Description
Indulge in these delicious Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls that combine the goodness of spaghetti in a savory, cheesy, garlic-infused bread bowl. A perfect comfort food dish that is sure to impress!
Ingredients
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Main Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium white onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 500g ground beef (12% fat)
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 80ml red wine
- 500g tomato passata
- 240ml beef stock
- 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 bunch fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 20g freshly grated parmesan
Spaghetti and Bread Bowls:
- 200g spaghetti
- 6 crusty white rolls
- 100g butter, melted
- 30g parmesan for butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, made into paste
- 200g mozzarella, shredded
Instructions
- Main Sauce: Cook onion until golden, add garlic. Add beef and brown. Mix in tomato puree.
- Add wine, reduce. Add passata, stock, herbs and seasonings. Simmer 25 minutes until thick. Stir in parmesan.
- Spaghetti and Bread Bowls: Cut tops off rolls, hollow out centers. Mix melted butter with garlic, parsley, parmesan. Brush inside and outside of rolls.
- Boil spaghetti until al dente. Transfer directly to sauce and toss.
- Fill rolls with pasta mixture, ensuring sauce on top. Top with mozzarella.
- Cook at 350°F for 8-10 minutes until bread is crisp and cheese melts. Optional: broil to brown cheese.
Notes
- Use firm crusty rolls that sound hollow when tapped.
- Save hollowed bread for breadcrumbs.
- Sauce can be made ahead.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Bowl
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
