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Sausage-Stuffed Loaf

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Ingredients

2 Italian sausages
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 can (15 ounces) chunky Italian-style tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon anise seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 loaf (1 pound) French bread
1/4 to 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground pepper

Instructions

In a skillet, cook sausages until no longer pink. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, cook beef, onion and green pepper until beef is no longer pink. Drain. Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings. Cut sausages in half lengthwise and slice. Add to meat sauce. Cut a wedge out of the top of the bread about 2 inches wide and 3/4 of the way through the loaf. Fill loaf with meat sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and pepper. wrap in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.

Jane Scott
Erie