French Bread Pizza Recipe

This oven-baked French Bread Pizza recipe is easy to make with your favorite toppings! It has a secret buttery garlic herb spread and stays perfectly crispy and crunchy.

Prep Time15

Cook Time13

Total Time28

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: Pizzas

Calories: 775kcal

Author: Stephanie

Ingredients

1 loaf French Bread about 1lb, 20-21 inches long
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3 cloves fresh garlic minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 ½ cups pizza sauce
2 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese see notes
25 pepperoni slices or toppings of choice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425° F.
Cut the loaf of bread in half lengthwise, then cut each slice in half. Place on top of a large, light-colored baking sheet.
Add the olive oil to a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter, garlic, oregano, and salt and heat through for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuously. Decrease heat slightly if needed. Remove from heat.
Use a pastry brush to brush the top of each slice with the olive oil/butter mixture (be sure to get the edges), and sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese.
Transfer to the oven and bake for 6-7 minutes.
Remove from the oven and top with sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni or topping(s) of choice. Return to the oven and bake for 10-13 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the edges are brown and crisp. If desired, broil at 450° F for 1 minute or so to brown the top a little more, watch it closely during this time.
Slice and serve warm!

Notes

Pro Tips

Bread: Choose a large, light and airy loaf that's nice and round vs. a crusty loaf. (See visual above.)
Mozzarella: Use low moisture, whole milk mozzarella for this recipe. (Don't use fresh.) Shred it from a block vs. using packaged shredded cheese so that it melts well. I use Galbani or Dragone.
Pepperoni: I keep packaged/sliced pepperoni in my freezer so that it stays good for a long time and I always have it on hand! You can take the slices out of the freezer when you start preparing your pizza.
Sauce: You can't go wrong with Rao's Pizza Sauce, however Ragu is much cheaper and honestly, I love it.
Be sure to try my Cast Iron Skillet Pizza, Buffalo Chicken Pizza, Hawaiian Pizza, Greek Pizza, and my Pizza Dip next!

Storage

Let leftovers cool completely and wrap in foil or an airtight freezer bag. Refrigerate for up to 2 days.
To reheat, bake on a baking sheet at 350° for 5-8 minutes, until the cheese is warm and melty again.

Nutritional information is an estimate and is per pizza. This recipe makes 4 pizzas (each pizza is quite large, about 10-inches long).

Nutrition

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