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Crusty French bread is topped with garlic butter, pizza sauce, oregano, and two kinds of cheese before baking to melty perfection, perfect for busy weeknights.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Thick slices of crusty bread combined with melty, salty cheese, and finished off with your favorite toppings, make the perfect flavor combo.
- Skill Level: Easy to make, this recipe is so much faster than delivery. No pizza dough needed, no rolling, no rising, just top and bake.
- Swaps: Replace the French bread with hoagie rolls, ciabatta, or gluten-free bread if needed.
- Serving Suggestions: Cut portions any size you like to feed a few or feed a crowd. French bread pizzas are great for sleepovers and movie nights.
Ingredient Tips for French Bread Pizza
- French Bread: Pick up a large loaf of French bread at the market or make homemade French bread. Top it with garlic butter for an extra layer of flavor.
- Sauce: Either buy a jar or make some homemade pizza sauce. Change it up by stirring in some BBQ sauce or a couple of tablespoons of pesto. You can also use marinara sauce with a sprinkle of Italian seasoning.
- Toppings: Start with mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Then add pepperoni, Homemade Italian sausage, leftover shredded chicken, or ham. Toppings can be any assortment of onions, olives, red peppers, artichokes, chopped spinach, diced zucchini, sliced mushrooms, or jalapenos.
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French Bread Pizza
This is the easiest way to make pizza for a crowd! French bread pizza is cheesy, flavorful, and so fun to make.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread
- ¼ cup salted butter softened
- 1 clove garlic minced, or ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ cups pizza sauce
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- toppings as desired pepperoni, ham, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Cut the loaf of bread in half lengthwise.
- Combine butter and garlic in a small bowl. Spread over the bread. Place on a baking sheet, cut side up, and bake 5 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp on top.
- Remove from the oven and spread pizza sauce on the top. Sprinkle with oregano.
- Top with cheeses and toppings as desired. Bake 12-15 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Broil for 1-2 minutes if desired.
- Cool 5 minutes before slicing.
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Notes
- Cooking the bread with garlic butter adds a crisp topping and keeps the bread from getting soggy.
- If you don’t have garlic butter, brush the bread with olive oil or melted butter and sprinkle with garlic powder or a few cloves of minced garlic.
- Ensure meat is cooked before adding. If your toppings have a lot of moisture, cook them first (like mushrooms) or lightly squeeze them dry (like pineapple).
- Place finished French bread halves under the broiler to make the cheese and toppings extra crispy!
Nutrition Information
Calories: 607 | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 1547mg | Potassium: 490mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1184IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 422mg | Iron: 5mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer, Pizza
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Hi Holly, Delicious. The only change I made, too Hot to turn on the oven, so I made it in the air fryer.