Recipe Index

Ingredients

• 1 large French bread loaf (about 18 to 20 inches)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1/2 lb Italian sausage
• 4 oz pepperoni slices
• 4 oz bacon, cooked and chopped
• 4 oz cooked ham, diced
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
• Fresh parsley, for serving, according to taste

Method

1. Heat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment or foil for the pizza bread.
2. Split the large French bread loaf lengthwise into two halves, set both halves cut-side up on the sheet, brush their cut surfaces lightly with the olive oil, and bake the pizza bread bases for about 5 minutes, until the surfaces just begin to toast.
3. Brown the Italian sausage in a skillet over medium heat while the pizza bread toasts, breaking the sausage into small crumbles and draining its excess fat once cooked.
4. Spread the pizza sauce evenly over both toasted pizza bread halves, leaving a small border of bread around the sauce.
5. Scatter the cooked Italian sausage crumbles over the sauced pizza bread, then layer on the pepperoni slices, chopped cooked bacon and diced cooked ham.
6. Cover the pizza bread meats with the shredded mozzarella, sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the mozzarella, and finish the loaves with the Italian seasoning, garlic powder and red pepper flakes.
7. Bake the assembled pizza bread at 400°F for 12 to 15 minutes, until the mozzarella bubbles and the loaf edges turn golden.
8. Rest the baked pizza bread for 3 to 5 minutes, scatter fresh parsley over the loaves, and slice each half into serving pieces.

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data