Hot Bacon Cheese Spread

Ingredients:

1 unsliced round loaf (1 pound) Italian bread

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 cup mayonnaise 

1/4 cup chopped onion
5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 garlic clove, mincedBread cubes, crackers, bagel chips,  tortilla chips, or carrot sticks 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut top fourth off loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1 inch shell. Cube removed bread and set aside. Combine the remaining ingredients; spoon into bread bowl. Replace top. Place on an non-greased baking sheet. Cover loosely with aluminum foil as bread might burn easily. Bake for 1 hour or until heated through. Serve with reserved bread cubes, crackers, bagel chips, tortilla chips, or carrot sticks.