French Bread Pizza

Ingredients

Pizza Sauce

• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cane sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

French Bread Pizza

• 1 loaf of French bread or Italian bread
• 8 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1/4 cup parmesan
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1-2 tsp freshly chopped basil or topping of choice

Instructions

Pizza Sauce

1. In a bowl, mix tomato puree and tomato paste until smooth.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until evenly mixed. Then set aside.

French Bread Pizza

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Cut loaf of bread in half – lengthwise.
3. Lay bread with cut side up on baking sheet
4. Brush melted butter all over cut side of bread.
5. Sprinkle with parmesan
6. Bake in oven for 5 minutes or just until slightly toasty.
7. Remove bread from oven.
8. Spread pizza sauce evenly over cut sides of bread.
9. Sprinkle on the shredded mozzarella cheese and chopped basil or topping of choice.
10. Bake pizzas for 10-15 minutes – until cheese is melted and slightly toasted.