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Super Stuffed French Bread Pizza Rustica
[1] (2 foot long) loaf French bread
[1] small onion, chopped
[1/2] cup grated Parmesan
[1] teaspoon dried oregano
[1 1/2] cups part skim ricotta
[1/2] stick pepperoni, chopped
[2] large cloves garlic, chopped
[1] pound sweet Italian sausage
[1] tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
[1] teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
[1] sack (10 ounces) shredded provolone
[1] sack (10 ounces) shredded mozzarella
[1] small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
[1] package frozen chopped spinach defrosted and squeezed dry
[1/2] pound sweet sopressata, from the deli, sliced thick, chopped
[-] salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Split bread lengthwise and hollow it out. Cut in half across, making 4 shells for pizzas.
Heat a skillet over medium high flame and brown sausage in extra-virgin olive oil.
Brown and crumble sausage.
Add red bell pepper, onion and garlic.
Cook 3 to 5 minutes, add spinach.
Remove mixture from heat and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper, to your taste.
Transfer to a bowl.
Combine sausage and veggies with ricotta, Parmesan, sopressata and pepperoni.
Fill bread shells and top with mounded mozzarella and provolone cheeses.
Place in hot oven on cookie sheet and bake until cheese melts and bubbles and bread is super crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Top pizzas with oregano and hot pepper flakes.
Serve immediately, or snack all night!
( Rachael Ray )
