93% would make again
Meatball-Stuffed Garlic Bread
featured in 8 Savory Recipes For Garlic Lovers
This recipe is a match made in heaven. Soft, garlicky bread stuffed with juicy meatballs and melty cheese – you'll never want regular garlic bread again!
Tasty Team
May 15, 2023
Ingredients
for 4 servings
- 1 baguette
- 1 lb ground beef (455 g)
- ¼ cup bread crumbs (25 g)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- ½ tablespoon salt
- ½ tablespoon pepper
- 1 egg
- 10 slices mozzarella cheese
- marinara sauce
Garlic Butter
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Nutrition Info
- Calories 749
- Fat 38g
- Carbs 49g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugar 4g
- Protein 48g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180˚C).
- In a medium bowl, mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Pinch off a ball of the mixture, roll between your hands to make ping-pong ball-sized meatballs.
- Cook the meatballs over medium heat, turning to brown each side. Remove from heat and drain on a paper towel.
- Slice the baguette into thirds or fourths (each baguette piece should be roughly the same length of two meatballs).
- Hollow out the insides of the baguette pieces with a knife.
- Lay two slices of mozzarella on top of each other with a 1-inch (2 cm) overlap. Place two meatballs on the overlapping region, then fold the mozzarella tightly around the meatballs.
- Push the rolled meatballs and cheese into a baguette piece.
- Slice the stuffed baguette pieces into 1-inch (2 cm) slices, then place them tightly side-by-side on a baking sheet lined with foil.
- In a small bowl, mix together ingredients for garlic butter.
- Brush the garlic butter evenly over the baguette slices, making sure some drips in between the slices.
- Wrap the foil over the re-assembled baguette and bake for 15–20 minutes, until cheese is melted and the top is starting to brown.
- Remove the foil and serve with marinara.
- Enjoy!
