You know how they have those bread bowls with like cheese and pasta in them? The carb in carb bowl? They seemed a bit much, even for this self-proclaimed carb addict.I do love carbs, but even I kind of second guessed a bread bowl that was filled with pasta. Oh, hey! I am eating a yummy bread sandwich! It has bread inside of other bread!!!111.

See, that does seem just a tiny bit of an overkill.Just slightly.

But! And this is a big but, I do think a bread bowl filled with other deliciousness seems like a good idea.No, not a great idea. A brilliant idea, if I say so , myself.And, I do say so, myself.

I decided, and I do not know how this inspiration came to me, but I decided on filling them with something like a Sloppy Joe.Then, to fancy it up, I tried to make it more of an Italian Sloppy Joe.That is what I did, and it was amazing. You should not doubt me about this.Not that I am saying you do doubt me about this.But, if you do indeed doubt me about this, well, you are wrong.

You do not want to be wrong, do you? I did not think so.

Bread Bowl Ingredients.
- 6-7 cups of flour.
- 2 and 1/2 cups of warm water.
- 2 packages of yeast.
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- 4 teaspoons of salt.
- Cornstarch.
-1/4 to 1/3 cup of melted Earth Balance.

You need bowls, bro.Or, sista. You need some bowls.I am pretty sure 99 percent of all my recipes start of that way. How original of me. Anyways, in a large bowl, mix the yeast and warm water, and let it sit for a few minutes.

Now, add in the oil, salt, and then the flour.I added four or so cups of the flour, mixed that, and then slowly added the remaining flour.One you have a smooth dough, not stick, you should place it out on a floured surface, and kneed it for 5 minutes.

Place in an oiled or greased bowl, cover, and let it double in size. You know, let it rise.

Once it has risen, which could vary depending on temperature of the room in-which it is rising, punch it down.Form into the bread bowl shapes, on a baking pan, or two, that has been sprinkled with corn starch.
Cover, and let them rise again, nearly doubling in size.

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Brush melted Earth Balance on the bread bowls. Cook them for 5 minutes, remove from oven, brush with more butter, and cook another 5 minutes.They should be golden brown.Golden brown equals yummy. Remember that.

Cut out a circle on top, the shape of the bowl, remove top, and scoop or pluck out the bread inside.You have made yourself some bread bowls.

But, wait! You need something to fill those suckers with.

Italian Sloppy Joes
- 1 cup of tvp.
- 3 cups of broth.
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
- Tablespoon of steak sauce.
- Few dashes of pepper.
- Few dashes of salt.
- 1 tablespoon of fennel seed.
- 1 tablespoon of basil.
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- 1 small onion, diced.
- 2 tablespoons of minced garlic.
- 1 cup of roasted red pepper, chopped up.
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce.
- 1/2 cup of tomato paste.
- 1 tablespoon of basil.
- 1 tablespoon of oregano.
- 1 tablespoon of chili powder.
- 1/2 to 1 cup of frozen corn.

In one pan, over low-medium heat, place the first ingredient, TVP, up till the basil.Let this simmer till all lthe liquid is gone.

Meanwhile, heat up the olive oil in another pan, Add the onion and garlic, and saute for 5 to 6 minutes over medium heat.You may now add the roasted red pepper, and cook all that for another few minutes.Add the remaining ingredients,stir in the TVP, and cook for 10 minutes over low heat.Stirring occasionally.Pretty simple , eh?

Yeah, so don’t mess it up.

I placed some in a bread bowl,and topped it with some Daiya Cheddar, and some diced green onions. You could do that, if you wanted.Maybe.