Today’s French Bread Pizza Recipe makes a quick and easy dinner plus it’s a long-time family favorite! It’s pepperoni pizza done right…the whole family will go crazy over this simple to make dinner! The secret’s in how to bake it so your french bread pizza is not soggy! Nobody likes a soggy pizza and we’re the sharing the trick with you. This pizza so super simple to make and tastes way better than Stouffer’s french bread pizza!
The Story of French Bread Pizza Recipe
Basically each child gets to pick the meal, which must include… a vegetable, a main dish, and a salad. The child is responsible to tell the parents what groceries are needed and then each kid has a night they cook their meal.
Alex and Kate
Apparently, their kids loved doing it! Gordan and Audra said, “they’ve never eaten so good!!” I offered to blog some kid cooking-friendly recipes that are easy and good tasting! So, this French Bread Pizza is dedicated to them 😉
My daughter Kate (who is taller than me now!?!?!) and her friend Alex are the chef’s for this recipe.
How to make French Bread Pizza
Most recipes similar to this one that I’ve tasted end up with a soggy crust–the trick here is to bake it fast and at a really high temperature!
• Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees.
• Cut the french bread in half lengthwise, put the halves on a cookie sheet open faced, spread a 1/4 of the jar on each side.
• Put on your favorite toppings, and top each half with 1/2 cup cheese.
• Prepare and bake two halves at time and repeat for additional pizzas.
• Bake for 5-7 minutes till the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
• Cut into 2 inch wide strips and serve.
Ingredients in French Bread Pizza Recipe
• 2 loaves of French Bread
• 1 jar of pizza sauce (if you like more sauce, you may want 2 jars)
• Any toppings your family likes: Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, chicken, green peppers, onion, pineapple, mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, etc
• 2-4 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
Add a Salad
• Blueberry, Almond, Chicken Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
• Pear, Blackberry, and Ricotta Spinach Salad
• Asian Pear, Avocado, and Blue Cheese Salad
Step-by-Step tutorial French Bread Pizza Recipe
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| Ingredients |
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| Prepping toppings |
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| Slice bread length wise |
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| Silly chic! |
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| Add sauce, then toppings |
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| Top with cheese |
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| Bake 500 degrees 5-6 minutes |
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| Slice and Serve |
French Bread Pizza Recipe
Today's French Bread Pizza Recipe makes a quick and easy dinner plus it's a long-time family favorite!
Ingredients
- 2 loaves of French Bread
- 1 (14 ounce) jar of pizza sauce (if you like more sauce, you may want 2 jars)
- Any toppings your family likes: Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, chicken, green peppers, onion, pineapple, mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, etc
- 2-4 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees.
- Cut the french bread in half lengthwise, put the halves on a cookie sheet open faced, spread a 1/4 of the jar on each side.
- Put on your favorite toppings, and top each half with 1/2 cup cheese.
- Prepare and bake two halves at time and repeat for additional pizzas.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes till the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
- Cut into 2 inch wide strips and serve.
- Enjoy your French Bread Pizza Recipe!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 572Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 1146mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 40g
More Pizza Recipes
• BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza
• Alfredo Chicken French Bread Pizza
• Sage, Sausage, Olive Pizza Pull-Apart Loaf
• Roasted Mushroom, Fresh Ricotta, Parmesan Pizza
• Tomato Basil Naan Bread Pizza
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My mom has make a meal every Monday. This is what I’m making tomorrow! 🙂 (and this crock pot apple+cinnamon recipe, yummy yummy yummy)
You’ll love this pizza recipe! You’re family will love it too 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
What do suggest about scooping the loaves out a little, would the added room for cheese, end up making it soggy?
I’m sure that would work- there’d be room for lots of cheese that way… I really don’t think it would make it soggy! Try one half scooped out and the other half not, test out which way works best for your family 🙂 Let me know how the experiment goes!! xoxo~ Ruthie
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We made these for my son’s birthday dinner, thought it would be fun for him and his brother to make their own pizzas. What a hit! Both of them enjoyed spreading the sauce and adding what they wanted to add. I used a loaf of garlic parmesan french bread and cut it into fours so all of us had our own pizza. Thanks for sharing this made a great memory!
Hi Kenzie… I was very touched my your comment, I’m SO glad that you had a wonderful night with your boys! That’s what cooking is all about for me- making memories. I appreciate your comment so much please stop by anytime 🙂 xoxoxo~ Ruthie
I also saw this on Pinterest and decided to try it over the weekend. My husband and two teenaged sons loved being able to choose their toppings and create their own pizza. It was quick, easy and delicious! Thanks for the great idea.
HI Janette! I LOVE pinterest and I’m so glad you found me 🙂 That’s so great that your family enjoyed this recipe and thanks for the kind comment! I love to hear how my recipes are going… please stop by again soon! xoxoxo~ Ruthie
Saw this on Pinterest and it reminded me of what we used to make as kids. We always used English muffins, popped them in the toaster to get the crunch, then added toppings to each persons liking. So good! But I’m all grown up now and want to try these for the family this week. Thanks for the post!
Hi Katy! I think you’ll be happy with this french bread version… it’s quick enough to feed the whole fam at once 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by, please come back again soon. xoxoxo! Ruthie
Can’t wait to try this recipe!! The kids will love making their own pizza! Thanks !
Your totally welcome, Darlene. You will have so much fun with this recipe! Not mention that is super good 🙂 Thanks for stopping bye and come back again often! xoxoxo~ Ruthie
Made these the other night and they were a big hit! Wish I would’ve made more than the 2 loaves because it was gone the next day and I’m craving it already!!!
I’m so glad!! I love to hear back on recipes 🙂 Thank you for the kind comment. This is a family fave of our too… it’s just as good the next day so don’t hesitate in making a bigger batch next time! Stop by anytime
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I do this kind of pizza too, but I take out some of the bread from the middle of the halved loaves that way there is more room for the toppings. Sometimes I even bake the halves before I fill them on a high heat with some Olive Oil and herbs to crisp it up and add an extra flavor.
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I’m sorry for the difficulties… it seems to be fine on my end. Maybe try a different internet browser? Sometimes weird things can happen. Thank you for letting me know and I hope you’ll come back to visit again 🙂
These look so good! I make these all the time but always end up with soggy bread too so I love your tip on high temp! Someone asked about freezing and I have prepped them before and then wrapped and put them in the freezer uncooked.
Thank you Laura for the freezer tips… that’s so great to know! French Bread Pizza is SO much better than take out and having them right ready to go in the freezer is even better on hectic days! Thank you for stopping by and please come again soon!!
Hi there,
I used to make this when all the kids were at home & I miss it! I’d like to make some for me but I’m wondering if I can freeze it?
Thanks!
Hi Debbie… Thank you for the comment! This is a fun recipe and I’d think that freezing the leftovers would work just fine… it won’t be as crisp after freezing but quick zap in the microwave and I bet it’ll still taste good. When we make this, I store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days and we microwave a piece as needed and it still tastes great! Maybe make half the recipe (1 loaf) at a time and then there won’t be so much left over 🙂
I make this but spread cream cheese over the bread before topping it with the sauce. SO good! Try it!
I love making french bread pizza at home! A tip I have though- I slice the bread open and then lightly toast it under the broiler before I put the sauce and toppings on it and it makes it less soggy! Thanks for reminding me to make this!
Thanks for the tip, I’ll totally have to give that a try! I like them cooked quick and at a high temp because they don’t go soggy for me… the bottom is crunchy and the rest stays nice and soft with no sog 🙂
Sorry, I’m confused on how to cut the bread. Making this tonight but how do I cut bread?? Looks so yummy!
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Can’t wait to make this for dinner tomorrow, with 3 very picky kids you can’t go wrong with pizza 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing!!!!
Hi Becky! Thanks so much for your comment… you’re kids will love this pizza! It’s a family favorite of ours 🙂 I’m so glad you found my site! Please stop by any time!!
