Italian Sausage Bread Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 lb pork sausage italian
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1  onion halved thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 cup pasta sauce 
• 1.5 teaspoons oregano dried
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper red crushed
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 loaf bread french ( 14 inches long)
• 0.7 cup ricotta cheese 
• 8 oz mozzarella cheese shredded
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated

Equipment

• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• serrated knife

Directions

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Lightly spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Push sausage to edges of skillet; add 1 tablespoon of the oil.
3. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened.
4. Remove from heat; stir in pizza sauce, oregano, pepper flakes and salt.
5. With serrated knife, cut bread in half lengthwise; scoop out center of each bread half, leaving 1/2-inch border (discard removed bread or reserve for making bread crumbs).
6. Place bread halves on cookie sheet.
7. Spread 1/3 cup of the ricotta cheese down center of each; top evenly with sausage mixture, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
8. Drizzle loaves with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
9. Bake 6 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted.
10. Cut into slices.
11. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.