Italian Cold Cut Stromboli

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic-infused olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 loaves frozen bread dough, thawed (1 lb. each)
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce, divided
• 8 -12 fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 lb hard salami
• 1/2 lb prosciutto, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb capicola ham
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. add garlic; cook one minute more, stirring constantly to prevent the garlic from burning. cool completely.
• 2 on two greased baking sheets, roll each loaf of dough into 16"x10" rectangles.
• 3 spread each with 2 tbs. of pesto and sprinkle with the onion mixture.
• 4 lay basil leaves down the center of each loaf.
• 5 arrange the salami, prosciutto, capicola ham and mozarella cheese over each rectangle to within 1/2" of edges.
• 6 roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long edge.
• 7 pinch seams to seal, and tuck ends under.
• 8 brush with remaining pesto and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 cool 5 minutes before slicing.