Stuffed French Bread
Make this easy Stuffed French Bread filled with seasoned ground beef, veggies, and melty cheese. A quick, family-friendly dinner that’s perfect for busy nights.
It was a little difficult to take a good picture of this Stuffed French Bread, but I HAD to share the recipe. It was so delicious! A cheesy and flavorful ground beef mixture piled inside French bread. Holy moly, so good! It’s even better if you use my homemade French bread recipe!
STUFFED FRENCH BREAD
Another reason I love this comforting stuffed bread so much is that it’s one of those easy 30-minute meals. Perfect for those tired, stressful, I-don’t-feel-like-cooking nights. 🙂 The beef mixture requires a skillet prep of around 20 minutes, then you pop it in the oven for another 10 or so. After that, you’re on your way to a crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, delicious hot sandwich!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 Tablespoons dried minced onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 can (10 ounces) cream of celery soup
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups freshly grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 Tablespoon freshly chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Brown the ground beef and onion in a large skillet, over medium-high heat. Drain any grease. Add the celery and minced garlic to skillet. Cook a few minutes until the celery is tender. Next, add the soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Stir and cook mixture until heated through; about 5 minutes or so.
Meanwhile, slice the French bread in half, lengthwise, so you have two equal pieces. Scoop out the bread in the center of each piece and tear into small pieces. Add these bread pieces to the beef mixture in the skillet. Stir to combine.
Set the two halves of French bread onto a large baking sheet. Set aside.
Pour the warm beef and bread mixture into the center of one half of the French bread. Spread out evenly. Top the mixture evenly with the shredded cheese. Top with the other half of the bread.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
Stuffed French Bread
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 Tablespoons dried minced onion (or freshly diced white onion)
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 can (10 ounces) cream of celery soup (or cream of mushroom or chicken soup)
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
- 1 ½ cups freshly grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 Tablespoon chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Brown the ground beef and onion in a large skillet, over medium-high heat. Drain any grease. Add the celery and minced garlic to skillet. Cook a few minutes until the celery is tender. Next, add the soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Stir and cook mixture until heated through; about 5 minutes or so.
- Meanwhile, slice the French bread in half, lengthwise, so you have two equal pieces. Scoop out the bread in the center of each piece and tear into small pieces. Add these bread pieces to the beef mixture in the skillet. Stir to combine. Set the two halves of french bread onto a large baking sheet. Set aside.
- Pour the warm beef and bread mixture into the center of one half of the French bread. Spread out evenly. Top the mixture evenly with the shredded cheese. Top with the other half of the bread.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
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This is a great idea. This mixture is basically what I put together for tater-tot casserole. Can’t wait to do it this way.
This looks so good!! I cant wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Do you prepare the cream of mushroom soup as the can says with a can of water, or do you just use the soup undiluted?
Just add the condensed soups. Don’t dilute
I made this last night, and OH. MY. GOODNESS. It was SO delicious! I added in a little bit of seasoning to the ground beef [dried parsnips, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, basil (and some Old Bay, of course)]. Next time I might switch out the celery for green peppers.
Other than that, I wouldn’t change a single thing. This is definitely a keeper!
Was at the store not sure what to eat for dinner and I see freshly baked warm french bread for $1. I snatch one up and envisioned a sandwich so I Googled “french bread sandwich” and your website pops up. I made this for dinner and holy moly! It was amazing!!!!! Thanks a bunch…I love the site….can’t believe I haven’t come across it sooner. Will definitely try other stuff on here.
Made this tonight for dinner. We really like it, will definitely make again. Thanks for the recipe!
What size can of Cream of Mushroom soup do you use?
10 ounce can
Great! Thank you! I’ll be making it tonight…can’t wait to try it 🙂
Good
I made the mixture ahead of time. Came home hours later and filled the loaves, I made two. I served it with a salad and my boys loved it. I didn’t change a thing. Thank you for this fabulous creation.
Wish I could add a picture !!
I just made this and wow! Even my son loved it. I didn’t have worchestshire but used teriyaki and added a couple drops of hot sauce. I also used mixed peppers and onion. Delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
Made this for dinner tonight. It was easy, quick and a big hit with the husband and kids! I didn’t have celery so I used cream of celery along with the cream of mushroom.
I left you a note on Pinterest to say that I made this last night and it was delicious! We liked it so much that I’ve included a link to it in this week’s newsletter. Hope it brings you even more traffic!
Thanks, Katie! ♥
Wondering if you could spread it onto a Pillsbury pizza dough, roll it and cook it? Like a stuffed bread? Thoughts?
This is outstanding. Made it for football watching weekend. Will definitely make agan.
Made it for dinner tonight. Was delicious. Will make again.
I made this with Steak-um. It was wonderful and easy.
I made this for dinner last night. I used lean turkey instead of ground beef to make it a little healthier. It turned out dry and wasn’t very tasty at all. If I make it again I will use ground beef and I will definitely omit the part where you mix it with the bread. That is what made it so dry and took away alot of the flavor. I will also try adding rotel to it as I think it will boost the flavor even more.
I made this recipe tonight, using pre-baked yeast rolls from Sam’s Club. I just cut about a 1 1/2 inch wide slit, scooped most of the center of the roll out, and filled them. I stacked them like dominos in a baking pan to keep the filling from oozing out. Other than using only a small amount of the bread I pulled and making homemade cream of mushroom, I stuck to the recipe. I did cover them in foil for 3/4 of the bake time, since those rolls tend to get hard. They were very good!
We made this tonight and it was fabulous! Thanks for the recipe, it will be put in our regular recipe rotation!
We just finished this off for lunch! So tasty! Will definitely be making this again! So easy and so good!
My mom’s been making this since I was a kid, but she butters the inside of the bread with garlic butter, so yummy!
This looks really yummy! Making tonight. I have ground beef in the freezer that needs to be used. It’s sure looks easy and fast and all the ingredients are already in my fridge and pantry. All I need is to have hubby pick up the French Bread. Easy peasy.
I made this for supper two days ago and it was great. Next time I do it I will tweak it a bit in the spice department. I think I had too much hamburger but I always cook too much of anything I make. I will also add some red pepper flakes for a kick and some mushrooms.
Amazing.. so good. I made this for the first time and I’m so glad I did. It really is delicious. Super easy to make as well. My 1 year old son loved it too 🙂
I made a slight variation on this and it turned out great! I made it as a stuffed garlic bread with the ground beef and a quick tomato sauce are baked inside the bread and then top with shaved garlic and cheese melt and serve!
Yum! That sounds delicious!!