Spaghetti & Stuffed Mozzarella Garlic Bread

Ingredients

• 1 very large Italian or French bread loaf
• 8 oz spaghetti, cooked according to package instruction and drained
• 24 ounces vegetarian pasta sauce (or whatever your favorite sauce is)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup garlic butter (we just buy ours)
• 2 cups Italian Cheese Blend

• Instructions
• Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain; set aside.
• Place the pasta sauce into a large saucepan.
• Add cooked pasta to the sauce and toss to evenly coat.
• Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
• Cut the Italian bread loaf in half using a bread knife.
• Carve out the middle of each half of the loaf.
• Remove any remaining bread to create a large hollow in each half. I didn’t let that go to waste. I chopped them up and made croutons out of them.
• Brush insides of the hollows and sides of the halves with garlic butter. Toast in oven. Mine took about 5 minutes to get toasty.
• When bread is toasted, spoon the prepared spaghetti into the hollow of each half, filling the hollows completely. (You will have spaghetti leftover).
• Top with the cheese blend.
• Bake at 375° for 15-20 or until cheese is melted and golden.
• Remove from oven and gently cut with a bread knife to serve.