Beef Stuffed French Bread

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Ingredients

Serves 3 or 4.

  • 1 ½ pounds ground beef
  • 1 clove garlic chopped
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 1 egg slightly beaten
  • ¼ cup parsley chopped
  • ¼ cup mushrooms chopped
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 loaf French bread
  • 1 beef bouillon cube

Instructions

  • Brown ground beef in oil, stirring constantly.
  • Drain beef, then add tomato sauce, onion, parsley, Italian seasoning, bouillon cube, and garlic.
  • Heat to boiling, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
  • Cool 5 minutes.
  • Stir in cheeses, egg, and mushrooms.
  • Cut a 1 ½” horizontal slice off top of French bread loaf.
  • Remove center portion of bread, leaving 1″ sides of bread shell.
  • Put beef mixture in loaf and wrap in a large piece of buttered aluminum foil.
  • Bake at 300º for 30 minutes.
  • Remove foil.
  • If desired, sprinkle with ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese and return to oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.
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Course Beef / Bread