Description
Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls combine saucy pasta, buttery garlic bread, and gooey cheese in one irresistible dish. A fun, cozy dinner everyone will love!
Ingredients
Olive oil for cooking
1 medium white onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, finely diced
500g (1 lb) ground beef, 12% fat
1 tablespoon tomato puree
80ml beef stock (instead of wine)
500g tomato passata (or tomato sauce)
240ml beef stock
½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ bunch fresh basil, chopped
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon sugar
20g freshly grated parmesan
200g (7 oz) spaghetti
6 crusty white rolls
100g butter, melted
30g parmesan (for butter mixture)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, made into paste
200g shredded mozzarella
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a skillet. Cook onion until golden, then add garlic.
Add beef and brown well. Stir in tomato puree.
Pour in 80ml beef stock, reduce slightly. Add passata, remaining beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, basil, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer 25 minutes until thick. Stir in parmesan.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut tops off rolls and hollow them out. Mix butter, garlic paste, parsley, and parmesan. Brush inside and outside of rolls.
Cook spaghetti until al dente. Drain and toss with the sauce.
Fill rolls with spaghetti mixture, top with mozzarella. Bake 8–10 minutes until bread is crisp and cheese melted. Optional: broil to brown the cheese.
Notes
Make ahead: Prepare the sauce a day before to save time.
Bread swap: Sourdough rolls work well if you can’t find crusty white rolls.
Vegetarian: Substitute mushrooms or plant-based ground meat for beef.
Messy = delicious. Don’t forget napkins!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven + Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bread bowl
- Calories: 640 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 870 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 66 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg