French-Bread Pizza with Sausage, Clams, and Mushrooms

Almost any kind of cheese will work in this hearty dish. Try mozzarella, Asiago, provolone, Romano, or cheddar.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 piece).

Ingredients

• 1  (4-ounce) link sweet Italian sausage
• 2  tablespoons  all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2  cups  sliced mushrooms
• 1/2  cup  1% low-fat milk
• 1/2  teaspoon  dried oregano
• 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1  (6 1/2-ounce) can chopped clams, undrained
• 3/4  cup  (3 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1  (16-ounce) loaf French bread, cut in half horizontally
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Remove casing from sausage. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Add flour, and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the mushrooms, milk, oregano, pepper, and clams; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until thick. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese.

Place bread halves on a baking sheet; spread clam mixture evenly over cut sides of bread. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese and parsley. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cut each half into 3 pieces.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

363 (28% from fat)

Fat:

11.3g (sat 4.7g,mono 4.4g,poly 1.3g)

Protein:

19.3g

Carbohydrate:

44.8g

Fiber:

2.7g

Cholesterol:

35mg

Iron:

4mg

Sodium:

1mg

Calcium:

276mg