Stuffed Bread Pizza

Name: Stuffed Bread Pizza
Ingredients: 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 12 cups part-skim ricotta cheese; 12 cup grated parmesan cheese; 12 lb sweet sopressata, from the deli, sliced thick, chopped; 12 stick pepperoni, chopped; 1 (10 ounce) packageshredded mozzarella cheese; 1 (10 ounce) packageshredded provolone cheese; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

16 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

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 12 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
12 cup grated parmesan cheese
12 lb sweet sopressata, from the deli, sliced thick, chopped
12 stick pepperoni, chopped
1 (10 ounce) packageshredded mozzarella cheese
1 (10 ounce) packageshredded provolone cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2

Split bread lengthwise and hollow it out.
3

Cut in half across, making 4 shells for pizzas.
4

Heat a skillet over medium high flame and brown sausage in extra-virgin olive oil.
5

Brown and crumble sausage.
6

Add red bell pepper, onion and garlic.
7

Cook 3 to 5 minutes, add spinach.
8

Remove mixture from heat and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper, to your taste.
9

Transfer to a bowl.
10

Combine sausage and veggies with ricotta, Parmesan, sopressata and pepperoni.
11

Fill bread shells and top with mounded mozzarella and provolone cheeses.
12

Place in hot oven on cookie sheet and bake until cheese melts and bubbles and bread is super crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes.
13

Top pizzas with oregano and hot pepper flakes.
14

Serve immediately, or snack all night!