I’ve been collecting easy, kid-pleaser recipes for a family trip we are taking this fall. We are being as frugal as possible and cooking most meals at our rental home. This one will be perfect back at the rental house after a long day of Disney stuff. Fast and easy. Thanks for sharing.
This will be perfect for a vacation trip! We LOVE Disneyland too so, I thought you maybe interested in reading our families Disneyland tips at the end of this post! https://cookingwithruthie.com/2011/10/13/disneys-triple-chocolate-moose-cake/ and that cake is amazing but won’t really fit for your trip. I hope you have a magical time and your that your family has a really fun trip! xoxoxo Ruthie
I can’t wait to try this! I am a tad bit obsessed with Stouffer’s french bread pizza as a comfort food and this will be cheaper, I’m sure.
We make a Twirly Whirly pizza in our family, I did a post about it on my blog, it’s also customizable and everyone seems to love it.
With either of them you can cut up and use as an appetizer or party food too. Score! 🙂
Thanks for the recipe!
I’ll be sure to check out your Twirly Whirly Pizza! It sounds like so much fun!! This french bread recipe is super quick and yummy too! No more stouffer’s 🙂 Thanks for the kind comment and for stopping by! xoxoxo
I made this for my family tonight. Overall it was pretty good and very fun to make with my daughter. I do have 2 suggestions though. I bought 1 large loaf of french bread and cut it into fours. We went through 1 jar of pizza sauce and 3/4 bag of cheese on the first 2 pieces. I would recommend purchasing 2 jars of pizza sauce and 2 bags of cheese. On the first two loafs I baked them for 5 minutes and the second two loafs I baked for 7 minutes. 5 minutes was not enough. 7 minutes was perfect for the bread to not be too overcooked but the toppings and sauce were only lukewarm. So I’m not sure if maybe the temp/time need adjusted.
Thanks for the feed back, Kate! I’m glad that you were able to make the recipe work for you and that you had fun with your daughter! I’ll go back and freshen up the recipe a bit because I’m sure ovens tend to vary on temperatures sometimes! Thanks for stopping by… xoxo
This is great. I however, do not always slice before serving. With four of us in the house (each with his/her own favorite toppings), I simply make everyone their own and they can slice it or eat it whole. So much easier than ordering pizza for everyone.
That’s a super good idea!! I totally agree that French bread pizza is WAY better tasting and just as easy as ordering out… Thank you for the comment! Thanks for stopping bye 🙂
So yummy 🙂 My dad used to make french bread pizza all the time, but I’ve never made it for myself so it was good to have some pointers. It’s awesome that it’s so good and is ready so quickly.
We LOVE this pizza, especially the kids! I’m glad it reminds you of fun memories with your dad!
Thanks for you kind message! Ruthie
Thankyou for posting this! I am a new mom learning how to cook and I made this for me &the hubbys dinner. I got an A+++
I was delicious! Definitely not ordering delivery anymore!
Yeah!! That’s SO awesome! Way to go… You’d really like any of the crock pot recipes too, they are quick to throw together and turn out just fabulous!! Thank you so much for the comment 🙂
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I am making this for supper tonight…our toppings are pepperoni, bacon, onions and green chilies!! Can’t wait until they’re done to try them!
Mmmm… that sounds super yummy! I’m hope you’ll be very happy with them 🙂 Thanks for the kind comment, I love to hear back. xoxoxo~ Ruthie
Is the french bread already cooked or the take and bake kind?
Hi Lynda… I used the already cooked kind from the bakery section at the grocery store! I’m sure the take and bake would also work but just make sure to bake it and let it cool off first 🙂
This would be yummy with garlic bread or even garlic cheese bread. You could even leave off the sauce if you wanted a “white” pizza with some spinach and chunks of rotisserie chicken!
You’re totally right!! All those ideas would be super yummy too! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
I used to do this kind of pizza where my 2 sons were young.
I had completely forgotten about this, will certainly do it again soon.
Hi! Maria… it is a fast and yummy recipe, isn’t it?! My kids love it too! Thank you for the comment 🙂