Pepperoni French Bread Pizza

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 ounce) italian bread, split in half horizontally
• 1 1/4 cups bottled pasta sauce
• 4 ounces fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 ounce pepperoni, finely chopped
• 1 cup coarsely shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 place bread halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. pull out some of soft bread centers to make loaves slightly concave. spread each half with 1/2 cup of pasta sauce. arrange mushrooms over sauce; sprinkle with pepperoni. top with mozzarella; sprinkle with oregano, salt and pepper. spoon remaining pasta sauce over tops.
• 3 bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. sprinkle with parmesan cheese. cut on angle into slices. serve hot.