Deliciously Easy Garlic Bread Pizza

How do you make homemade pizza without flour for the crust? You use a store-bought loaf of French or Italian bread! I am happy to tell you that a shortage of pantry staples doesn’t mean you have to skip pizza night. The problem has been solved with this 5 Ingredient Garlic Bread Pizza. No more sticky dough and mess because the tender store-bought bread is all you need.

This easy dinner option is the perfect recipe to get the kids in the kitchen with you. They will love smooshing the bread to flatten it to the perfect height and then adding the cheese!

The first few steps of this recipe will feel similar to making garlic bread. It makes the perfect base for the sauce and toppings. If you’re a pizza-loving family like we are, this 5 Ingredient Garlic Bread Pizza may become your new favorite dinner recipe!

Here are a few other recipes that are perfect (or can be modified) if flour, sugar and other staples are scarce.

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

Baked Berry Oatmeal (no flour or refined sugar)

Easy Pasta and Chicken in Jarred Rosa Sauce 

5 Ingredient Chicken Bake

Here is what you need: 

14 oz loaf of French Bread

3 Tbsp butter, softened

1/2 tsp garlic salt

14oz jar pizza sauce

8 oz bag of shredded mozzarella cheese (2 cups)

*Optional* Toppings: pepperoni, sliced vegetables, sliced black olives, cooked & crumbled sausage

Step 1: Cut loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Preheat oven to 425F.

Step 2: Place each piece of bread cut-side down and place a large baking sheet on top. Press down firmly on bread to flatten as much as possible.

Step 3: Place each loaf of flattened bread on the baking sheet. With a knife, cover the cut-side of the bread with butter using about 1 1/2 Tbsp per piece. Then sprinkle 1/4 tsp garlic salt over the butter on each loaf.

Step 4: Next, top the butter and garlic salt with 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella divided between the two pieces. Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes or until cheese is slightly melted. Remove from oven.

Step 5: Top the melted cheese with pizza sauce. You will probably only use half the jar.

Step 6: At last, top the “pizzas” with the remaining cheese and, if desired, additional toppings such as meat and veggies.

Step 7: Bake the finished pizzas for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and slightly browned. Serve warm and cut into slices with a pizza cutter.