Halloween Monster Mac and Cheese
This Halloween Monster Mac and Cheese is the ultimate spooky dinner — a vibrant green twist on the classic, cheesy favorite. Quick, fun, and festive, it’s the perfect meal to fuel up your little monsters before trick-or-treating!
Equipment
- Large pot
- Colander
- Mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 1 box mac and cheese (any brand)
- 4 tbsp butter
- Green food coloring
- Candy eyeballs or clean plastic spider rings
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta from the mac and cheese box and cook according to package directions until tender.
- Drain the cooked pasta well and return it to the warm pot.
- Stir in the cheese sauce packet and butter until melted and the pasta is coated in sauce.
- Add several drops of green food coloring, stirring until evenly coated. Add more drops until you reach your desired shade of ghoulish green.
- Spoon into bowls. Top with candy eyeballs or a plastic spider ring for a spooky Halloween look. Serve hot!
Notes
Get creative with garnishes! Add candy eyeballs, black olive ‘spiders,’ or even crushed black tortilla chips for a graveyard look.