Mushroom Lovers' Pizza Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 french bread loaf (preferably whole grain), sliced in half, lengthwise
• 1 pound button mushrooms 
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3-4 cups shredded cheese
• 2 cups tomato sauce (pizza sauce)
• salt
• pepper 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Wipe mushrooms clean with a damp towel. Dice the mushrooms. Heat a deep skillet with extra-virgin olive oil over medium heat.Add the onion and cook until the onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Then add mushrooms to the skillet. Cook until mushrooms are dark and tender 12 to 15 minutes. Season everything with salt and pepper.

Place bread on baking sheet and brush olive oil over each half.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Let it cool for 5 minutes.
Spread the tomato sauce on each half.

Fill bread with mushrooms onion mixture evenly on top of each half then top with cheese liberally.

Bake the pizza bread in the oven for about 15 minutes until it browns and bubbles then remove the pizzas from the oven and drizzle some ketchup on top.
Serve warm.