1 lb Sweet Italian sausage
1 md Onion, chopped
1 Red or green bell pepper,
-diced
1 1/2 c Any Ragu pasta sauce
1 lg (16 oz.) round Italian bread
1 c Shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a large skillet with nonstick vegetable oil
spray. Brown sausage thoroughly on all sides; continue to cook until
sausage is thoroughly cooked. Remove and slice sausage, drain fat. In the
same skillet, saute onion and peppers until tender. Return sausage to
skillet; add sauce. Cover and simmer until heated through. Meanwhile,
horizontally slice and remove the top third of Italian bread loaf. Hollow
out bottom of loaf, leaving a 3/4″ shell. Place on baking sheet; fill with
sausage mixture. Evenly top with cheese. Bake 15 minutes or until bubbly.
Place top of bread on loaf. Slice into wedges.
Yields
6 Servings