Ragu sausage filled bread

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsSweet Italian sausage
1mediumOnion, chopped
1Red or green bell pepper, diced
1½cupAny Ragu pasta sauce
1large(16 oz.) round Italian bread
1cupShredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a large skillet with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Brown sausage thoroughly on all sides; continue to cook until sausage is thoroughly cooked. Remove and slice sausage, drain fat. In the same skillet, saute onion and peppers until tender. Return sausage to skillet; add sauce. Cover and simmer until heated through. Meanwhile, horizontally slice and remove the top third of Italian bread loaf. Hollow out bottom of loaf, leaving a ¾" shell. Place on baking sheet; fill with sausage mixture. Evenly top with cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until bubbly.

Place top of bread on loaf. Slice into wedges.

Recipe by: Ragu

Posted to EAT-L Digest 23 Jan 97 by "ke4hts@..." <ke4hts@...> on Jan 24, 1997.