French Bread Pizza Rustica
Don’t let the fact that this French bread pizza rustica doesn’t have a sauce on it throw you off. Every bite is incredible.
Servings 6 servings
Calories 949kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ small red bell pepper seeded, chopped
- ½ small green bell pepper seeded, chopped
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 12 ounce spinach frozen chopped spinach, defrosted, squeezed dry
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups Ricotta
- ½ cup Parmesan grated
- ½ stick pepperoni chopped
- 4 cups cheese Mozzarella and Provolone, shredded
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or more
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 F.
- Split the bread lengthwise. Optionally, hollow out the loaf by removing some of the bread. Love toppings? Hollow it out. Want less topping? Don't hollow it out. (You might have topping left over).
- Crumble sausage into a large skillet with the oil and cook until done.
- Remove and let cool. Optionally, transfer sausage to a food processor and pulse a few times to make the meat finer.
- Transfer meat to a large bowl.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir.
- Spread mixture out onto the bread halves.
- Place bread on baking sheets and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the bread is crunchy and the cheese starts to melt.
Notes
Place bread under the broiler to brown lightly if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 949kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 64g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 1623mg | Potassium: 493mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1463IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 875mg | Iron: 4mg