Stuffed French Bread

This is what we are having for our Super Bowl party, along with a cup of Louisiana Chicken & Sausage Gumbo and Rice.

We often make this for our Dutch Oven group. It is requested. We found some french bread that was already sliced in half and seasoned that we used the last time we made this. Wish I could remember the brand. It was the best we have used. If I can find it again, I'll edit this post.

Ingredients
1 or 2 loaves French bread (depending on size) We don't use the large stuff due to being too hard to handle when eating. Smaller diameter works best.
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fennel seed
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 garlic clove, minced

Directions
Cut bread in half. Hollow out, leaving a 1/4-in. shell. In a food processor or blender, process bread crumbs until coarse; set aside 1 cup. (Discard remaining crumbs or save for another use.) In a skillet, brown beef, sausage and onion; drain. Stir in reserved crumbs, cheese, egg, parsley, mustard, pepper, salt and fennel; mix well. Spoon into bread shell; replace bread top. Place on a large sheet of heavy-duty foil. In a small saucepan, melt butter; add garlic and very slow simmer for 1 minute. Brush over tops and sides of loaf. Seal the foil. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Now that sounds good Bob. In fact, that sounds great. I will definitely try this one.