This Pepperoni French Bread Pizza creates pizza that is wonderfully crispy, flavored with garlic butter, and topped with an easy pizza sauce, two kinds of cheese and pepperoni slices. So much tastier than frozen!
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword pizza
Prep Time 12 minutesminutes
Cook Time 17 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Sauce
1cupcanned crushed tomatoes
1tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
1teaspoondried Italian seasoning
1/2teaspoonsugar
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonblack pepper
1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
Pizza
1loafsoft French bread
1tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
8tablespoonssalted butter,melted
1 1/2teaspoonsgarlic powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
2cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
1/3cupgrated Parmesan cheese
2ouncespepperoni slices
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
In a bowl, stir together all sauce ingredients.
Cut bread in half crosswise and then cut each piece horizontelly. Brush crust sides with oil.
Place bread pieces crust side down on prepared baking sheet.
In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, garlic powder, and salt. Brush mixture on the cut sides of the bread.
Place in oven for 5 minutes, or until browned around the edges.
Spread sauce on bread pieces. Top with mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and pepperoni slices.