Ciabatta Pizza Sticks Recipe
Ciabatta Pizza Sticks are just the thing to keep on hand for unexpected guests or hungry kids. So good and easy.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Ciabatta
- 1 24 ounce jar Tomato Sauce
- 4 ounces Sliced Mushrooms
- 5 ounces Sausage Balls Already cooked
- 8 ounces Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Carefully slice your ciabatta loaf in half horizontally as if you were going to make a giant sandwich out of it.
- Lay both pieces crust side down on a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Spread tomato sauce in an even layer over the bread. You’ll probably have some left over.
- Layer on sliced mushrooms and sausage in an even layer.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges of the bread begins to brown.
- Now switch the oven to broil, leaving the oven door open, and continue to broil until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown in places.
- Remove from the oven and carefully slice right away.
- You can let it cool for a minute or two just until it’s cool enough to eat then serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- You can cook your own small pieces of ground Italian sausage ahead of time or you might be able to find them pre-cooked at your local grocery store. They will need to be cooked before baking in this recipe.
- The ciabatta I buy is 6 by 11 inches so the number of pizza sticks you will get out of a batch will vary
depending on the size of your ciabatta loaf. - Be sure to cut it into pieces right away while it’s hot so the cheese doesn’t pull off of the bread.
- If you serve the pizza sticks right away, they are usually rigid enough to eat by hand. If you let them rest they will soften and become soggy. You’ll need plates for them. Either way, they’re delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 7gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 276mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
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