Description
Delightful garlic bread bowls filled with creamy spaghetti and marinara sauce, perfect for a cozy dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large French baguette
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4–6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt, to taste
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Prepare the garlic butter mixture by combining butter, garlic, parsley, and salt.
- Create your bowls by slicing each baguette and hollowing out the middle.
- Spread the garlic butter generously inside and outside of the baguette bowls.
- Bake the bread bowls in the oven for 10–15 minutes.
- Cook the spaghetti in salted water until al dente, then drain.
- Simmer the marinara sauce with Italian seasoning over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Combine the spaghetti and sauce together.
- Stuff each garlic bread bowl with the spaghetti mixture.
- Add shredded mozzarella cheese on top of each filled bowl.
- Bake again for 5–7 minutes until the cheese is bubbly.
- Serve and enjoy with extra parsley.
Notes
Feel free to modify with your favorite pasta or add proteins like sausage for a heartier meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 57g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: spaghetti, garlic bread, comfort food, Italian, pasta