French Loaf Pizza (with Italian Sausage)

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb italian sausage, casing removed & crumbled
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup mushroom, chopped (optional, or peppers)
• 1 (19 ounce) can tomatoes, drained & chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 loaf french bread, unsliced (or 8 individual dinner rolls)
• 7 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f
• 2 in skillet, over medium heat, brown sausages. remove with slotted spoon, set aside & keep warm; drain excess fat.
• 3 sauté garlic & onion 2 – 3 mins, until soft.
• 4 add tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano & pepper. simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
• 5 slice off the top of the loaf of bread (or rolls) lengthwise. scoop out the centre of the loaf leaving a 1â€? shell.
• 6 spread ½ of the tomato mixture into the hollowed loaf. layer the sausage over the tomatoes. top with remaining tomato mixture. sprinkle the mozza & cheddar cheese on top & replace the top of the loaf.
• 7 double wrap loaf in heavy aluminum foil & place on a cookie sheet.
• 8 bake for 1 ½ hrs (or 1 hr for dinner rolls).
• 9 remove from oven & let set for 20 minutes.
• 10 to serve, cut loaf into 2â€? slices.