Hot Vegetable Hero Recipe
Ingredients
1 loaf French or Italian bread
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large yellow onion, sliced thin
2 medium size carrots, peeled and sliced thin
1/2 medium size sweet red pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced thin
1 medium size zucchini sliced thin
1 can low sodium tomato sauce
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 pound sliced low sodium
Muenster cheese
Directions
Preheat the broiler.
Slice the bread in half lengthwise and scoop out and discard the soft center.
Place the halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet and broil 4 inches from the heat for 1 minute or until lightly toasted.
Set aside.
In a heavy 10 inch skillet, heat the olive oil over moderate heat for 1 minute; add the onion and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until soft.
Stir in the carrots, red pepper, and zucchini, and cook, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
Add the tomato sauce, oregano, and black pepper, and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Spoon the vegetable mixture into the bottom half of the bread, top with the cheese, and place in the broiler 4 inches from the heat.
Broil for 1 minute or until the cheese has melted.
Transfer to a cutting board and top with the toasted upper half.
Cut into 4 sandwiches.
Slice the bread in half lengthwise and scoop out and discard the soft center.
Place the halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet and broil 4 inches from the heat for 1 minute or until lightly toasted.
Set aside.
In a heavy 10 inch skillet, heat the olive oil over moderate heat for 1 minute; add the onion and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until soft.
Stir in the carrots, red pepper, and zucchini, and cook, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
Add the tomato sauce, oregano, and black pepper, and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes.
Spoon the vegetable mixture into the bottom half of the bread, top with the cheese, and place in the broiler 4 inches from the heat.
Broil for 1 minute or until the cheese has melted.
Transfer to a cutting board and top with the toasted upper half.
Cut into 4 sandwiches.
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