While I was browsing Delish for new recipes, I saw a banner about the French Pizza Bread recipe and was instantly intrigued. I'm glad I checked this recipe out because it is so good! Whenever I am craving homemade pizza but don't want to deal with finicky pizza dough, I'm going to go for this recipe. It uses French bread as the delicious pizza crust that gets crispy outside and soft on the inside. It's the best of both worlds!
The French Pizza Bread recipe is brushed with garlic butter to combine two different favorites - pizza and garlic bread! I could skip the garlic, but after giving it a try, I wouldn't recommend passing it up!
Although the photos above picture classic pepperoni and cheese as toppings, you can totally spice it up with some mushrooms, peppers, onions, or even sausage and chicken. It's entire up to your preferences.
The recipe for the French Pizza Bread is pretty easy to make, and yields 4 servings with a quick prep time of 15 minutes and a total time of 45 minutes. If anyone is interested in checking out the instructions, please click on the image up above.
The following ingredients were used:
- 1 loaf French bread
- 4 tbsp. butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 c. marinara or pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 c. shredded mozzarella
- Pepperoni slices
- 2 tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Freshly chopped basil, for topping
- Easy to make
- Utilizes French bread as crust
- Quick prep time and total time
- Easily modifiable
- Serves 4
- Great for a busy weekday dinner
I highly recommend giving this recipe a try. It's soo good! It will certainly be a fave for seasons to come.