ITALIAN STYLE STUFFED BREAD / STUFFED VEGETABLE LOAF / WHITE SAUCE LOAF / WHITE SAUCE BREAD

Serves: 2-3 loafs
INGREDIENTS 
2 bread loafs
1 medium sized chopped onion
1 small sized finely chopped carrot (optional)
1 small finely chopped red bell pepper
1 small finely chopped capsicum
1/4 cup boiled corn
1-2 medium sized boiled and mashed potatoes
1/2 cup crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)


1-2 tbsp pizza sauce or tomato sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp oregano or mixed herb
1 cup grated cheese (I used processed)
1/4 cup butter 
Salt and pepper to taste


For White Sauce: 
1 tbsp all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour
2 tbsp butter
1 cup milk
salt and pepper

METHOD
In a pan, add little oil and saute onion till it sweats (no need to turn it brown). Add finely chopped carrot, little water, around 1/4 cup, cover and cook till carrot becomes soft and tender, don't over cook it.

Once carrot is done add boiled and mashed potato, crumbled paneer. Add salt, pepper and oregano. Mix well.

Add boiled corn, finely chopped bell peppers, sugar and pizza sauce. Give a good and nice stir. Turn off the flame and keep aside.

If you are planning to pack in kids school tiffin box, prepare the above filling a night prior to ease your work next morning like I did.


For White Sauce: 
In same pan or another pan, melt butter, add flour and saute till fragrant. Add milk whisking continuously to avoid any lumps. Cook till it thickens slightly. Turn off the flame.

Take a loaf, slit from center. With the help of scooper or spoon take out the crumbs keeping sides intact as shown in pics below.

You can store the crumbs in freezer and use for binding or you can feed birds.🙂

Spread white sauce as base, put vegetable filling over it, spread more white sauce over it. Sprinkle grated cheese all over and top with butter cubes for browning.

Bake or toast loaf in pre-heated oven at 200 degree Celsius for 10-15 minutes or till base is crispy and brown.

Let it come down to room temperature. Slice and serve or pack in kids school lunch box.


Pictorial:








1. Add some oil in pan, saute onion till it sweats.

2. Add finely chopped carrot..









3. Add water.

4. Cover and cook till soft and tender.

5. Add boiled and roughly mashed potatoes.

6. Add crumbled paneer

7. Salt, pepper and oregano.

8. Add finely chopped bell peppers and boiled corn.

9. 1/2 tsp sugar.

10. Pizza sauce.

11. Mix well. Turn off the flame and keep aside.









12. I gave this to kids in their school tiffin box, so I stored it in fridge overnight.


For White Sauce:










1. Melt butter, add flour and saute till fragrant, don't turn it brown.

2. Add milk.

3. Add salt and pepper.

4. Whisk continuously. 

5. Cook till it thickens little bit. Don't make it too thick as after becoming cold it will become more thick.

6. Take loaf, slit from center with the help of knife.

7. Scoop out the crumbs making sure the edges are intact.

8. Like this, don't over do, else the base might break.

9. Spread white sauce.











10. Add vegetable filling.

11. Put some more white sauce.











12. Add grated cheese all over. Bake at 200 degree Celsius for 15 minutes.

13. After 15 minutes.

16. Slice and serve in breakfast.

17. Or pack in kids school lunch box.