French Bread Pizza
Our Homemade French Bread Pizza recipe is an easy garlic bread pizza made with a loaf of Italian bread, garlic butter, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and all of your favorite toppings.
These French bread pizzas are a lifesaver when you need to feed a hungry crowd. They’re quick and easy to make, and if you serve them with a big salad you can make it a complete meal.
Why You’ll Love It
- It’s Pizza Bread! What’s not to love! It has all of the flavors of pizza without the fuss of making dough from scratch. It’s a versatile recipe.
- Quick and Easy. This garlic bread pizza comes together in about 15 minutes. We use a jar of store-bought marinara sauce, so there’s little mess to clean up.
- Share-Worthy. This is a great recipe to make for game day, movie night, kid sleepovers, and get-togethers with family and friends. Or have a pizza party and let everyone build their own pizza with their favorite toppings.
French Bread Pizza Recipe Ingredients
- Butter, Olive Oil, Garlic and Parmesan Cheese. We make a garlic butter to brush on the bread and then we bake it so its nice and crispy before adding the sauce, cheese and toppings. This adds another layer of flavor and it helps to keep the bread from getting soggy from the marinara sauce.
- Bread. Use an Italian or French bread loaf sliced in half lengthwise.
- Sauce. We use a jar of store-bought marinara sauce, but you can use spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce. Whatever you like best. If you want to make the sauce from scratch, you can try our homemade Marinara Sauce.
- Seasoning. We use a simple mix of dried Italian seasonings, red pepper flakes and black pepper to sprinkle on the sauce.
- Cheese. Use low-moisture mozzarella for this recipe.
- Toppings. We use supreme pizza toppings for this recipe, which is a tasty combo of turkey pepperoni, turkey sausage, mushrooms, red onion, bell pepper and black olives, but use whatever toppings you like best.
Find printable recipe with the measurements below.
How To Make French Bread Pizza
- Make Garlic Bread. Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Melt the butter with olive oil and minced garlic in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and set aside. Cut the bread loaves in half lengthwise. Brush the cut side of each loaf with the garlic butter and sprinkle with finely grated parmesan cheese. Place the bread on the prepared baking sheet and bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes or until the bread is golden and lightly toasted and crispy.
- Cook Sausage. Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the sausage links, casings removed. Break the sausage links up with a spatula or wooden spoon. Transfer the sausage to a medium bowl.
- Add Marinara Sauce. Spoon the marinara sauce evenly over the cut sides of the loaves.
- Add Cheese And Toppings. Sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Evenly divide the toppings over the cheese.
- Cook Pizzas. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
Choose Your Pizza Toppings
Here are some of the best pizza toppings to use for this garlic bread pizza:
- Sauce. Use your favorite store-bought jar of marinara sauce, pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce.
- Cheese. Mozzarella is typically used on pizzas, but you can use cheddar, Jack, Havarti, or whatever you likce.
- Meats. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, bacon, ground turkey, and BBQ chicken.
- Vegetables. Onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts.
Tips For Making Garlic Bread Pizza
- To prevent the bread from becoming soggy, be sure to toast the bread well before adding the sauce.
- Spread only 2-3 tablespoons on each 1/2 loaf. You want a fairly thin layer.
- Bake the pizza bread until the cheese melts. If you want the toppings to be a little crispy and charred, then put the pizza bread under the broiler for 1-3 minutes, but watch carefully so they don’t burn.
- This is a versatile recipe, so use whatever toppings and the amounts of them that you like best.
What To Serve With French Bread Pizzas
- Salad. Make a light meal out of it with a side salad, like our Italian Chopped Salad, Everyday Mediterranean Salad, Romaine Salad or Parmesan Lettuce Salad.
- Soup. If you want a little something more, serve it with one of our Italian soup recipes like this Easy Lasagna Soup, Italian Sausage Soup, Italian Lentil Soup or Zuppa Toscana Soup.
- Dipping Sauce. Some folks love to dip their pizza in a sauce like this Marinara Sauce, Homemade Ranch Dressing, Buffalo Ranch Dressing, Alfredo Sauce or Basil Pesto.
How Do You Store Leftover Pizza Bread
Store leftover pizza bread wrapped in foil or an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, it should last 1-2 days.
How Do You Reheat Garlic Bread Pizza
To reheat garlic bread pizza, place it on a baking sheet loosely covering the top with aluminum foil and reheat it in the oven at 375° for 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese melts. You can also reheat it in an air fryer at 350° (no aluminum foil) for 3-5 minutes. Keep an eye on it in the air fryer because it can cook and burn quickly.
More Easy Italian Meals
- Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
- Ground Turkey Pasta
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Ravioli Lasagna
- Baked Rigatoni with Ricotta
- Marry Me Chicken Pasta
- Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
- Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
French Bread Pizza
Our Homemade French Bread Pizza recipe is an easy garlic bread pizza made with a loaf of Italian bread, garlic butter, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and all of your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 French bread (baguette) or Italian loaf.
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1-1/2 cup mozzarella, grated
- 1/2 cup Turkey pepperoni
- 1/2 cup baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
- 1/2 red onion, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, sliced thin
- 1/3 cup black olives, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Melt the butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil and minced garlic in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and set aside. Cut the bread loaves in half lengthwise. Brush the cut side of each loaf with the garlic butter and sprinkle with finely grated parmesan cheese. Place the bread on the prepared baking sheet and bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes or until the bread is golden and lightly toasted and crispy.
- Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the sausage links, casings removed. Break the sausage links up with a spatula or wooden spoon. Transfer the sausage to a bowl.
- Spoon the marinara sauce evenly over the cut sides of the loaves.
- Sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Evenly divide the toppings over the cheese.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Keep a close watch so they don't burn.
Notes
Variations
Use sub sandwich loaves instead of larger (and longer) French bread loaves.
How To Store Leftover Pizza Bread
Store leftover pizza bread wrapped in foil or an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, it should last 1-2 days.
How To Reheat Garlic Bread Pizza
To reheat garlic bread pizza, place it on a baking sheet loosely covering the top with aluminum foil and reheat it in the oven at 375° for 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese melts. You can also reheat it in an air fryer at 350° (no aluminum foil) for 3-5 minutes. Keep an eye on it in the air fryer because it can cook and burn quickly.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 662Total Fat: 45gSaturated Fat: 15gUnsaturated Fat: 30gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 2022mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 45g
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