Vegetable Stuffed Loaf
Ingredients
- 400 g white bread, i usually use a white farmhouse style loaf
- 1 small red bell pepper, sliced ⓘ
- 1 small yellow bell pepper ⓘ
- 1 small courgette, sliced ⓘ
- 1 onion, sliced ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon herbes de provence or 1 tablespoon oregano ⓘ
- 2 -3 cloves garlic, minced ⓘ
- salt, to taste ⓘ
- black pepper, to taste ⓘ
- 1 - 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated ⓘ
- olive oil, for frying ⓘ
Instructions
- Slice the top of the loaf of bread and scoop out the soft part in the middle, leaving about 1 inch all around.
- (It's up to you what you do with it, sometimes I leave it out and use it in another dish, other times I cut 1/2 of it into cubes and fry it with the vegetables.).
- In a skillet heat the olive oil and fry all the veg, adding seasoning and garlic, until softened, approx 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and pour out any liquid.
- Now layer the veg and cheese into the hollowed out bread and replace the top.
- Wrap the whole loaf in aluminium foil, place on a tray and bake in the middle of a preheated oven (180°C/350°F/Gas 4) for about 40-45 minutes, until heated through and all the cheese has melted.
- Slice with a very sharp knife and serve imidiatly.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
687
kcal
34% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).