Stuffed French Bread Appetizer Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the top third off the loaf of bread; carefully hollow out top and bottom, leaving a 1-in. shell. (Discard removed bread or save for another use.) Set loaf aside., In a large skillet, cook the sausage, mushrooms, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and oregano. Stir in the sausage mixture., Line the bottom bread shell with mozzarella slices; top with sausage mixture. Replace bread top; wrap in foil. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place thawed bread loaf on cookie sheet, that is lined with foil.
• Cut bread loaf into 8 slices that DO NOT penetrate to the bottom.
• Spread butter mixture into sliced bread, you are making 'pockets'.
• Into the 'pockets' add sliced cheese, ham, and place partially cooked bacon on top of each slice.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until bacon becomes crisp.
• Slice into individual sandwiches.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Split bread lengthwise and hollow it out. Cut in half across, making 4 shells for pizzas.
• Heat a skillet over medium high flame and brown sausage in extra-virgin olive oil. Brown and crumble sausage. Add red bell pepper, onion and garlic. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, add spinach. Remove mixture from heat and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper, to your taste.
• Transfer to a bowl. Combine sausage and veggies with ricotta, Parmesan, sopressata and pepperoni. Fill bread shells and top with mounded mozzarella and provolone cheeses. Place in hot oven on cookie sheet and bake until cheese melts and bubbles and bread is super crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes. Top pizzas with oregano and hot pepper flakes. Serve immediately, or snack all night!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F Slice the french bread in half, lengthwise, so you have two equal pieces. Scoop out the bread in the center of each piece. Place bread in a large bowl and tear into small chunks. Set the two halves of french bread onto a large baking sheet. Set aside. Brown the ground beef and onion in a large skillet, over medium-high heat. Drain any grease. Add the celery and garlic to skillet. Cook a few minutes until celery is tender. Next, add soup, milk and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook mixture until heated; another 5 minutes or so. Add the beef mixture to the bread in the large bowl. Stir to combine. Pour mixture into the center of one-half of the French bread. Spread out evenly. Top the mixture with the shredded cheese. Top with the other half of bread. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Cut loaf of bread in half lengthwise.
• Hollow out bottom of loaf, leaving a 1/2 inch shell.
• Cut removed bread into small cubes; set aside.
• In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is no longer pink and veggies are translucent.
• Add soup, celery, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook and stir for 3-4 minutes.
• Add in reserved bread crumbs; stir to combine.
• Spread mixture into bread shell.
• Top with cheese slices.
• Replace bread top.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Slice and serve.

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients. Hollow out top and bottom of bread, leaving a 1/2-in. shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). Spread thin layer of mayonnaise over bread; sprinkle with parsley. , Fill each half with cheese mixture. Wrap pickle spears in ham; place lengthwise over cheese mixture on bottom half of loaf. Replace top; press to seal. Wrap in foil; refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, cut into 1-in. slices.