French Bread Pizza is a quick and easy meal everyone will love! The toppings and flavor combinations are endless. Barbeque Chicken, Buffalo Chicken, and the classic Pepperoni are few of the regulars. It's a quick and easy weekday meal everyone will love.
French Bread Pizza is one of those easy weeknight dinners everyone will love. It can be made in only 15 minutes and is easily customizable. Making it at home is almost as easy as the store bought version but tastes even better.
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There are all kinds of french bread pizzas that are easy to make. Some of our favorites are the classic Pepperoni and cheese, chicken bbq, and buffalo chicken pizza.
Have fun mixing it up and coming up with your favorite topping combinations.
Ingredients for French Bread Pizza
Be creative with your toppings. Here are a few ingredients that work well.
Best Sauces
Red sauce, this is a classic and you can't go wrong with this one. We like to use a jar or can of our favorite spaghetti sauce. Personally, I like to use the HUNT'S traditional spaghetti sauce. It doesn't have chunks, it's thick and hearty, and isn't watery. It also has a deep tomato flavor which is key to a great pizza sauce. (Bonus: It's inexpensive.)
Alfredo Sauce, This is a great option too. If you're making a pizza with strong flavors, keep the sauce a little more milk with the Alfredo Sauce. It will keep the french bread moist but won't overpower the toppings.
Garlic Butter, This is a great sauce to use if you are just doing a cheese pizza and don't like the red sauce. It actually turns out more like a cheesy bread but it's also delicious. We like to do the garlic butter, mozzarella cheese, and then a sprinkle of parmesan cheese too. So much flavor in this French Bread Cheese Pizza!
Best Cheese
The best cheese to use is a mozzarella shredded cheese or some kind of pizza blend. Something with a little asiago, mozzarella romano parmesan is great. That being said, for a killer BBQ Chicken Pizza, some smoked cheddar or even some pepper jack- oh yeah, a little spice, works great too.
Meat
The classic pepperoni is a must but we love chicken too. If you decide to do chicken, be sure to coat it in some kind of sauce. Since you will be broiling the french bread pizza, you are going to want to keep the chicken moist. On a French Bread Pizza with Alfredo Sauce, I like to coat the chicken in about ¼ cup of alfredo sauce to keep it moist.
For the Buffalo Chicken French Bread Pizza, I like to use a Homemade Buffalo chicken sauce on the chicken. Again, about ¼ cup of sauce on the chicken before you put in on the pizza.
Bacon is always a good addition. Always a good addition.
Salami is so tasty on an Italian Style French Bread Pizza too.
Vegetable Toppings
- Red Peppers
- Green Peppers
- Black Olives
- Pineapple
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Green Chillies
- Jalapenos
- and any other vegetable you love on your pizza!
How to make French Bread Pizza not soggy
There are a couple of ways you can keep your French Bread from getting soggy.
- They first one is to cook your French Bread Pizza on Broil-low Broil. Don't make your pizza ahead of time. Be sure to assemble and then pop that baby in the oven.
- Don't cook it with sauce. This is actually my daughter's favorite way to do it. Make it more as a cheese bread with toppings and then heat the sauce and use it as a dip.
- Be sure to go light on the sauce. I tend to overdo it on the sauce but it definitely helps to keep it a little lighter.
How to cook French Bread Pizza
This pizza is best cooked in the oven on a baking sheet. Line the baking sheet with aluminum foil to catch any excess cheese or sauce. Lining the pan will make cleanup really easy.
To cook your pizza, bake your french bread pizza on broil-the low setting for about 10 minutes. This will get the cheese golden and keep the bottom from getting too crunchy. The French Bread Pizza can also be baked at 400 for 15 minutes, just until the cheese is melted. French bread pizza oven is the best!
I suppose you can place it on tin foil and cook it on the grill too if you don't want to heat your house in the summer.
In short, how long to bake French Bread Pizza depends on if you broil it or if you bake it. Broiling=8-10 min and Baking at 400 degrees = 15-18 min. Cook until the cheese on top is golden. Both work great!
What is French Bread Pizza
It's basically an Italian loaf of French Bread, cut in half, with your favorite sauce and pizza toppings. It can be made into the classic French Bread Pizza with marinara sauce, Mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni, or it can be made with Alfredo sauce, chicken, and all your favorite toppings. It's the perfect family dinner idea because it's so easily customizable.
Other Pizza Recpes
If you love pizza, be sure to check out my Grilled pizza tutorial and also my Stuffed Crust Pizza Recipe
Of course, if you're looking for a Classic Pizza Recipe, Taco Pizza, Or an easy Fruit Pizza, We've got those too.
and if you love all the pizza flavors but want to switch things up, here's a Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe that works great for a party or appetizer.
French Bread Pizza
Ingredients
Buffalo Chicken French Bread Pizza
- 1 loaf French Bread
- 1.5-2 cups Chicken cooked and cubed into ½" chunks
- ½ cup Alfredo Sauce any jarred Alfredo sauce will do
- ¼ cup Franks buffalo Sauce
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- 3 cups Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese Shredded
Chicken and Bacon French Bread Pizza
- 1 loaf French Bread
- ¾ cup + ⅓ cup cup Alfredo Sauce any jarred Alfredo sauce will do
- ½ cup Bacon bits precooked, or freshly cooked work great
- 3 cups Mozzarella Cheese
- ¼ cups Parmesan Cheese
Classic Pepperoni and Cheese French Bread Pizza
- 1 loaf French Bread
- 1 cup Marinara Sauce
- 3 cups Mozzarella Cheese
- 30 slices Pepperoni
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
Buffalo Chicken French Bread Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small saucepan, combine the franks hot sauce and the brown sugar. Cook on high till the mixture boils. Boil for 1 minute or until all the granules of brown sugar are melted. Set aside and let it cool.
- Cube cooked chicken into ½" chunks. Cut the French bread in half length-wise. Spread a thin layer of Alfredo Sauce on the french bread. Be sure to get the sauce to the edges.
- Sprinkle the French bread with Mozzarella cheese. Combine the chicken with the homemade buffalo sauce. Spread the chicken on the pizza and top it off with the parmesan cheese.
- Bake the French Bread Pizza in a preheated 400-degree oven for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
Chicken and Bacon French Bread Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Cube cooked chicken into ½" chunks. Cut the French bread in half length-wise. Spread a thin layer of Alfredo Sauce on the french bread. Be sure to get the sauce to the edges. Use an additional ⅓ cup of Alfredo sauce to the chicken and mix until all the chicken is coated.
- Cover the French bread pizza with the mozzarella cheese, chicken, and bacon. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on the pizza.
- Bake the French Bread Pizza in a preheated 400-degree oven for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
Classic Pepperoni and Cheese French Bread Pizza
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut the French bread in half length-wise. Spread a thin layer of marinara sauce on the pizza. Cover the pizza with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. Top with the parmesan cheese
- Bake the French Bread Pizza in a preheated 400-degree oven for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.
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French Bread Pizza is a quick and easy meal everyone will love! The toppings and flavor combinations are endless. Barbeque Chicken, Buffalo Chicken, and the classic Pepperoni are few of the regulars. It's a quick and easy weekday meal everyone will love.
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