Ghoulishly Good Halloween Recipes | Spooky & Healthy Dinners with Laura’s Lean Beef

Ghoulishly Good: Halloween Recipes with

Laura’s Lean Beef

Nothing says Halloween fun quite like spooky recipes that taste as good as they look. Whether you’re planning a family dinner, hosting a costume party, or simply craving a festive fall meal, these Healthy Halloween recipes made with Laura’s Lean Ground Beef will bring your table to life — in the most deliciously spooky way! Made from 92% and 96% lean ground beef, these dishes deliver big flavor with less fat, so you can celebrate the season without the guilt.

Spooky Eyeball Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Laura’s Lean Ground Beef
• 10 Roma tomatoes, quartered
• 1 sweet onion, halved
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
• (And any salt, pepper, broth, etc. as directed on Laura’s site)

Instructions

1. On the Spooky Eyeball Soup page, Laura’s Lean shows how to blend the tomatoes, sauté onion & garlic, and incorporate beef. (Use the site’s full method.)
2. Simmer until flavors meld.
3. Add cooked macaroni so that the “eyeballs” float.
4. Serve hot, with any optional garnishes like herbs or cheese.

Ghostly Halloween Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Laura’s Lean Ground Beef
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ sweet onion, diced
• 2 cups peas (frozen)
• 2 cups carrots (frozen)
• 2 cups corn (frozen)
• Mashed potato topping
• Salt, pepper, and any additional seasoning per recipe

Instructions

1. Brown beef and onion in olive oil.
2. Add peas, carrots, corn; mix well.
3. Spread it into a baking dish.
4. Top with mashed potatoes shaped as ghosts or spooky faces.
5. Bake until topping is golden and filling is bubbling.

Ground Beef Jack O’ Lantern Quesadillas

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Laura’s Lean Ground Beef
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ sweet onion, diced
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• Tortillas
• Cheese
• Any optional toppings (salsa, sour cream, etc.)

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in skillet; add beef and onion, cook until beef is browned.
2. Stir in chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder.
3. Assemble quesadillas with beef mixture and cheese, shaping them with jack-o’-lantern faces (cutouts or gaps) so that light or garnish shows through.
4. Cook in skillet or oven until tortillas are crispy and cheese melted.
5. Serve with toppings like salsa or sour cream.

Ground Beef Mummy Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Laura’s Lean Ground Beef
• ½ sweet onion, diced
• Panko breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• Garlic (minced)
• Parsley
• Salt & pepper
• Crescent roll dough (or similar dough strips)
• Yellow mustard (or other for decorating eyes)
• (Candy eyes or small edible eyes as optional decoration)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
2. In a large bowl, combine beef, onion, panko, garlic, parsley, egg, salt, and pepper.
3. Form into meatballs and place on baking sheet.
4. Wrap each meatball with thin strips of dough (leaving gaps for eyes).
5. Bake ~ 15–20 minutes until meatballs are cooked (internal temp ~160°F) and dough is lightly golden.
6. Use mustard (or melted cheese) to create eyes or decorate or insert small candy eyes in the gaps.

Jack O’ Lantern Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Laura’s Lean Ground Beef
• 1 can black beans
• ½ cup enchilada sauce
• 1 cup cooked rice
• 6 orange bell peppers (cleaned and carved like mini jack-o-lanterns)
• Salt & pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to ~375°F.
2. Carve faces into bell peppers and hollow them.
3. In a skillet, brown beef. Add beans, rice, enchilada sauce, salt & pepper; stir well.
4. Stuff each pepper with the beef-bean mixture.
5. Place on baking sheet and bake 15–20 minutes until peppers are tender and filling is warmed through.

Happy Haunting—and Happy Eating!

There you have it: five eerily delicious recipes straight from Laura’s Lean that bring the fun and flavor to your Halloween table. Whether you serve eyeball soup as your “starter,” mummy meatballs as an appetizer, or jack-o’-lantern quesadillas as a main, your spooktacular menu will be the hit of the night.

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Keep your meals clean, your flavors bold, and your Halloween table spooktacularly delicious with Laura’s Lean Beef — where healthy eating meets holiday fun.