Stuffed Bread Pizza

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (24 inch) french bread
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 12 ounces frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 lb sweet sopressata, from the deli, sliced thick, chopped
• 1/2 stick pepperoni, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package shredded provolone cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f.
• 2 split bread lengthwise and hollow it out. cut in half across, making 4 shells for pizzas.
• 3 heat a skillet over medium high flame and brown sausage in extra-virgin olive oil.
• 4 brown and crumble sausage. add red bell pepper, onion and garlic. cook 3 to 5 minutes, add spinach.
• 5 remove mixture from heat and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper, to your taste.
• 6 transfer to a bowl. combine sausage and veggies with ricotta, parmesan, sopressata and pepperoni.
• 7 fill bread shells and top with mounded mozzarella and provolone cheeses.
• 8 place in hot oven on cookie sheet and bake until cheese melts and bubbles and bread is super crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 9 top pizzas with oregano and hot pepper flakes. serve immediately, or snack all night!