We’re totally not those parents who hand out apples and toothbrushes to the neighborhood kids on Halloween (if you are, we get that your heart is in the right place — but wrong day people, wrong day). However, we still think that it’s important to get a little something healthy into our kids’ tummies before they hit the streets to gather enough candy to last them a whole year. Not only will a full belly help sop up all that sugar that’s about to be consumed, but trick-or-treating is tiring stuff and at least a little sustenance is needed.
But what do you do when your kids are so focused on candy they can’t even fathom the thought of eating real food? You step things up a notch and turn out the coolest dang Halloween-themed dinner west of the Mississippi, that’s what you do.
From hot dog worms to personalized graveyard shepherd’s pies, these recipes will do the trick. We even threw in a couple of sophisticated Halloween-themed dishes so the adults can grab a bite too.
Originally posted October 2016. Updated September 2017.
Halloween black spaghetti
Black spaghetti and pimento olive eye balls make this ghoulish dish taste positively delicious.
Slow cooker sloppy spiders
Sloppy spiders are made in the slow cooker, so you can spend more time on your costume, not on cooking.
Vegetarian graveyard pizza
Graveyard pizza is the ultimate vegetarian meal for Halloween night.
Vegan English muffin mummy pizza
English muffin pizzas are a fast and easy finger food that’s perfect for a pre-trick-or-treating dinner.
Stuffed jack-o’-lantern peppers
These jack-o’-lantern orange peppers, stuffed with shredded chicken, are almost too cute to eat.
Vegan spiderweb pizza
Kids will go crazy over this fun vegan spiderweb pizza.
Easy pumpkin chili
Pumpkin chili couldn’t be easier to make, and it’ll warm you right up on Halloween night.
Bloody macaroni spider bread bowl
Tear off spider legs, and dunk them in bloody pasta in this gory dish.
Halloween hot dog mummies
Hot dog mummies are an easy-to-eat meal that even kids in costume will be able to devour quickly.
Halloween spooky pizza
Black olive spiders top this spooky pizza.
Orange and black carrot-sesame noodles
Carrots and black sesame seeds are the key to this orange and black Halloween meal.
Halloween onigiri
Dinner doesn’t get cuter than these adorably decorated Halloween onigiri.
20-minute spiderweb pumpkin soup
Forget fussy — this pumpkin spiderweb soup couldn’t be easier to make.
Mini graveyard shepherd’s pies
Hearty comfort food gets a graveyard upgrade in this spooky dish.
Roasted pumpkin soup
For a sophisticated Halloween entrée, look no further than this roasted pumpkin soup.
Savory pumpkin-ricotta pie
Ricotta and pumpkin make this savory tart an elegant Halloween meal.
Hot dog worms
Creepy hot dog worms make for a fun Halloween dinner — if you still have your appetite after seeing them.
Pasta graveyard casserole
Even the pickiest eaters will shovel in this pasta graveyard casserole.
Pumpkin risotto
You’ll love this pumpkin risotto — just don’t let your jack-o’-lanterns see the carnage.
Pumpkin-yellow lentil curry
Spicy pumpkin-yellow lentil curry is a bright orange hue that just screams Halloween.
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