Making these meatballs could not be easier. Start off with a basic meatball recipe, then put strips of dough around it to look like bandages. Finish it off with olives for eyes and you’ve got yourself a mummy! Kids love helping assemble these little mummy meatballs, and they also make perfect main courses for a kid’s lunchbox during October. They’ll get a kick out of having a mummy for lunch! Get into the spirit with this tasty treat by the masterminds behind Inspired Gathering. I’ll be putting this one in the books to repeat for next year for sure!

 

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef

1 cup Italian breadcrumbs

1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

1 egg, lightly beaten

4 cloves garlic, grated

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

½ tsp. black pepper

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. red pepper flakes

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1 package crescent dough

Black olives, thinly sliced

Mozzarella cheese, cut into small pieces (optional)

Marinara sauce

 

Instructions

In a large bowl combine ground beef, breadcrumbs, cheese, egg, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Shape into golf ball-sized balls.

In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add meatballs to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes, turning to brown. Remove from pan and cool slightly.

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

Open can of crescent dough, and spread it flat on a cutting board. If there are seams, press them together. Using a pizza cutter, cut strips about ¼” thick. Wrap strips of dough around the meatballs, and place on a baking sheet.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until the crescent dough is golden brown and the meatballs are cooked.

Using the marinara sauce as “glue,” stick the sliced olives on the meatballs for eyes. If desired, you can put the small pieces of cheese in the center of the olives for the whites of the eyes.

Serve with marinara sauce for dipping.

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Quick tip: If you want bigger mummies, that’s fine – just keep them all the same size and increase the cooking time so that they all cook evenly.

Recipe and image courtesy of Inspired Gathering