This easy garlic bread pizza recipe is on the table in 25 minutes and is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. Customize your pizza garlic bread with the toppings of your choice.
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✨ Here is why this recipe is amazing:
- Simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry!
- Customize it with your favorite toppings.
- Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes!
- Everyone loves pizza, everyone loves garlic bread...everyone will love garlic bread pizza.
🍕 Ingredients needed:
Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.
📝 Ingredient notes:
- Cheese - this recipe calls for shredded mozzarella cheese. Low moisture will give you the best melting cheese.
- Pizza Sauce - use your favorite brand or make your own.
- Pepperoni- Presliced is a great shortcut in this recipe.
- Garlic Bread loaf - be sure to thaw the bread before starting to assemble the pizza.
- Basil - fresh chopped basil is a delicious garnish.
🔄 Substitutions
Not a fan of tomato-based pizza sauce? Try avocado pizza sauce for a tomato alternative.
🔪 How to make garlic bread pizza, basic instructions
- Arrange garlic bread on a baking sheet, split open, garlic butter spread side up.
- Add pizza sauce to the garlic bread followed by shredded mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Slice into 2 ½" wide slices and serve with additional pizza sauce.
📷 Making Pizza Garlic Bread, photo instructions
- Arrange garlic bread, garlic spread side up on a baking sheet.
2. Spread your favorite pizza sauce on both sides.
3. Sprinkle 2 cups of the shredded cheese over the pizza sauce.
4. Arrange the pepperonis on top of the cheese.
5. Sprinkle with the remaining cup of shredded mozzarella.
6. Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is crispy.
7. Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.
8. Serve with additional pizza sauce.
🗒️ Tip
For easier clean-up, spray the baking sheet with nonstick spray or line with the pan with foil.
Garlic Bread Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 loaf garlic bread
- 1 jar pizza sauce
- 3 cups mozzerella cheese low moisture, shredded
- 20 slices pepperoni
- 1 T Basil minced
Instructions
- Arrange garlic bread, garlic spread side up on a baking sheet.
- Spread your favorite pizza sauce on both sides.
- Sprinkle 2 cups of the shredded cheese over the pizza sauce.
- Arrange the pepperonis on top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle with the remaining cup of shredded mozzarella.
- Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is crispy.
- Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.
- Serve with additional pizza sauce.
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👩🏻🍳 Sarah Mock
Founder & Culinary Blogger
Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 13 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.
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