My Own Take Of Bread Bowl Dish

This is what we had for dinner last night and it was absolutely my own concoction. I didn't know what in the world to do, but I thought maybe I'd make something like a chicken pot pie, but instead stuff it in the bread bowl.

You'll need: 

-- Bread bowl

-- Chicken breast

-- Onions & Garlic

-- Vegetables

-- Cheese (Parmesan or Mozzarella)

For Bechamel or White Sauce:

-- Butter

-- Flour

-- Milk

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cut the top of the bread and scoop the meat out. Be careful not to poke a hole on the bottom or the sides of the bread so it won't leak. Brush it with melted butter, then stick it in the oven just for a little bit until it turns light brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.

2. Save those breadcrumbs as you will mix some of those in the stuffing. 

3. Chop up the vegetables of your choice. I only had canned mushrooms, potatoes, celery and broccoli available so that's what I use. If you have some carrots, then add some carrots.

4. Chop up your chicken breast into small bite size pieces. Brown up your chicken first, then add the onions, garlic, and the vegetables.

5. While doing that, make your white sauce with butter, flour and milk and whisk until the sauce is thicken. Add some cheese. The only cheese I had left was mozzarella so that's what I had. Grated Parmesan cheese would be great as well.

6. Once the chicken and veggies are done, dump them all in the white sauce and mix up. Now it's time to add some of those breadcrumbs into the mix. Save the rest of them and turn them into homemade breadcrumbs. Place them into a baking sheet, stick in the oven until it is brown and you have yourself some breadcrumbs.

Leftover breadcrumbs

7. Now it's time to stuff the bread bowl and top it with cheese. Stick in the oven and wait until it browns up. 

8. You don't need to leave it in the oven for that long as everything's already cooked. You only need to melt and brown up the cheese into ooey-gooey goodness. There you have it! Enjoy!