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Spaghetti Garlic Bread Bowls

Hearty pasta in crusty garlic bread bowls topped with melted cheese. A fun and filling twist on classic spaghetti dinner.

Ingredients

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  • Olive oil for cooking.
  • 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.
  • ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce.
  • ½ bunch fresh basil, chopped.
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano.
  • ½ teaspoon sugar.
  • 20g freshly grated parmesan.
  • 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

  1. Cook onion until golden, add garlic. Add beef and brown. Mix in tomato puree.
  2. Add wine, reduce. Add passata, stock, herbs and seasonings. Simmer 25 minutes until thick. Stir in parmesan.
  3. Cut tops off rolls, hollow out centers. Mix melted butter with garlic, parsley, parmesan. Brush inside and outside of rolls.
  4. Boil spaghetti until al dente. Transfer directly to sauce and toss.
  5. Fill rolls with pasta mixture, ensuring sauce on top. Top with mozzarella.
  6. 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.

  • Author: Chef Stella

Nutrition

  • Calories: 646
  • Fat: 34.14 g
  • Carbohydrates: 46.9 g
  • Protein: 35.31 g