Original video by @applesauceandadhd — all credit to the creator.
French Bread Pizza with Garlic Butter Base
A garlic-buttered loaf toasted until golden, then piled with pizza sauce, shaved Parmesan, and provolone for a cheesy, no-fuss weeknight pizza bread. It comes together in the time it takes the oven to do its thing.
Ingredients
- 1 loafItalian or French bread · a large loaf of garlic bread works too
- —Butter · softened, not melted
- —Jarred minced garlic · a generous scoop
- —Pizza seasoning
- —Freshly grated Parmesan · for the garlic butter
- —Pizza sauce or pasta sauce
- —Shaved Parmesan · for topping
- —Provolone cheese · sliced
Steps
- 1
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
Slice the loaf of bread lengthwise and place it cut side up on the sheet.
- 3
Stir the softened butter together with a generous scoop of minced garlic, pizza seasoning, and freshly grated Parmesan.
- 4
Spread the garlic butter mixture over the cut sides of the bread.
- 5
Bake until the garlic bread is toasted.
- 6
Slather pizza sauce generously over the toasted bread.
- 7
Scatter shaved Parmesan over the sauce, then layer on the provolone.
- 8
Return to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- 9
Let cool for a minute, then slice and serve.
Creator's notes
Jessica notes this loaf is Italian bread, not French — use whatever you have, including a store-bought garlic bread loaf. She skips chopping fresh garlic in favor of a scoop of jarred, and says homemade pizza seasoning is easy if you can't buy it. Toppings are whatever's in the fridge; she'd normally serve it with a salad.
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