French Bread Pizzas with Mozzarella and Pepperoni Recipe | Epicurious - 万博官网,万博亚洲正规品牌,manbetx苹果下载

Active Time

15 minutes
Total Time

40 minutes

Forget about the freezer aisle! This classic is just as easy to make from scratch. For a spicy kick, add red-pepper flakes.

Ingredients

4 servings

1 (12–14") soft loaf French or Italian bread, split in half lengthwise

1 garlic clove, smashed

1/2 cup store-bought tomato sauce

1 cup coarsely grated mozzarella (about 4 ounces)

3 ounces sliced pepperoni

1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes (optional)

2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh basil

Step 1
Position rack in top third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Place bread, cut side up, on a rimmed baking sheet and bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven and rub cut sides with garlic.
Step 2
Spread tomato sauce on cut sides of bread. Top with mozzarella, pepperoni, and red-pepper flakes, if using.
Step 3
Bake until cheese is melted and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Top with basil.

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Reviews (11)

This is a good, reliable recipe. I double the recipe and freeze one batch. To reheat, thaw in the refrigerator, then wrap the pizzas in foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Anonymous
- TX
- 4/8/2020
The key is to toast the bread before you add ANY ingredients. It is soggy if you don't do this step. No limit to the toppings....if you use an artisan bread... even more delish!! Great for football games and Saturday movie nights around this place!
- gzwisern
- Nashville,TN
- 9/9/2017
This brings back memories of my childhood of quick afterschool snacks! The only difference is I now use prosciutto and arugula to up the game. This is an awesome base recipe nonetheless
- glamourbebe
- 5/20/2016
Ooooops forgot my rating.
- meregoddess
- Modesto, CA
- 9/16/2015
Bring in the easy on a school Night! I loved this. I threw my sauce together early in the am and let it simmer all day. (Yummmmm!) Which more than makes up for the store bought bread(homemade is not happening on a week night) and then assembled in 10 minutes with a 15 minute lead to dinner. That's my kind of night. Especially when it's a school to hornwork to TaeKwonDo to home kinda day. The kids loved it. which if your house is anything like mine Top Chef judges are kindergarten teachers compared to the grilling I get on a regular basis. You guys have stepped up your game. I love that I can look you up for complicated as well as stress free. Thank you!
- meregoddess
- Modesto, CA
- 9/16/2015
Yes it was presumptive on your part! The level of sophistication is based on you! You could have handmade the bread or the marinara sauce! Or use high quality ingredients! I used prociutto and mozzarella from PCC (a local coop). Recipes are just a guideline! You make it as sophisticated as you want! I just served this last night to my "foodie" friends and loved it! Don't judge a recipe by it's cover!
- jtbsfo
- Seattle, WA
- 9/7/2015
I expected more sophisticated recipes from epicurious Guess it was presumptive on my part
- brassia
- 9/5/2015
I am expecting more sophisticated recipes from epicurious ....maybe it is too presumptive on my part !
- brassia
- 9/5/2015
Well it is bread with store bought loaf of bread and marinara , but don't call it pizza !
- brassia
- 9/5/2015
One of those go-to super-quick & easy weeknight meals for when I don't have the time or energy to cook an involved meal the way I would normally like to spend time doing. I normally have these ingredients on hand, the bread is very easy to stop & get. Done in minutes, nothing fancy but & everyone likes it.
- me_want_chocolate
- 8/31/2015
Loved it and so did my kid (I may have loved it more)!
- mookman
- New York
- 8/31/2015