Stuffed Garlic Bread - Emeril Lagasse

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf french bread or 1 loaf italian bread
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 lb italian sausage, hot or mild, casings removed
• 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, thinly sliced
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f and line baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• 2 cut bread in half lengthwise.
• 3 lay two halves on baking sheet.
• 4 in small bowl, combine butter, olive oil, parmesan, 2 teaspoons garlic, parsley, and salt.
• 5 mix well and spread evenly over 2 halves of bread.
• 6 bake about 10 minutes or until bubbly but not browned.
• 7 remove from oven.
• 8 while bread is baking, heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 9 add sausage and cook, stirring and breaking into pieces until crumbly.
• 10 cook about 5 minutes and remove with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.
• 11 add onions, peppers and red pepper to grease and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
• 12 add garlic and cook another minute.
• 13 remove from heat.
• 14 add sausage back to pan and mix with vegetables.
• 15 spread sausage mixture evenly over bottom half of bread and cover with top half.
• 16 wrap in foil and return to oven for about 5-6 minutes or until warmed through and flavors blend.
• 17 remove from oven.
• 18 slice and serve.