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The Ultimate Comfort Food: Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls You’ll Dream About

The Ultimate Comfort Food: Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls You'll Dream About
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A fun, cozy twist on classic spaghetti night! These Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls combine hearty pasta, rich homemade meat sauce, and melty cheese—served inside crispy, buttery garlic bread rolls. They’re comforting, delicious, and perfect for a family dinner or a creative weekend meal.

Ingredients

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For the Meat Sauce

  • Olive oil (for cooking)

  • 1 medium white onion, finely diced

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely diced

  • 500g ground beef (around 12% fat)

  • 1 tbsp tomato puree

  • 80 ml red wine

  • 500g tomato passata

  • 240 ml beef stock

  • ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce

  • ½ bunch fresh basil, chopped

  • ½ tsp dried oregano

  • ½ tsp sugar

  • 20g freshly grated Parmesan

For the Garlic Bread Bowls

  • 200g spaghetti

  • 6 crusty white rolls

  • 100g butter, melted

  • 30g grated Parmesan (for garlic butter)

  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped

  • 3 garlic cloves, turned into paste

  • 200g shredded mozzarella

Instructions

1. Make the Meat Sauce

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pan. Sauté the diced onion until golden.

  2. Add garlic and cook for another 1 minute.

  3. Add ground beef and brown well, breaking it apart.

  4. Stir in tomato puree and cook for 1 minute.

  5. Pour in red wine and let it reduce by half.

  6. Add passata, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, basil, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper.

  7. Simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.

  8. Stir in the Parmesan and remove from heat.

2. Prepare the Garlic Bread Bowls

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

  2. Cut the tops off each roll and gently hollow out the centers.

  3. In a bowl, mix melted butter, garlic paste, parsley, and Parmesan.

  4. Brush this mixture on the inside and outside of each roll.

  5. Place rolls on a baking tray.

3. Cook the Spaghetti

  1. Boil spaghetti until al dente.

  2. Transfer directly into the meat sauce and toss until coated.

4. Assemble the Bowls

  1. Spoon the spaghetti mixture generously into each bread bowl.

  2. Add a little extra sauce on top.

  3. Top each bowl with shredded mozzarella.

5. Bake

  1. Bake for 8–10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is crisp.

  2. Optional: Broil for 1–2 minutes to brown the cheese.

Serve warm and enjoy your edible garlic bread pasta bowls!

Notes

  • Choose sturdier rolls so they don’t collapse under the sauce.

  • For extra garlic flavor, rub the inside of the rolls with a cut garlic clove before adding butter.

  • Add red pepper flakes to the sauce for a subtle kick.

  • Try swapping beef for Italian sausage or ground turkey.

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