Description
A creative comfort dish featuring crispy garlic butter bread bowls filled with rich, saucy spaghetti and topped with melted cheese for a warm and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- Olive oil for cooking
- 1 medium white onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 500 g ground beef
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 80 ml red wine (optional)
- 500 g tomato passata
- 240 ml beef stock
- 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 bunch fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 20 g freshly grated parmesan
- 200 g spaghetti
- 6 crusty white rolls
- 100 g butter, melted
- 30 g parmesan (for butter mixture)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, made into paste
- 200 g mozzarella, shredded
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft, then add garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart as it cooks.
- Stir in tomato puree, then add red wine and let it reduce slightly.
- Add tomato passata, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, basil, oregano, and sugar. Simmer for 25 minutes until thick. Stir in parmesan.
- Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente.
- Transfer cooked pasta into the sauce and toss to coat.
- Cut tops off rolls and hollow out centers to form bowls.
- Mix melted butter, garlic paste, parsley, and parmesan. Brush inside and outside of rolls.
- Fill each bread bowl with spaghetti and sauce. Top with shredded mozzarella.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 8–10 minutes until bread is crisp and cheese is melted. Broil briefly for a golden top.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- Use sturdy, crusty rolls to prevent collapsing.
- Brushing garlic butter inside helps avoid soggy bread.
- Skip wine and replace with stock if preferred.
- Add vegetables like mushrooms or peppers for variation.
- Best served fresh for optimal texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bread bowl
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
