17 Spooky Dinners That’ll Have Your Family Screaming for Seconds
Who says Halloween is all about the candy? This year, why not treat your ghouls and boys to a spooktacular dinner before they hit the streets for trick-or-treating? There are options for quick weeknight meals that won’t cut into costume-making time, as well as more elaborate dishes perfect for hosting a haunted dinner party. These Halloween meals are so good, they might just convince your little monsters to eat their dinner before diving into their candy stash.
Halloween Mummy Breakfast Rolls
These Halloween mummy breakfast rolls are so cute. If you are looking for creepy Halloween breakfast ideas, you have to try these. With refrigerated pizza dough, cheese, eggs, sausage, bacon, and a few other items, you can make these tasty breakfast rolls that resemble mummies complete with candy eyeballs and fake blood!
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Spooky Halloween Skull Potatoes
Are you looking for fun Halloween side dish or appetizer ideas? Consider these Halloween skull potatoes, which will bring the scare factor into your festive celebrations! These shrunken head spooky potatoes pair with any kind of meal. The spices and seasonings ensure they’ll be delicious.
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Spider Halloween Pizza With Black Charcoal Crust
At first glance, charcoal pizza dough looks like you forgot about it in an overeager oven! But this spider Halloween pizza with black charcoal crust isn’t burned. Instead, this pizza with black olive spiders uses charcoal powder for the colouring.
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Halloween Mummy Stromboli Dinner
Not only does this Halloween mummy stromboli make a great Halloween dinner or appetizer, but it also uses ingredients I’m sure you already have in the pantry and refrigerator (well, maybe not the candy eyeballs!) Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough pairs with deli meat, cheese, peppers, seasonings, and marinara sauce to make this deliciously unusual homemade stromboli.
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Colourful Halloween Pancakes
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that these colourful Halloween pancakes are the BEST Halloween breakfast or breakfast for dinner for kids! Just look at this fun Halloween party food – it’s one of the cutest spooky meal ideas I’ve seen.
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Mummy Halloween Hot Dogs
Considering this 4-ingredient Halloween dinner is so simple, you should definitely make mummy Halloween hot dogs this year. This scary hot dog snack is great for everyone, especially the kids, since they’re fun to look at and tasty to eat. If you love hot dogs, you are going to love spooky pigs in a blanket.
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Chicken Mummy Pot Pies
Make individual chicken pot pies for a hearty dinner to fuel your family for trick or treat. Then wrap them up with strips of dough for an easy and tasty meal that is worth keeping an eye on!
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Avocado Mummy Toast
This avocado toast is such a scream for breakfast on Halloween! It is easy to assemble and makes for such a tasty and healthy option that sets the pace for a fun day of tricks and treats.
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Monster Burgers
These monster burgers for Halloween are a super cute way to turn a regular burger into a monster smash. Each burger is assembled to look like a monster without needing any tricks. It’s sure to be a hit with kids and adults alike. They can easily be made gluten-free by using a gluten-free bun.
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Halloween Risotto
Make a delicious vegan dinner to share on Halloween with this pumpkin risotto. It is delicious and you can totally give your servings a face for the full effect.
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Spooky Spaghetti
This is such a fun way to add a little freaky food to the table on Halloween. Use mozzarella balls and olives to make spooky spaghetti. This dish is sure to make your family scream, in a good way!
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Halloween Grilled Cheese
Get a festive food on the table on Halloween night, with very little effort. Cut a Halloween shape into a slice of bread and grill with your favorite cheese for a comfort food meal that everyone will love.
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Squid Ink Pasta With Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Serve something so good that it is absolutely scary on Halloween night with this squid ink pasta. It is dark, and has deep flavor notes thanks to the elegant lemon garlic butter sauce.
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Halloween Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Peppers
Carve peppers just like pumpkins then stuff them with healthy ingredients to make the best Halloween dinner. With plenty of quinoa and jalapeno popper flavors, the whole family will enjoy this spooky meal.
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Halloween Pasta Salad
This pasta salad makes a fun and tasty side to serve on Halloween. Carve cute pumpkin faces into your veggies for a seasonal spin that adds crunch and color.
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Monster Mac n Cheese
This green mac and cheese is fit for any monster on Halloween night. With tasty cheese eyes, and a wild color, kids of all ages are going to scream for more!
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Halloween Buffalo Chicken Jack-O-Lantern Stuffed Peppers
Are you looking for food to eat on Halloween or spooky stuffed peppers ideas? I would heartily recommend these Halloween buffalo chicken jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers! They are super-easy to make, fun to look at, and of course they’re delicious as well! This is a filling Halloween dinner recipe which will fill you up before the candies come out.
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