Description
Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls are a playful twist on classic spaghetti night—saucy pasta tucked inside buttery garlic bread rolls, topped with gooey mozzarella, and baked to golden perfection. It’s the ultimate stuffed bread recipe, blending two comfort food favourites into one cosy dinner.
Ingredients
For the Sauce & Pasta:
Olive oil, for cooking
1 medium (150 g) white onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, finely diced
500 g (1.1 lb) ground beef (12% fat)
1 Tbsp (15 g) tomato puree
80 ml (⅓ cup) red wine
500 g (2 cups) tomato passata
240 ml (1 cup) beef stock
½ Tbsp (7 ml) Worcestershire sauce
½ bunch fresh basil, chopped
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp sugar
20 g (2 Tbsp) freshly grated Parmesan
200 g (7 oz) spaghetti
For the Bread Bowls:
6 crusty white rolls
100 g (7 Tbsp) butter, melted
30 g (3 Tbsp) Parmesan (for butter mix)
1 Tbsp (4 g) fresh parsley, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, mashed into a paste
200 g (7 oz) mozzarella, shredded
Instructions
Make the sauce: Heat olive oil, sauté onion until golden, then add garlic. Stir in ground beef and cook until browned. Add tomato puree.
Deglaze & simmer: Pour in wine, reduce by half. Add passata, stock, Worcestershire, basil, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer 25 minutes, then stir in Parmesan.
Prep bread bowls: Slice tops off rolls and hollow them out. Mix butter, garlic paste, parsley, and Parmesan, then brush inside and out of rolls.
Cook pasta: Boil spaghetti until al dente (8–10 minutes). Drain and toss with sauce.
Assemble & bake: Fill bread bowls with spaghetti, top with mozzarella, and bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes. Broil 2 minutes for golden tops.
Serve hot: Enjoy immediately for the best crispy-cheesy bite.
Notes
Hollow rolls carefully—too thin leaks, too thick means less filling.
Add chili flakes for heat.
Sauce freezes beautifully for future pasta nights.
For an extra garlic punch, rub raw garlic inside rolls before brushing with butter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course / Pasta / Stuffed Bread
- Method: Stovetop + Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American