Easy Baked Spaghetti Bread

If you know me, you know that I LOVE a quick and easy dinner idea. Collecting and creating simple recipes that will leave your family happy and full are my specialty. Today, I’m sharing one of our family favorites: Baked Spaghetti Bread!

Easy Spaghetti Bread

If your family loves spaghetti, bread and cheese this recipe is going to be a hit.

It’s something that I’ve always made, but never thought of sharing until my son had a friend over and kept raving about my spaghetti bread. I thought is was something that everyone grew up eating and making.

It really is super easy and it’s perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.

This version serves each person their own roll, but you can easily make this recipe on long loaves of french bread to feed a crowd.

Baked Spaghetti Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 1-pound lean ground beef (or turkey)
• 2 jars (24 ounces each) spaghetti sauce
• 4 sub rolls, cut in half lengthwise
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 8 ounces spaghetti pasta
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
• Parsley for garnish, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Cover a large baking sheet (or two small baking sheets) with parchment paper; set aside.

2. Crumble the ground beef into a medium skillet then cook over medium heat until fully browned. Drain off the excess fat.

3. Add 2 cups of the spaghetti sauce to the ground beef and simmer the mixture on low while you complete the next steps of the recipe, stirring often.

4. Place the sub rolls cut side up on the prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter and garlic powder. Brush the garlic butter onto the cut side of each sub roll.

5. Bake the sub rolls at 400F for 10 minutes or until they begin to brown on top.

6. While the sub rolls are baking, boil the spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Drain off the water and return the spaghetti to the pot. Add the remaining spaghetti sauce and stir well.

7. Top a sub roll with the meat sauce, a heap of spaghetti, and finish with mozzarella cheese. Repeat with each sub roll.

8. Bake the spaghetti bread at 400F for 8-10 minutes until the cheese is melted.

9. Top the spaghetti bread with fresh parsley for garnish if desired.

There you have it! A quick and easy dinner idea that you can add into your weekly meal plan rotation to keep bellies full and faces smiling.