Description
French Bread Pizza is a fast, affordable, and customizable dinner perfect for busy nights or fun family meals. Made with a crisp French bread base, melty mozzarella, and your choice of toppings, it’s a crowd-pleaser every time.
Ingredients
1 loaf French bread
1/2 to 3/4 cup pizza sauce
1 to 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Toppings of choice (vegetables, cooked chicken, mushrooms, olives, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475°F (245°C).
- Slice the French bread in half lengthwise to create two large pieces.
- Spread pizza sauce evenly over each bread half, going all the way to the edges.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella evenly over the sauce.
- Add your favorite toppings—vegetables, cooked chicken, mushrooms, olives, etc.
- Place bread halves on a baking sheet and bake for 10–15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and edges are golden.
- Let cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Toast the bread briefly before adding toppings to prevent sogginess.
- Use any type of loaf—French, Italian, or even ciabatta—for different textures.
- Letting everyone build their own pizza makes this a fun family activity.
- For extra crispness, broil the pizza for 1–2 minutes at the end.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/4 of loaf)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
