Lately I fell in love with this cauliflower and green olive pizza, that in all honesty, I could not stop thinking about it. It was addicting, and truly a wonderful combination of flavors. With that said, I was all out of cauliflower, and could not make any additional pizzas. One of my kids really loves French bread pizza, and yes, I had a box of them in my freezer, only for the kids, as I prefer not to eat the boxed version. I really only buy that stuff if my wife is in a pinch and if I have to work past dinner. I prefer to make my own when I have time, but my kid had his friend over at the house and they both wanted those boxed versions. They devoured them and loved every bite. When I questioned what they loved about them, they immediately redirected their answer to the french bread pizzas they serve at school, and said they were soggy, and a greenish color. I about gagged, and realized that our school’s food system is probably in really serious need of a revamp. This got me thinking over my holiday break that I would make my own version again, as my wife and kids really loved them, and give them something to think about; home cooking is better than school cooking. This is my take on a meatless French bread pizza, and boy was it ever good.
Let’s get started on this simple, and very tasty French bread pizza.
Ingredients:
- 1 small loaf of French bread, sliced in half, lengthwise
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups of milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
To make the béchamel sauce, melt the butter in a small sauce pan. Once melted, add the flour, and cook the flour on medium heat, stirring for a few minutes. Once the flour is cooked through, add in the milk, and continue to stir until you have a nice thick sauce. Season with salt and pepper, and set it aside.
To a small skillet, add the half tablespoon of butter, and let that melt. Once melted, add in the mushrooms, and cook for about ten minutes. Add in the soy sauce, toss, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
Take the slice of French bread pizza, and slather on the béchamel sauce, coating from edge to edge. Coat the sauce with the cooked mushrooms, then top with the grated parmesan cheese.
Place into the oven, and cook for about 25 minutes, or until the sauce is lightly browned.
Remove from the oven, let cool for about 5 minutes, then dig in.
As I love a pepperoni or Italian sausage French bread pizza, this mushroom French bread pizza was amazing. The cremini mushrooms added a light meaty flavor that was perfectly balanced with the creamy béchamel sauce. So if you are looking for an easy French bread pizza to make, give this one a try.
Mushroom French Bread Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 small loaf of French bread sliced in half, lengthwise
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups of milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- To make the béchamel sauce, melt the butter in a small sauce pan. Once melted, add the flour, and cook the flour on medium heat, stirring for a few minutes. Once the flour is cooked through, add in the milk, and continue to stir until you have a nice thick sauce. Season with salt and pepper, and set it aside.
- To a small skillet, add the half tablespoon of butter, and let that melt. Once melted, add in the mushrooms, and cook for about ten minutes. Add in the soy sauce, toss, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Take the slice of French bread pizza, and slather on the béchamel sauce, coating from edge to edge. Coat the sauce with the cooked mushrooms, then top with the grated parmesan cheese.
- Place into the oven, and cook for about 25 minutes, or until the sauce is lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven, let cool for about 5 minutes, then dig in.
- As I love a pepperoni or Italian sausage French bread pizza, this mushroom French bread pizza was amazing. The cremini mushrooms added a light meaty flavor that was perfectly balanced with the creamy béchamel sauce. So if you are looking for an easy French bread pizza to make, give this one a try.