Ultimate Cob Loaf Filling
Ultimate Cob Loaf Filling
Ingredients
- 1 cob loaf
- 500 g bacon, chopped
- 1 brown onion
- 2 spring onions
- 120 g spinach
- 250 g cream cheese
- 300 ml cream
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 20 g French onion soup packet
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon chives, to garnish
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 180
- 2
Chop the 500g of bacon.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Cook the chopped bacon in a large pan over medium-high heat until it is crispy. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan, leaving some of the rendered fat behind.
⏱️ 8 min
- 4
Chop the 1 brown onion. Add the chopped brown onion to the pan with the bacon fat and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min
- 5
Add the 120g of spinach to the pan with the onion and cook until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Add the 250g of cream cheese to the pan, stirring until it begins to melt.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Pour in the 300ml of cream and add the 1 cup of sour cream. Stir well to combine.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Add the 20g French onion soup packet and season with 1 teaspoon of pepper. Stir all the ingredients in the pan together until well combined and the mixture is creamy and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese to the mixture and stir until it melts and is fully incorporated.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Return the cooked crispy bacon to the pan and stir it into the creamy mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Chop the 2 spring onions and add them to the mixture, stirring to combine.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Take the cob loaf, carefully cut off the top, and hollow out the inside, reserving the removed bread pieces. Be careful not to cut through the bottom or sides.
⏱️ 5 min
- 13
Spoon the creamy filling generously into the hollowed-out cob loaf.
⏱️ 2 min
- 14
Sprinkle extra mozzarella cheese on top of the filling (using some of the 1 cup mozzarella if desired, or additional cheese if you have it).
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Arrange the reserved bread pieces around the filled cob loaf on a baking tray.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, or until the filling is golden brown and bubbly and the bread pieces are toasted.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 180
- 17
While the cob loaf bakes, chop the 1 tablespoon of chives for garnish.
⏱️ 2 min
- 18
Once baked, remove the cob loaf from the oven and sprinkle the fresh chives over the top.
⏱️ 1 min
- 19
Serve immediately with the toasted bread pieces for dipping and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Ultimate Cob Loaf Filling
- 1 cob loaf
- 500 g bacon, chopped
- 1 brown onion
- 2 spring onions
- 120 g spinach
- 250 g cream cheese
- 300 ml cream
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 20 g French onion soup packet
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon chives, to garnish
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 180 - 2
Chop the 500g of bacon.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Cook the chopped bacon in a large pan over medium-high heat until it is crispy. Remove the crispy bacon from the pan, leaving some of the rendered fat behind.
⏱️ 8 min - 4
Chop the 1 brown onion. Add the chopped brown onion to the pan with the bacon fat and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 10 min - 5
Add the 120g of spinach to the pan with the onion and cook until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Add the 250g of cream cheese to the pan, stirring until it begins to melt.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Pour in the 300ml of cream and add the 1 cup of sour cream. Stir well to combine.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Add the 20g French onion soup packet and season with 1 teaspoon of pepper. Stir all the ingredients in the pan together until well combined and the mixture is creamy and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese to the mixture and stir until it melts and is fully incorporated.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Return the cooked crispy bacon to the pan and stir it into the creamy mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Chop the 2 spring onions and add them to the mixture, stirring to combine.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Take the cob loaf, carefully cut off the top, and hollow out the inside, reserving the removed bread pieces. Be careful not to cut through the bottom or sides.
⏱️ 5 min - 13
Spoon the creamy filling generously into the hollowed-out cob loaf.
⏱️ 2 min - 14
Sprinkle extra mozzarella cheese on top of the filling (using some of the 1 cup mozzarella if desired, or additional cheese if you have it).
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Arrange the reserved bread pieces around the filled cob loaf on a baking tray.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes, or until the filling is golden brown and bubbly and the bread pieces are toasted.
⏱️ 30 min•🌡️ 180 - 17
While the cob loaf bakes, chop the 1 tablespoon of chives for garnish.
⏱️ 2 min - 18
Once baked, remove the cob loaf from the oven and sprinkle the fresh chives over the top.
⏱️ 1 min - 19
Serve immediately with the toasted bread pieces for dipping and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min