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Stouffer's French Bread Pizza
Technique
By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · World · 1 min ·

Stouffer's French Bread Pizza

Stouffer's French Bread Pizza is an iconic freezer aisle food, and now you can make your own homemade version.

Ingredients · Servings 4 1/4 loaf
  • 1 each country french bread loaf, halved
  • 5 ounce tomato pizza sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon fennel
  • 3 ounce low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1 ounce pepperoni, cut in quarters
Method · 18 h 7 min
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Cut the loaf of country french bread in half lengthwise.
  3. Place bread on a baking sheet, cut side up.
  4. Evenly spread the pizza sauce on each half (2.5 ounces per piece) and sprinkle fennel on both pieces for an added zip of flavor (1/16 teaspoon per half).
  5. Then, top each half with mozzarella (1.5 ounces per piece), followed by the quartered pepperoni (half an ounce per piece).
  6. Place baking sheet with assembled pizza pieces in center of preheated oven.
  7. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until cheese browns and begins to bubble on the top.
  8. Remove from the oven.
  9. French Bread Pizza will be very hot.
  10. Allow to rest for five minutes.
  11. Cut, serve and enjoy.

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