French Bread Pizza

Name: French Bread Pizza
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef; 1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce; 8 ounces canned sliced mushrooms, drained; 1 loaf (1 pound) French bread; 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Slices of this hearty french bread pizza are guaranteed to please. I sometimes substitute spaghetti sauce for the pizza sauce, or add our favorite veggies to the toppings. —Sue McLaughlin, Onawa, Iowa

Ingredients

1/2 pound ground beef
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
8 ounces canned sliced mushrooms, drained
1 loaf (1 pound) French bread
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and mushrooms; set aside.
Cut bread in half lengthwise, then into eight pieces. Spread meat sauce on bread; place on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes or until cheese melted and bubbly.

Editor's Note

This recipe was tested with an 850-watt microwave.

Nutrition Facts

2 pieces: 296 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 764mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 3g fiber), 18g protein.

Originally published as French Bread Pizza in Country Woman September/October 1996

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thewyatts4

Aug 26, 2012

Have been making this recipe for years everyone in my family loves it and our kids friends love it as well. Always a great goto meal if time is crunched.
zzsunzz

Apr 30, 2009

This was delicious. I made it more like traditional pizza though and used pepperoni instead of the ground beef.