Description
A delightful combination of garlic bread and cheesy spaghetti, these bread bowls offer a comforting and shareable meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 loaf garlic bread (store-bought, about 12 oz / 340 g)
- 8 ounces (227 g) dry spaghetti
- 2 cups marinara sauce (about 480 mL)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (about 113 g)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 50 g)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Optional: cooked vegetables (sautéed mushrooms, bell peppers, or spinach)
- Optional: cooked protein (meatballs, Italian sausage, shredded chicken)
- Fresh basil or parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven according to the garlic bread package instructions.
- Cook the spaghetti: Bring salted water to a boil, add spaghetti, and cook until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water, then drain.
- In a large bowl, combine cooked spaghetti with marinara sauce. Add reserved pasta water if needed, and season with salt and pepper.
- Prepare the bread bowls: Cut a dome-shaped lid off the garlic bread loaf and hollow out some interior crumb.
- Spoon the spaghetti mixture into each hollowed garlic bread bowl.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan on top of each filled bowl.
- Bake in the oven according to garlic bread package directions, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned (typically 8–12 minutes).
- Let rest 2–3 minutes, garnish with fresh basil, and serve warm.
Notes
Don’t overfill the bread bowls to prevent sogginess. You can toast the hollowed bread interior for added structure.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bread bowl
- Calories: 684
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 1000mg
- Fat: 24.8g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 90.4g
- Fiber: 3.8g
- Protein: 25.8g
- Cholesterol: 50mg