Ingredients

  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 7 ounces pimento stuffed olives
  • 26 ounces prepared pasta sauce
  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, ketchup, eggs and basil in a large bowl. Using the meat mixture, form about 30 small meatballs.
  • To make the eyeballs, press an olive into each meatball, pimiento side out. Place the eyeballs in a baking dish, cover with the pasta sauce, and bake for 45 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water. Drain and rinse the spaghetti and toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil to prevent strands from sticking together. Put it on a platter or in a large serving bowl.
  • Spoon the eyeballs onto the spaghetti, irises up, and spoon the pasta sauce around them.