Description
Hearty pasta in crusty garlic bread bowls topped with melted cheese. A fun and filling twist on the classic spaghetti dinner.
Ingredients
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Prep Time: 25 Minutes
- Cook Time: 50 Minutes
- Category: Main Dishes
- Cuisine: Italian-Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 646
- Fat: 34.14 g
- Carbohydrates: 46.9 g
- Protein: 35.31 g
