3 Best “The Bear” Spaghetti Recipes

When the series “The Bear” debuted on Hulu in June of 2022, it instantly became a favorite of many viewers. The show was a fast paced inside view of a family restaurant in Chicago. The Bear is a swirl of emotional highs and lows, family drama and the beautiful pain of entrepreneurship and rising above personal challenges. Naturally, another theme of the show was food, but with a focus on the main character Carmen’s desire to transcend his family’s legacy and restaurant from dismal diner food to the heights of fine dining and Michelin star worthy cuisine.

With such an aesthetically pleasing view of Carmen’s creations in the kitchen, plenty of viewers became obsessed with tasting one of his most famous meals in real life: the spaghetti dish.

Many people have made their attempt at Carmen’s spaghetti, and with much success! Fans are raving about this simple, but delicious recipe – even hailing it as their new go to marinara sauce for spaghetti night. If you are ready to learn more about this savory dish, check out the 3 best “The Bear” spaghetti recipes.

Buzz Feed Version

This recipe details how fans have been able to emulate Carmen’s recipe. During the eighth and final episode, Carmy, or Carmen, happens to find his brother’s recipe for the famous spaghetti dish. It’s written on a notebook card, with nothing more than a few simple ingredients – basil, garlic, and canned tomatoes.

Everyday Delicious

This recipe refers to Carmen’s dish as Spaghetti Pomodoro, and uses similar ingredients as others – but does mention that the whole recipe is not shown in the show, so they take a few liberties. Cook leaves of basil, whole garlic cloves and red pepper in a pot of olive oil. Blend the olive oil with garlic and basil, and then add it directly to the sauce.

San Marzano Tomatoes “The Bear” Spaghetti

While you can use a different type of canned tomatoes for the sauce, most recipes say that using the San Marzano tomatoes makes a big difference – and this recipe is no exception. Carmen takes his sauce to another level by also cooking a whole onion halved into two in butter, and then adds in his tomatoes. This is an additional step not detailed in the note card recipe, but Carmen can be seen doing this in the episode.