4-Ingredient Pizza Bread in under 30 minutes
This pizza bread is a super simple and flexible meal idea! Italian bread, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and ground beef is so simple, plus, you can add or substitute with just about anything.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet large enough to fit 10-12 slices bread
- 1 spoon, knife to cut bread and spread sauce
- measuring utensils
- cutting board to cut bread if needed
Ingredients
- 1/2 lbs ground beef, browned or Italian sausage
- 1 15-oz can pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 loaf Italian bread or any kind of bread, sliced to your thickness preference
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Slice bread into slices. I made 12, 1.5-2 inch thick slices.
- Open the pizza sauce and spread 2 tbsp onto each slice. Then add 1-2 tbsp of the ground beef.Top with mozzarella cheese. Line baking sheet with foil (optional) for easy clean up, then grease and lay the slices on the pan.
- Bake 10-15 minutes until golden brown and bread is toasted to your liking.
Notes
MEAL PREP TIP:
Next time you are cooking up ground beef, cook a few lbs and package 1/2 to 1 lb increments in freezer bags for recipes such as this! That way, you don't have that extra prep step.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
There are so many substitutions for this recipe. Use garlic bread instead of Italian, or even just plain white bread or a tortilla for a little personal pizza.
Add vegetables such as spinach, mushrooms, peppers..anything you like on your pizza would taste great on this recipe.
Replace ground beef with Italian sausage, chicken, ground turkey.
I think mozzarella cheese tastes best, but replace with any kind of cheese.