Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Sausage-Stuffed French Loaf

Another great one from Southern Living's Easy Weeknight Favorites! Don't let the number of ingredients scare you away. They are things you probably have in your fridge or pantry (if I had them in mine, I'm sure you have them in yours!)

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Sausage-Stuffed French Loaf

Ingredients:
1 (16 oz) loaf unsliced French Bread
1/2 pound sausage
1/2 pound ground chuck
1 medium onion, chopped
1 c shredded mozzarella cheese
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 c chopped fresh parsley
1 t Dijon mustard
1/4 t fennel seeds
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 T butter
1 large clove garlic, crushed

Instructions:
1. Cut off ends of loaf; set ends aside.
2. Hollow out center of loaf with a long serrated bread knife, leaving a 1/2 inch shell.
3. Drop bread removed from inside of loaf into food processor. Process to make coarse crumbs.
4. Cook sausage, beef, and onion in a large skillet over med-high heat until meat is browned; drain.
5. Add 1 cup of reserved breadcrumbs, cheese, egg, parsley, mustard, fennel seeds, salt and pepper to skillet. Stir well.
6. Spoon meat mixture into bread shell; replace loaf ends, securing with toothpicks.
7. Melt butter in saucepan. Add garlic and cook about 1 minute.
8. Brush butter over loaf.
9. Wrap loaf in aluminum foil, leaving open slightly on top; place on baking sheet.
10. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes.
11. Cut into slices and serve!

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