Cheesy Pesto Bread Loaf Recipe

Name: Cheesy Pesto Bread Loaf
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6-9 servings
Ingredients: 10 slices Sara Lee® Artesano™ Bread; ½ cup butter, softened; 2 tablespoons garlic; 3 tablespoons pesto; 1½ cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ¼ cup Asiago cheese, grated

Ingredients

10 slices Sara Lee® Artesano™ Bread
½ cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons garlic
3 tablespoons pesto
1½ cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup Asiago cheese, grated

	PREP TIME 5m	COOK TIME 25m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 6-9 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place bread slices in a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
In a small bowl mix together butter, garlic and 2½ tablespoons of pesto.
Using a pastry brush, coat each slice of bread with the pesto butter, reserving 2 tablespoons.
Use the remaining pesto to spread evenly between each bread slice.
Stuff Mozzarella evenly between each bread slice.
Brush the top of the bread with the remaining pesto butter and bake until cheese is melted and warm throughout (approximately 20-25 minutes).
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with Asiago.
Serve immediately.