PIZZA HOAGIE
1½ pounds lean ground beef 1-6 ounce can of tomato paste 1 tsp sugar ½ cup chopped green olives ½ cup chopped onion 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1 tsp Italian seasoning ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt garlic powder to taste (I’ve added sliced ripe olives, chopped green pepper, some parmesan cheese too and if it seems a little dry add an egg)
1 loaf French bread (Wally World’s works great…you want a fairly soft loaf.)
Mix the together. Cut the loaf of bread in half lengthwise, make the bottom about a ½” thicker than the top. Hollow out some of the bread on the bottom, but leave a good ½” border around the edge and bottom. Tear up the bread you take out and put into the meat mixture. Make an aluminum foil boat to fit around the bottom to prevent over-browning. Put the meat mixture into the hollowed area. Bake at 325-350 for 35 minutes. Put on the top slice of bread and bake for additional 15-20. Cut into slices and serve. Served along with a lettuce salad makes a very satisfying meal. dpf

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Yummmm !!! This one looks like a keeper ! I may have to turn on the oven for the first time ever :D Trudy, Molly & Murphy 37' Montana 5th wheel - "be the kind of person your dog thinks you are"

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Trudy, Molly & Murphy "be the kind of person your dog thinks you are"

No..you don't brown it...just mix it up like meat loaf and put it in the hallowed out bread that has the bottom and sides covered with aluminum foil. I always set it on a cookie sheet in the oven. dpf

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