Hot Bacon Cheese Spread
Ingredients:
1 unsliced round loaf (1 pound) Italian bread
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Parmesan cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chopped onion
5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 garlic clove, minced
Directions:
1. Cut top fourth off loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1-in. shell. Cube removed bread and set aside.
2. Combine the remaining ingredients; spoon into bread bowl. Replace top. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Cover loosely with aluminum foil as bread might burn easily.
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Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until heated through. Serve with reserved bread cubes, crackers, bagel chips, tortilla chips or carrot sticks.
Yield: 2 cups (4 servings)