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The Works Pizza Bread
Ingredients
- 1 18×4-inch French Bread (#130485)
- 12 oz Sweet Italian Sausage, casings removed (#241022)
- 1 (10 oz) package Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed, squeezed very dry (#1000135)
- ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. purchased Pesto Sauce (#403010)
- ½ lb. Mozzarella Cheese, coarsely grated (#140320)
- 3 cans Eggplant Appetizer – Caponata (#1002425)
- 3/4 cups purchased Marinara Sauce or Pizza Sauce (#402010)
Directions
- Position rack in center of the oven and preheat to 375 Degrees F. Horizontally, cut off top 1/3 of bread and reserve for another use. Scoop or cut out interior of bread, leaving ½- inch shell. Place shell on large baking sheet.
- Fry sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, breaking up with fork, about 10 minutes. Drain all fat from skillet.
- Combine spinach and ½ cup pesto in small bowl. Sprinkle half of cheese over bottom of bread shell. Spread spinach mixture over cheese. Arrange sausage evenly over spinach layer. Spread eggplant appetizer over.
- Bake pizza until filling is heated through, about 20 minutes. Combine marinara sauce with remaining cheese and spread over top of pizza. Dot with remaining 2 Tbsp. pesto. Bake until cheese melts and topping bubbles, about 12 minutes.