
    • Once the pasta is cooked, drain and return to the saucepan.
    • Pour over the bright green spinach sauce and mix together until the pasta is completely coated.
    • Serve the monster spaghetti in bowls and top with the tomato and mozzarella monster eyeballs.

    Love this spooky recipe idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again! 

    Easy healthy Halloween themed meal idea for kids - green monster pesto spaghetti with cheese and tomato eyes Fun and healthy Halloween dinner idea for kids - green monster pesto pasta with edible eyeballs

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