Stuffed Meaty Pizza

This is a great weekend go to recipe for me in Fall/Winter, I always double it and freeze two halves for future use!

1 loaf Italian bread

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef, (I use ground turkey, 99%)

1 ts. minced garlic

1 onion, finely chopped

1/3 C. finely chopped carrots, peeled (this makes the recipe)

1 Tb. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 ts. Allspice

1 jar Prego (or any sauce you like)

1 1/2 C. Mozzarella cheese

2 T. fresh basil, opt'l

Preheat oven to 450*. Split bread length wise and hollow out most of the bread leaving a shell. (Toast the hollowed out pieces and grind them into bread crumbs or just eat them! ha) Lightly crisp the bread loaves on a baking sheet for a few mins. watching carefully.

In a large pan cook beef, onion and carrots until the meat is done and vegetables are tender. Drain any excess grease. Add Worcestershire sauce, allspice and Spaghetti sauce and simmer 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer meat mixture to hollowed out bread loaves, sprinkle with cheese. Bake until cheese is just melted and bubbly. Pull out of oven and top right away with snipped basil (you can use dry). Enjoy.....these freeze great so double or triple it!

To prepare from frozen, defrost and bake at 375* for 15 mins. or until heated through and cheese is bubbly! Enjoy!