French Bread Pizza Rustica

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 loaf french bread
• 1 lb hot italian turkey sausage
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
• 1 1/2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup provolone cheese, shredded
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 split bread lengthwise and hollow it out. cut in half across to make 4 shells.
• 3 brown sausage in a skillet over medium-high, breaking up large pieces with a spoon.
• 4 add bell pepper, onion, and garlic; cook 3-5 minutes. add spinach. remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 transfer mixture to a bowl. add ricotta and parmesan and combine well. fill bread shells and top with mounded mozzarella and provolone.
• 6 bake in hot oven until cheese melts and bubbles and bread is super crisp, about 10-12 minutes.
• 7 top with oregano and crushed red pepper and serve with marinara.