Description
Easy homemade French bread pizza topped with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni. A quick weeknight dinner idea.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large French bread loaf, sliced lengthwise
- 1½ cups marinara or pizza sauce
- 2½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1½ cups sliced pepperoni
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- Aluminum foil (for baking)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and place French bread halves cut-side up.
- Spread marinara sauce evenly over each bread half.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese generously over the sauce.
- Arrange pepperoni slices evenly on top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle with dried Italian seasoning.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until cheese is melted, bubbly, and lightly golden.
- Remove from oven, let cool slightly, slice, and serve warm.
Notes
- Use fresh French bread for best results.
- Customize with your favorite toppings like bell peppers, onions, or mushrooms.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 45mg