It is so easy to make homemade French Bread Pizza at home and enjoy a family favorite without rolling out any dough.
Prepare your own personal pizzas with sauce, cheese, and your favorite toppings, then quickly cook them in the air fryer or oven until perfectly crispy and crunchy.
French Bread Pizza in the Air Fryer
Homemade Air Fryer French Bread Pizza tastes so much better than any store-bought frozen french bread brand (say goodbye to Red Baron, Stouffers, and Digiorno), especially when it’s made with fresh ingredients that you feel good about feeding your family.
Using a French loaf, a simple from-scratch sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni, this is the perfect quick and easy snack, supper, or appetizer that you can prepare and cook in minutes.
Once you’ve made my air fryer French bread pizza recipe, you’ll never microwave again! This is the best way to create a crunchy baguette-style bread that’s been smothered in seasoned tomato sauce, all topped with melted cheese and anything else you fancy.
Don’t have an air fryer – not to worry, you can make this in the oven or toaster too!
Why We Love This Air Fryer Pizza Bread Recipe
- Quick and easy to make.
- Uses a handful of simple ingredients to prepare personal pizza at home.
- Cooking in the air fryer is much faster than baking in the oven (and it won’t heat up the house).
- Flexible recipe lets you customize your loaf with your favorite pizza toppings.
- Great for busy families who want a fast, homemade meal without any fuss.
- Perfect for pizza night, last-minute lunch, after-school snack, or sliced up for parties.
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Ingredients
- Tomato paste
- Whole stewed tomatoes
- Dry minced garlic
- Dry minced onion
- Italian seasoning
- Salt
- Oregano
- Pepperoni
- Shredded mozzarella: I like to chop the shredded cheese even more in a food processor. This makes for an even melt.
- French loaf
Substitutions and Additions
- Tasty Toppings:
- Vary The Veggies: Add a variety of veggies to your pizza, like mushrooms, bell pepper, olives, onions, and spinach.
- Pick Your Protein: Make your pizza with different meats or even make it meatless. You can top your bread with bacon, sausage, shredded chicken, salami slices, and even veggie crumbles.
- Swap The Sauce: Instead of using tomato sauce, you can spread on some BBQ sauce, salsa, Alfredo sauce, or pesto.
Recommended Tools
- Food processor
- Spoon for spreading
- Air fryer
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Jump to RecipeHow to Make Homemade French Bread Pizza
- Make The Sauce: Pulse the tomatoes and paste with the spices until mixed into a thick, dense sauce.
Pro Tip: This sauce should be double the thickness of pasta sauce. - Assemble: Slice the loaf in half and then lengthwise. Spread the sauce on each half, sprinkle with cheese, and add pepperoni.
- Cook in the Airfryer: Cook at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 6 minutes.
Cook in the Oven: Cook at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes (you can turn to broil for 1-2 minutes at the end to get the cheese to brown a bit) - Serve: Top with parmesan and crushed pepper. Enjoy!
Tip From Our Recipe Developer
- You can quickly air fry the bread first to crisp it up before adding your toppings. This way the sauce won’t make it soggy.
- Cooking times will vary depending on the size and type of air fryer you own. To avoid burning, keep a close eye on pizzas after 5 minutes of cooking.
- Thinly sliced and lighter toppings tend to “fly” around the air fryer because of the powerful fan. You may want to cover them with cheese to keep everything in place.
- To make this recipe even easier and faster, you can use a store-bought pizza sauce, marinara sauce, or tomato sauce instead of making your own.
Storage
- To Store: Leftover French bread pizza can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- To Freeze: After the pizza is completely cooled, you can store your slices in a freezer-safe container or Ziploc bag for a few months.
- To Reheat: To reheat from frozen, air fry the pizza for about 4-5 minutes at 380 degrees. If they are thawed from frozen or from the fridge, air fry them at 380°F for about 2-3 minutes.
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Air Fryer French Bread Pizza
Serves — 4
Homemade Air Fryer French Bread Pizza is more fresh and flavorful than anything pre-made and frozen. In mere minutes, you can cook a crispy loaf that's loaded with sauce, cheese, and any fun topping.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 16 minutes
Ingredients
Pizza Sauce:
- 1 cup tomato paste
- ½ cup whole stewed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon dry minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon dry minced onion
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano
Pizza Prep:
- 36 slices pepperoni
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella I like to chop the shredded cheese even more in a food processor. This makes for an even melt.
- 1 French loaf
Instructions
- Put the tomatoes and paste in a food processor. Add the spices and pups until mixed into a thick dense sauce that should be double the thickness of pasta sauce.
- Cut the loaf in half then cut the half loaf long way in half like an open face sandwich.
- Spread the pizza sauce as generously as you prefer on each half.
- Sprinkle cheese over the sauce and add the pepperoni.
- Place in air fryer basket and cook at 350 for 6 minutes. You are crisping the loaf crust and cooking the toppings.To bake in the oven – cook at 450 degrees fro 12-15 minutes. Turn to broil for 1-2 minutes to get the cheese to slightly brown.
- Top with parmesan and or crushed pepper.
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Leftover French bread pizza can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
- To Freeze: After the pizza is completely cooled, you can store your slices in a freezer-safe container or ziploc bag for a few months.
- To Reheat: To reheat from frozen, air fry the pizza for about 4-5 minutes at 380 degrees. If they are thawed from frozen or from the fridge, air fry them at 380°F for about 2-3 minutes.
- You can quickly air fry the bread first to crisp it up before adding your toppings. This way the sauce won’t make it soggy.
- Cooking times will vary depending on the size and type of air fryer you own. To avoid burning, keep a close eye on pizzas after 5 minutes of cooking.
- Thinly sliced and lighter toppings tend to “fly” around the air fryer because of the powerful fan. You may want to cover them with cheese to keep everything in place.
- To make this recipe even easier and faster, you can use a store bought pizza sauce, marinara sauce, or tomato sauce instead of making your own.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 523kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1873mg | Potassium: 978mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1395IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 275mg | Iron: 8mg
