Italian Bread Garden Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 round loaf italian bread
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces italian frozen mixed vegetables (or any mixed vegetable of your choice)
• 1 cup light mayonnaise
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 ounce fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 cut off about the top 1 inch of the bread loaf and scoop out the bread, leaving about 1/2-1 inch all around.
• 2 cut bread into cubes, toast in oven at 350° for about 20 minutes. watch so they don't burn.
• 3 meanwhile, cook vegetables in microwave for 3 minutes.
• 4 combine oil, basil, oregano, garlic, salt, and onion powder and blender until basil is well chopped.
• 5 pour into mixing bowl and add mayo and vegetables. mix well before folding in bread cubes. if the recipe appears too dry, add more mayo.
• 6 fill empty bread with this mix; replace top bread piece.
• 7 bake in preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes with a piece of aluminum foil folded over bread.
• 8 remove foil and bake 15 more minutes.