Todat Dishing: Spaghetti and Meatball Skewers

                                            

Saw these cuties on Pinterest and although they appeared labor intensive, I made them for a cocktail party.

Use whatever meatball recipe you prefer and make the meatballs about 1 1/2 inch diameter. Remember these are one bite skewers and the entire amount must fit into your  mouth without the fear of choking.

Cook the spaghetti el dente. I committed the sin of rinsing the pasta because it gets too sticky to work with otherwise. Just don't over rinse though.

Use your imagination to find ways to get the pasta to nestle nicely atop the meatball and stay there. I knotted the pasta over and over until it held together then gently lowered it over the skewer and on to the meatball. It worked well and none of the pasta fell off the meatballs,  even during transport.
                                           

                                                                                    

 Sauce can be introduced in a number of ways. The skewers can rest on a dollop of sauce or sauce can be drizzled over the completed skewers. For me, the easiest and perhaps most efficient way is to serve a bowl of sauce next to the serving platter.

Let me remind you again, these are labor intensive but they offer a new twist on skewers and certainly on spaghetti and meatballs. For the record, the reviews were 100% positive and for me, worth the effort.