Serves  4                     Difficulty  Medium

Pizza night doesn’t always have to mean pizza. Load up a fresh breadstick with beef, bacon, salami and plenty of cheese for an easy dinner or weekend treat.

Ingredients

1 Bakers Delight White Breadstick
1 cup shredded tasty cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
250g cooked beef mince, seasoned to taste
8 -10 slices salami, cut into strips
½ cup crispy bacon bits
2 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley (or basil)
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Method

STEP 1

Preheat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced) Slice your baguette in half to fit to your baking tray. Using a sharp knife, make diagonal cuts along each half about 3cm apart, being careful not to cut all the way through. This will create pockets and crevices for the filling

STEP 2

Gently open each cut and stuff with a mixture of the shredded tasty cheese and mozzarella. Push the seasoned cooked beef mince into the larger gaps along the bread, then tuck strips of salami and crispy bacon bits into each crevice throughout the bread

STEP 3

Place the stuffed bread halves on a lined baking tray and bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbling and the bread is golden and crisp

STEP 4

While the bread bakes, combine the melted butter, olive oil, and chopped parsley (or basil) in a small bowl

STEP 5

Remove the bread from the oven and brush generously with the herb butter mixture. Sprinkle over the Parmesan cheese and serve immediately while hot, crispy, and cheesy