SPAGHETTI AND 'EYEBALLS'

Spaghetti and 'Eyeballs' image

Get ready for some amused looks with our Spaghetti and 'Eyeballs.' The eyeballs in our Spaghetti and 'Eyeballs' are really meatballs bursting with cheese.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

2 lb. lean ground beef
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 cup water
2 eggs
1 jar (24 oz.) CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce, divided
4 sticks KRAFT or POLLY-O Mozzarella String Cheese, cut into quarters
4 large pitted black olives, cut into 4 slices each
1 pkg. (1 lb.) spaghetti, uncooked

Steps:

Heat oven to 375ºF.
Mix meat, stuffing mix, water, eggs and 1/4 cup pasta sauce. Shape into 16 (2-inch) meatballs. Insert 1 cheese piece into top of each meatball, with end of cheese piece just showing at top. Place on baking sheet. Top each with olive slice to resemble eyeball.
Bake 20 to 25 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF). Meanwhile, cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt and heat remaining pasta sauce as directed on jar.
Drain spaghetti. Serve topped with meatballs and sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 570, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 125 mg, Sodium 860 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 38 g