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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Dinner Made Easy
Spaghetti Stuffed Bread is the ultimate answer to your dinner dilemma. When you’re hungry, short on time, and can’t decide what to make, this dish checks all the boxes—fast, easy, and delicious. Plus, it’s a great way to use up leftover spaghetti so nothing goes to waste.
Ready in 10 Minutes
All you need to do is heat, layer, slice, and serve. The process couldn’t be simpler. Pair it with a fresh side salad, and you’ve got a complete meal that looks and tastes like you spent way more time in the kitchen than you actually did.
Use Up Bread Before It Goes Bad
A large loaf of Italian bread makes the best base for stuffing, slicing, and serving. Day-old bread works especially well since it’s a bit drier and toasts up perfectly. But don’t limit yourself—you can use sub rolls or even kaiser rolls for personal-sized versions.
Endless Topping Options
Get creative with your add-ins! Melt mozzarella cheese on top, sprinkle red pepper flakes for heat, or toss in mini pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives, or any favorite pizza toppings. From ham and pineapple to roasted peppers or sausage, the possibilities are endless. This is comfort food you can customize any way you like.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
Here's a look at everything you'll need to make spaghetti-stuffed bread.
For the Stuffed Bread
- Italian bread. A bakery-fresh large loaf works well.
- Havarti cheese. You can also use shredded mozzarella.
- Garlic powder
- Italian herbs. Dried blend of seasonings.
- Dried parsley
- Cooked spaghetti noodles.
- Pizza sauce. Marinara or pasta sauce also works.
- Grated Parmesan cheese
Optional Toppings
Mini pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers, onions, sausage, pineapple, ham — anything you would put on a pizza works!
★ Tips & FAQs ★
I like to serve this with a side power salad, like this cranberry kale salad mix you can get in a bag, ready to go: A couple pieces of the spaghetti bread and a big bowl of this salad, and I am good and full and feel balanced.
When you're wondering what to do with leftover spaghetti because you don't necessarily want to eat the exact same meal two days in a row, then this recipe is perfect. It changes up the texture and flavor enough to be it seem like a brand new meal. It also make prep time next to nothing. We're talking like 5 minutes and dinner is ready! Leftovers gone. Easy prep. Win-win.
When you hollow out the loaf of bread, you'll be left with a top piece. You can toast that plain or with a little butter and some Italian herbs and break it up over your salad for some quick and easy homemade croutons. Or you can save you old bread scraps and make your own breadcrumbs out of them. Check out my write up on how to make breadcrumbs from toast.
I love my toaster oven. I use it for everything that I can get to fit in there. I have this one that has served us well for more than a decade:
I always say the best is what you have, but if you're shopping to fill your pantry, then I'd recommend going with your favorite spaghetti sauce, or you can use pizza sauce or marinara sauce. Each has a different flavor and all are good choices. I like to mix it up and buy a variety of sauce to keep on hand. That way I can make the same dish on rotation, but it'll taste a little different each time so it doesn't become tired.
You could also try using alfredo sauce, vodka sauce or even pesto sauce to make this recipe. Anything Italian works.
I like to keep my recipes simple so it's not a freak out moment when you don't have everything you need. But additional toppings are always fun and are another way to mix up the flavor of the same dish after you've had it a few times. So this recipe is great just as it is, but if you want to dress it up and have time to shop for additional ingredients, or you have somethings you're looking to clean out of the fridge, then go ahead and layer them on top.
Some toppings that would be great are things that would also work on a pizza. For example: pepperoni, ham, ricotta, mushrooms, olives, etc. Have fun customizing this according to what you or your family likes best.
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Spaghetti-Stuffed Garlic Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf Italian bread
- 4 slices Havarti cheese
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon Italian herb blend
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley divided
- 1 cup cooked spaghetti noodles
- ½ cup spaghetti or pizza sauce
- Grated Parmesan cheese to taste
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Instructions
- Hollow out the loaf of Italian bread using a serrated knife by making a shallow, diagonal cut all along the outside perimeter of the loaf. Pointed the tip of the knife towards the center of the loaf until the top of the loaf is cut free. Remove and set aside.
- Layer slices of Havarti cheese into the bottom layer of the loaf. Sprinkle with garlic, Italian herbs, and parsley.
- Toast bread in a toaster oven or oven at 425˚F for about 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bread has golden brown edges.
- Toss together cooked spaghetti noodles with sauce and heat for about 2 minutes, until hot, using the mircrowave.
- Layer hot spaghetti and sauce on top of toasted bread. Top with Parmesan cheese to taste and a sprinkle of dried parsley for garnish. Note: If adding an additional layer of melted cheese and/or toppings, Add these now and broil for just 1 minute until toppings are warmed and cheese topping is melted.
- Slice and serve warm.
Notes
- Bake in the oven or use your toaster oven.
- No need for a baking sheet, place load directly on the oven rack.
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