Super Easy French Bread Pizza Recipe
Looking for a quick and easy dinner idea? Try making our French bread pizza! With a crispy crust and endless toppings to choose from, this recipe is sure to become a family favorite!
French bread pizza is the one thing we make the most during school holidays when the kids are all home. Because they're so quick, simple and everyone can choose their own toppings so there's no complaining!
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS FRENCH BREAD PIZZA RECIPE
⭐️ Homemade French bread pizza just needs literally 3 ingredients for a basic cheese and tomato pizza, plus any toppings you fancy adding.
⭐️ You can customize the French bread pizza to suit your own tastes. Keep things basic or load your toppings high!
⭐️ Super quick meal. These fast and simple pizzas are brilliant in the school holidays when the kids and their friends are home and you're feeding a small crowd!
FRENCH BREAD PIZZA INGREDIENTS
Everything you need to make a tasty French Bread Pizza that's bursting with flavor.
For full quantities see recipe card below.
- Loaf of French Bread - I usually use regular French baguettes - either a long one or two smaller ones, whichever is available.
- Pizza Sauce - you can grab a jar or tin of pizza sauce or marinara sauce to save time, or you can batch cook your own homemade pizza sauce here.
- Grated Cheese - you can use whichever grated cheese you like to eat. We use Cheddar or sometimes a mix of Cheddar and shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Pepperoni - grab a pack of the pizza pepperoni slices, they're with the ham and sandwich meat in the supermarket.
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
- Bread board
- Bread knife
- Baking sheet
- Cheese grater
- Tablespoon
HOW TO MAKE EASY FRENCH BREAD PIZZA
Prep Time - 5 Minutes - Cook Time - 5 Minutes - Total Time - Around 10 minutes
Full instructions on recipe card below.
Simply sliced the French bread length ways and lay onto a baking sheet or grill pan. Top the French bread with pizza sauce, grated cheese and pepperoni and cook under a hot grill until heated through and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH FRENCH BREAD PIZZA
When I'm doing these for the kids lunch or an easy dinner I tend to serve with vegetable crudités, sweet potato fries or just some homemade coleslaw.
RECIPE TIPS AND INGREDIENT SWAPS
Switch Up The French Bread - you can swap the white baguette for sourdough, seeded, wholegrain or just use any bread you like.
Add Some Toppings - you can add on any extra toppings you like to eat - choose from cooked ham, chicken or sausage, tuna fish, olives, mushrooms, pineapple, sweetcorn, chillies, red onions, bell peppers, jalapeños, bacon, spinach, BBQ sauce or drizzle on some garlic butter - just sprinkle on your favorite pizza toppings.
Swap The Cheese - you can use Cheddar, Mozzarella, Feta, Parmesan cheese or a mix of any cheeses you like to eat.
TOP TIPS FOR MAKING THE FRENCH BREAD PIZZA
⭐️ Be generous with your toppings, but watch for loading them too thickly otherwise they don't heat through properly under the grill.
⭐️ You can cook the French bred pizza in the oven if you prefer - just cook on 200C for around 10 minutes or until the toppings are cooked and the cheese melty and delicious.
⭐️ Air frying - you can make air fryer French bread pizza - just use smaller slices of baguette so that it fits in the air fryer basket. And be sure to press the toppings in well as the fan in the air fryer often blows them off.
LOVE YOUR LEFTOVERS
⭐ Leftover French bread pizza is delicious cold. Just be sure to cool the pizza down quickly, before storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator overnight.
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Easy French Bread Pizza Recipe
Quick and easy French bread pizza recipe with endless topping ideas!
Ingredients
- 1 French Baguette
- 10oz (300g) pizza sauce
- 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
- 4oz (120g) pizza peperoni slices
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to high.
- Slice the French bread lengthways - lay on a grill pan.
- Top the bread with pizza sauce, shredded cheese and pepperoni slices.
- Cook under a hot grill until toppings are heated through properly and cheese melted and bubbling.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 465Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 1001mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 22g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
Wendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals and home lifestyle tips since 2012
