Crispy garlic french bread topped with spaghetti and mozzarella cheese. These spaghetti boats are one of my favorite ways to use leftover spaghetti!
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Garlic Bread Spaghetti Bread Boats
Whenever my easy spaghetti recipe is on the menu, I always seem to make too much. Instead of just reheating leftovers, I decided to repurpose them into a different dish. Queue these spaghetti boats! They were so easy to make and my family loved them.
The other night I happened to see French bread on sale for $1 and had some leftover spaghetti, so we made spaghetti boats on garlic bread. This is a super easy dinner that your whole family will love! They will never know you used leftovers to make it. ;)
Sometimes I even use homemade french bread or French baguette if I have an extra loaf that I need to use up. We’ve also made spaghetti boats using zucchini when we are trying to be a little more healthy. Both ways are delicious, but of course anything with garlic bread involved is extra tasty in my book.
How to Make Spaghetti Boats
- Warm. Reheat the leftover spaghetti until warm.
- Toast. Cut the french bread in half, then spread butter on top and sprinkle with garlic powder. Bake in oven for about 5 minutes, or until golden.
- Top. Top the bread with your leftover spaghetti and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and bubbly.
Cooking Tips
- Line your baking sheet with parchment or foil. This makes clean up super easy!
- If you don’t have leftover spaghetti, you can make a fresh batch.
- Sometimes I cut some of the bread out of the center of each loaf. This helps to hold the spaghetti a little better.
- Add fresh basil on top for extra flavor.
- Let cool a little once done, then cut each half into 4 slices.
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Spaghetti Boats
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Ingredients
- 3 to 4 cups leftover spaghetti
- 1 loaf french bread , sliced in half
- 4 Tablespoons butter , softened
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 to 2 cups mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425ºF. Line a baking sheet with foil for easy clean up.
- Warm leftover spaghetti or cook fresh (sauce and noodles mixed together).
- Place the french bread halves onto baking sheet. Spread each piece with 2 Tablespoons of butter (more if you’d like). Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of garlic powder onto each piece. Bake in oven for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven.
- Top each piece of bread with about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of spaghetti. Then sprinkle on 1/2 to 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Bake for additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is nice and bubbly.
- Allow to cool, slice and enjoy!
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Categorized as: 30 Minute Meals, 30 Minute Meals, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Dinner, Italian, Pasta, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Can this be frozen? Would like to make a large amount and store it in the freezer for a quick meal after a hard days work or for lunch. Thanks for your response.
My kids love to cook with me and this one is so much fun for them!
This is such a fun recipe to make and eat! My daughter has already requested it again!
This is such a fun idea! I always make too much spaghetti too and now I know leftovers will be a hit with this creative twist.
Such a great way to use leftover spaghetti! My kids loved this and have requested I make it next week!
I’m so glad they love it!!
Looks good and easy!
Looks. Delicious
Can you make it fresh? I have 5 eating this (that includes me) and we have dinner every other weekend. It sounds really good.
Yes, you can definitely made this fresh! I usually just make way too much spaghetti so spaghetti boats are perfect to “disguise” the leftovers! ;)
My husband and 2 kids love these!!!!
It’s such a fun way to mix up normal spaghetti. Glad you hear your family loves it as much as mine does! :)
What a creative way to turn leftovers into a tasty new dish. This is both smart and fun. It’s a true delight to both the eyes and the stomach. Well done! We love the extra helping of mozzarella cheese.
Thanks for your comment Julia. We definitely wanted to switch up the normal spaghetti, so this recipe was perfect for my family! Hope you enjoy it. :)
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! My almost 2 year old has refused to eat pasta in any form – but he LOVED this and it was the first time in a long time our entire family ate the same thing for dinner. This was a personal victory and great night. Thanks again!!
I am so happy that your almost 2 year old loved it, that is the best feeling getting those picky eaters to eat! It also really is a blessing when your family will eat the same thing for dinner. Thanks so much for your comment Shannon! :)
These look so fun ~ and easy! I found you via The Inspiration Network. Pin’d =) Marcy @ day2day SuperMom
We’re glad to have you Marcy! Hope those spaghetti boats are a big hit in your family like they were in mine! :)
My mom use to make these for us as kids, however, she would use hot dogs buns that were starting to get old! Delicious!
What a great idea for using up those leftover hot dog buns! Thanks for the idea!
This looks incredible! My kids love spaghetti just about any way I serve it, they would probably eat it every night if I let them. Im going to try and make this for them as a different twist on an old favorite!
Lol, my kids are the same! Such a fun and simple way to switch things up!
Oh my littles will love this, and I always have leftover spaghetti.
It’s such a fun recipe to switch things up! Enjoy! :D
This is a pretty cool idea! Thanks – my kids would love it (plus, spaghetti is always a big hit in our home!)
It’s definitely fun to switch up the old spaghetti recipe for a change! :)
My kids would get such a huge kick out of this idea!! Love it!
Thanks for commenting Lisa! It definitely is a favorite in my home and my kids love the idea that they are eating a “boat”!
Would English muffins work as well?
Yum, I love English muffins! I’m sure that would be delicious, you’ll have to give it a try and let us know! :)