Yummy Cheeseburger Loaf

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (1 lb) french bread or 1 (1 lb) italian bread
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 8 ounces sliced american cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, drain fat.
• 2 add soup (undiluted), garlic powder, salt and pepper to meat mixture and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 4 slice the top third off of the bread.
• 5 hollow out bottom part of loaf, leaving about a 3/4 inch shell.
• 6 (save removed bread for another recipe or for the birds!) spread butter on the top piece of bread (inside, not crust).
• 7 place entire loaf on baking sheet and bake until very lightly browned and slightly crisp.
• 8 pour meat mixture into bottom shell of loaf and top with cheese slices.
• 9 place back into oven until cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.
• 10 replace the top of the loaf.
• 11 let sit for a few minutes to settle.
• 12 slice and serve!