Papa Felico's Garlic Sausage Bread

Italian bread is topped with sausage, tomato, mozzarella cheese, red bell pepper, and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette to make this delicious treat.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 646 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• ½ cup olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ tablespoon dried basil
• ¼ cup sliced black olives
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup sliced green olives
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons diced red onion
• 1 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
• 1 (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1 loaf Italian bread, cut in half lengthwise
• 1 beefsteak tomato, sliced
• 1 cup roasted red bell pepper strips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 3

Crumble the sausage into a saucepan over low heat; cover and cook until sausage is completely browned, stirring every 30 seconds; drain.

Step 4

Place the bread on a baking sheet with the crust sides down. Arrange the cooked sausage evenly over both halves of bread. Top each with tomato slices, red bell pepper strips, mozzarella slices, green olives, and black olives.

Step 5

Whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, onion, and garlic in a bowl. Drizzle over baked bread halves.

Step 6

Bake another 5 minutes. Cut into 2 inch slices to serve.