Serve this French Bread Pizza for pizza night, weeknights, or weekends. Itβs delicious and so easy to make; get it on your table in less than 30 minutes!
I don’t know about you but at my house, we all like different toppings on our pizza. What I love about this French Bread Pizza recipe is that you can customize each piece with whatever toppings you like! I cannot tell you how much this helps with picky eaters!
Also, this recipe is very economical. I can feed my family of 4 for right around $5.00 with this French Bread Pizza recipe. It’s also a great lunch option for when the kids are home for the summer and peanut butter and jelly just isn’t cutting it.
Cook’s Note – French Bread Pizza Recipe:
- To Freeze: Make the pizzas as directed below, but do no do the final bake. Instead, individually wrap each bread piece in foil, and then place in a freezer-safe storage bag. Once you’re ready to bake these preheat oven to 450 degrees, and bake 12-14 minutes.
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Cook’s Tools:
- cutting board
- bread knife
- baking sheet
- small microwave-safe bowl
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French Bread Pizza
Ingredients
- 6 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 medium garlic cloves minced
- 4 Tablespoons minced fresh basil plus more for garnish
- β teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 24-inch loaf French bread, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 8 even pieces
- Β½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Move oven rack to upper-middle position and preheat to 475 degrees F. Line standard-size baking sheet with foil; set aside. In small microwave-safe bowl combine oil, garlic, 2 tablespoons basil, and pepper flakes. Microwave on high until fragrant, about 45-60 seconds.
- Brush half of oil mixture over crust and edges of bread. Arrange bread pieces cut-side up on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over bread pieces and bake until cheese just begins to brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- In small bowl whisk together pizza sauce, remaining basil, and remaining oil mixture. Spread sauce evenly over bread pieces, and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese. Bake 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is melted and brown spots appear. Garnish with minced basil, and serve.
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How do you make the bread slightly fried ?? It’s so wonderful!!
Thanks!!
To make the bread slightly fried in the French Bread Pizza recipe, you should brush the bread with an olive oil mixture and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Then, bake the bread pieces in the oven until the cheese starts to brown, about 2-3 minutes. This gives the bread a delicious, slightly fried texture.
A very tasty dinner or lunch.
Very tasty!
My entire family loved this recipe! It’s way better than the stuff in the frozen food aisle.