This Garlic Bread Pizza is the perfect combination of two delicious comfort foods - garlic bread and pizza. It's a flavorful twist on traditional pizza that will have your family asking you to make it again and again.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It's a great way to change up your family's pizza night with something a little different yet still delicious.
- Another great thing about this easy garlic bread pizza recipe is that you only need simple ingredients, so you don't have to spend a lot of money at the grocery store.
- The melty cheese and flavorful pizza toppings make this recipe always a crowd-pleaser.
This cheesy garlic bread pizza is not only great for a simple meal with your family, but it's also great for an afterschool snack or summer lunch for your kids.
📝 Ingredients
Note: This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
📋 Ingredient Notes
- Loaf of bread - I like to use a loaf of French bread or a baguette.
- Butter - Unsalted butter works best. You can use salted butter, but leave out the salt.
- Garlic - I used fresh garlic cloves however you can use jarred or garlic powder.
- Salt - Table salt or kosher salt works great for this recipe.
- Pizza sauce - You can use your favorite store-bought sauce or whip up a batch of homemade pizza sauce.
- Oregano - Dried oregano will add to the flavor of your garlic bread.
- Cheese - I used shredded mozzarella. I like to shred my own so that it melts well.
- Pizza toppings - Use your favorite pizza toppings.
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Cut the bread in half lengthwise. In a small bowl mix together butter, garlic, and salt. Taste to adjust flavor and seasoning.
- Spread the garlic butter mixture on the bread and place bread on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the center of your 400-preheated oven for 7 minutes.
- Take the bread out then spread the pizza sauce over. Top with mozzarella and pepperoni slices and your favorite pizza toppings.
- Return to oven and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until bread is crispy around the edges and cheese melts.
🥣 Equipment
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- small bowl
- large baking sheets
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👍 Amira's Tips
- For easy clean up try lining your baking sheets with parchment paper, which will prevent this great recipe from sticking to the pan.
- If you are out of pizza sauce you can also use any brand of marinara sauce or even whip up a batch of homemade sauce.
🧺 Storage
Refrigerate - Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Freeze - You can also freeze the French bread pizzas. Just wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and store them in a freezer bag for up to three months. You can also reheat them from frozen.
Reheat- I've found that the best way to reheat this garlic pizza bread is in the oven. at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until warm and bubbly.
⌛ Make Ahead
The best part of this recipe is that it can be made ahead. So, assemble your pizzas and keep them in the fridge until you are ready to bake them. Just a note though, the bread that we used for the pizza base will soak up some extra sauce so I recommend a little more sauce to each cheesy pizza if you are going to make them ahead.
🍽️ Serve With
- This French bread pizza is a delicious meal all on its own. However, you can also pair it with a simple salad like this Keto Greek Salad, or even this Easy Fruit Salad makes a great side dish with pizza.
- Add these little smokies in crescent rolls to your easy appetizers list. Make them extra special with different toppings.
👩🍳 Variations
- Fresh garlic cloves work best in this pizza bread recipe, however, if you are out of garlic, you can use garlic salt. Just leave the salt out of the butter mixture.
- Swap the oregano out and use a little bit of Italian seasoning instead for extra flavor.
- You could also make this recipe on top of slices of Texas toast for miniature pizzas.
💬 FAQs
You don't have to cook the garlic, but if you want a little less bite to your garlic then you can saute it for a minute or two in a skillet with a small amount of olive oil.
📣 Related Recipes
- Pizza Tater Tot Casserole is the ultimate combination on of classic American and Italian recipes. Plus, kids always love it.
- This Pizza Burger recipe is another one of my go-to easy recipes to make when I'm craving pizza but want something a little different.
- This Seafood Pizza is one of my favorite pizzas to make when I want a simple recipe that is full of flavor.
- Sloppy Joe Pizza is a delicious twist to the classic sandwich for pizza night. Ground beef in a sweet and tangy sauce over pillowy dough with lots of melted cheese. all done in just 40 minutes.
- Try this chicken fajita pizza with a Tex-Mex twist to change up your pizza night. Flavorful juicy chicken with sauteed bell peppers and onions all on a pizza crust topped with melted cheese. Delicious in every bite.
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Garlic Bread Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of French bread or baguette
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced about 2 teaspoons
- A pinch of salt
- ¾ - 1 cup pizza sauce
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- Topping of choice pepperoni, mushrooms, peppers.. etc
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cut the bread in half lengthwise.
- In a small bowl mix together butter, garlic and salt. Taste to adjust flavor and seasoning.
- Spread the butter mixture on bread and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the center of your oven for 7 minutes.
- Take the bread out then spread the sauce over.
- Top with mozzarella and pepperoni and any toppings you are using.
- Return to oven and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until bread is crispy around the edges and cheese melts.
Notes
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Kumar
This looks yummy! I like the idea of making it like pizza bites, easy and quick.