Italian Recipes - Pizza By the Yard

Ingredients     

• 1 16-ounce loaf un-sliced French bread

• 1 pound lean ground beef

• 1 6-ounce can tomato paste

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/4 cup sliced green onions

• 1/4 cup chopped pitted ripe olives

• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

• 2 medium tomatoes, sliced

• 1 medium green sweet pepper, cut into rings

• 1 cup shredded American cheese (4 ounces)

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Method:

1. Preheat broiler. Cut bread in half horizontally. Place bread halves, cut sides up, on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 inches from the heat about 1 minute or until lightly toasted.

2. Transfer to a very large cookie sheet. Set aside. Set oven temperature to 350°F.

3. In a large skillet cook ground beef until brown. Drain off fat. Stir tomato paste, the water, green onions, olives, oregano, salt, and black pepper into ground beef in skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through.

4. Remove from heat; stir in Parmesan cheese. Divide ground beef mixture between bread halves. Top with tomato slices, sweet pepper rings, and American cheese.

5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.