Broiled Beef And Cheese Melt

This was something my mom made that I loved as a kid

• 1Lb Ground Beef browned and drained
• 1 Small Onion diced and cooked with meat above
• 1 TBS Garlic Powder
• 1tsp Salt
• 1 small can of tomato Paste
• 1 loaf Italian Bread
• 1 Tomato sliced
• 6-8 slices of American cheese

Cut Loaf of bread in half lengthwise and hollow out loaf with a spoon. The bread you hollow out can be set aside to dry out to make bread crumbs and frozen for later.

In skillet where you browned the meat;  mix meat, onion, garlic powder, salt, and tomato paste.
Spread this into hollow of both halves of bread as evenly as possible.
Set bread halves on a baking sheet.
Top meat mixture with a single layer of tomato slices, then a single layer of cheese.
Place this under the broiler in the oven, Set broiler at 500 degree or broil setting on oven. Leave under broiler until cheese is bubbly (about 5 minutes).
Slice and serve as an open face type sandwich with chips or pasta salad.