I love pizza. I love making my pizza dough from scratch. I love the scent of it while it rises and then emerges from the oven all golden brown and bubbly. Homemade pizza cannot be matched.
However, sometimes (!!) you just don’t have time to make pizza from scratch. I know…I know! What has the world come to? And in those instances, when you’re in your jammies at 7pm, are all out of active dry yeast and have the Downton season finale paused, it’s a splendid time to make French bread pizza.
To make French bread pizza you need, duh, French bread. These would be great to serve a crowd {they’d be perfect for a kids sleepover} because all you need is to grab a few loaves at the grocery store and you’re set. Bam.
As toppings go, I’m a purist. Buffalo mozzarella, tomato sauce and fresh basil for me, forever and always. If you want to junk your pizza up with a trillion toppings, be my guest!
Sooooooo, it’s Friday! Pizza night! Serve with a salad and a glass of red wine and you’re set. 
Grab the recipe over at PBS Food, lovelies, and enjoy. I hope you have a fabulous weekend!
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Downton Abby…I really need to get on that series!
A perfect Friday night meal! I love the tomato + basil combo, and this sounds so perfect. I hope you have a great weekend Jenna!
This looks amazing! Yum!
hahaha, you described my dinner dilemma every single night my husband is out of town! this is a great shortcut, i do love me some french bread pizzas. have you seen the individual sized french breads from trader joe’s? ah.maz.ing.
For everything you just described, I came up with a 1 hour whole wheat yeasted bread dough recipe that saves me if I get into a dinner jam. Or am tempted to eat peanut butter cookies for dinner (again)
Your pizza looks PERFECT!
This is every 8 year olds first self-made dinner! Maybe an English muffin rather than French bread. Way to make it an acceptable adult version.
Mmm….the perfect Friday fare!
We do this all the tiiiiieeeemmmmmme and I love it!
haha, I do this all the time. Except, lately I’ve become even lazier, and use sliced tomatoes and add cheese on top. I guess it becomes a caprese pizza? Super delicious.
When I was little my mom use to make these pizzas of us as a “late night snack” over the weekend. I has almost forgotten about this simple, delicious meal. Thank you so much from reminding me and adding your own take!
I do this on Ezekiel english muffins or whole wheat bagels, when I’m feeling lazy (I even eat them for breakfast…woops)
Sunday dinner is planned!
YUM! When I was little, my mom used to always buy the Stouffer’s French bread pizzas, and I adoooooooooooored them.
How did you feel about Downton’s season finale?! Sigh.
I was NOT happy about the season finale!! Not at all. I mean, really…what the heck?
Wasn’t that the worst episode ever?!?! So so sad. And now we wait forever for next season! Ugh.
Yummy dinner though
We make these all the time at my house – so delicious!
My husband things we are missing out on something epic for our generation since we haven’t seen Downton Abbey. Guess we have to get on that?!? Pizza looks fabulous!
Simple, yet so yummy. That sounds like a perfect comfy night to me! Have a good weekend.
So simple! I definitely am adding this of things to make when I’m feeling tired and lazy.
These are one of my favorite things ever. This looks like a fantastic version of them!
I love homemade French breads! So easy and always a winner… love that you use fresh mozz… it’s the shizz!
I am all in for these pizza any time of the day
I dont like too many toppings on my pizza either, it ruins the whole experience. Have a great weekend
Oh wow! I want and could eat this everyday. Childhood favorite!
So on the Downton Wagon- addicted!!
Hey Jenna,
What’s your favorite jarred pizza sauce?
You know, I really just love the generic Trader Joe’s one!
yum, i love making anything that has the word pizza in it. I made your turkey taco casserole last night. it was delicious!
This sounds awesome! My fiance is on a bro-hiking trip, and this with that red wine you mentioned? Is just the girls night meal that me and my friends are going to have tomorrow. Thanks so much!
Also, I just wanted to let you know, I bought your book some months back, and loved it! That flourless cake recipe too? Amazing.
Bridgi
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YUM perfect for a chilly rainy day like today:)
I love french bread pizza! So easy and completely delicious. And I need to jump on the Downton Abby train, cause I am tired of being out of the loop!
I actually love a freshly made pizza. I think I have my bread machine cranking out more pizza dough than bread
. However, this sounds much more practical and a lot less messy. I will have to give it a try.
You’re always so chock full of great ideas
This looks divine!
So simple. So beautiful. So delicious. Thanks for the idea!
Hey, these french bread pizzas look divine. And, I wanted to share that if your store now carries the green pack of Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast, its the greatest. I use it to make my pizza dough, top it, and cook it in like 20 minutes. Its utterly amazing!
This is great! I use a pita sometimes to make a similar pizza, but french bread looks better. Perfect dinner for a Friday night!
Looks wonderfull.
I love french bread pizza.
Art
These look gooood! We almost always have pizza on Friday nights, and a few weeks ago the kids and I made French bread pizzas too…but we junked ours up Hawaiian style by adding bacon and pineapple!
I did something similar last week but with pita bread instead of French bread and it was great! Like the idea to use buffalo mozzarella, will try that next time.
Thank you! We’ve been eating the frozen kind lately and can’t get enough of it. I was just thinking I need to make it from scratch… and here comes your recipe. You’re amazing!
Wow, my saliva is drooling right now after viewing your pictures.
I would love to create the pizza for my kids. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Made these last night and had leftovers for breakfast this morning! LOVE. thanks, jenna!
So simple. Sometimes you just need simple in these busy lives!
My husband used to eat the Stouffer’s french bread pizzas all the time before we got married! I showed him how to make it himself on english muffins… but now I use whole wheat naan bread to make quick pizzas. Might have to make some french bread pizza for him…
These look Ah-Maz-ing!! I love pizza and I love how simple this recipe is. Thanks for sharing
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I just made two loaves of french bread this weekend and was trying to figure out what to do with the second loaf – tada! French Bread Pizza! Thanks!!
I too used to make this on a whole wheat muffin – will have to try it on French bread – sounds delicious!!
I ALWAYS make my own dough too, have been for years but now only use 100% whole grain flour…have you tried doing it that way yet? It gives the whole pizza a little different taste, a little heavier but way more nutrition!
Thanks for the share
Manny
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