Family Favorite Stuffed French Bread Food

5 STUFFED FRENCH BREAD RECIPES

Steps:

• For filling the French bread you can do this two different ways:
• Using a serrated knife, cut French bread in half, and cut each half lengthwise through the center.
• Hollow out each piece, removing bread and leaving a 1/2-inch shell.
• Cut removed bread portions into 1-inch pieces, and set aside.
• Note: use the extra bread for making croutons.
• Fill with whatever filling you choose, then sprinkle with cheese and bake them both until cheese melts and heated around 25 minutes on 375 degrees.
• Second Style Whole Loaf Stuffed French Bread:
• Cut the bread in half lengthwise and scoop out some of the bread on the bottom of just one side of the loaf.
• Spoon the filling in the hollowed out part and spread a little on the top half.
• Cover both sides with shredded cheese on top, put it together, and wrap the whole loaf in foil.
• Place it on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees until cheese is melted and heated for around 20 minutes.
• All hot bread is made the same, hollow with bread, fill, bake until cheese is melted. Let sit for around 10 minutes before slicing.
• Note: The cheeses we use are extra sharp cheddar, try pepper jack, swiss, blue cheese crumbles, gouda, Havarti, provolone, mozzarella, or whatever kind you prefer.
• If using a cold filling, hollow fill, and slice.
• Other Filling Suggestions:
• Try a California Style cold French bread filled with ground taco seasoned beef, diced cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, and guacamole
• Make a Philly style with shaved roast beef, swiss cheese, sauteed onions
• Fill the French bread with deli corned beef, sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, and swiss cheese for a Reuben
• Pepperoni jarred meat sauce and shredded mozzarella
• Sloppy joe filling with cheddar cheese
• Meatballs, sauce, and mozzarella
• Sausage, peppers, onions, marinara sauce, and mozzarella
• Kielbasa, sauerkraut drained and patted dry, swiss cheese
• Antipasto Italian with salami, mortadella, pepperoni, capicola, Italian dressing, Italian seasoning, melted provolone
• Deli roast beef and extra sharp cheddar cheese
• Chicken Waldorf Salad chopped apples, walnuts, craisins, seedless grapes, cooked chicken, Peppercorn Ranch dressing

STUFFED FRENCH BREAD

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.

STUFFED FRENCH BREAD

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.

OUR BEST STUFFED FRENCH TOAST FOR TWO

Steps:

• Mix Neufchatel, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon until blended; spread onto 2 bread slices. Cover with remaining bread slices to make 2 sandwiches.
• Whisk egg product, milk, vanilla and remaining cinnamon in pie plate until blended.
• Dip sandwiches, 1 at a time, in egg mixture, turning to evenly moisten both sides of each. Cook in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 2 to 3 min. on each side or until golden brown on both sides. Top with powdered sugar.