Sausage-stuffed Loaf

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground sausage
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 can chunky italian-style tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon anise seed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 loaf french bread
• 1/4-1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• coarsely ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink.
• 2 remove and set aside.
• 3 in the same skillet, cook onion and green pepper until tender, drain.
• 4 stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes and seasonings.
• 5 add meat to sauce.
• 6 cut a wedge out of top of bread about 2 inches wide and 3/4 way through the loaf.
• 7 fill loaf with meat sauce.
• 8 sprinkle with cheese and ground pepper.
• 9 wrap in heavy-duty foil.
• 10 bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 30 minutes or until heated through.