Growing up, I knew that my parents’ freezer would always house a couple boxes of French Bread Pizza. Every night, around 11 or so, I would remember the smell of toasty pizza wafting from the kitchen as my parents would watch the news and Johnny Carson. However, those French Bread Pizzas were off limits to me or my friends – grownups only!
When I moved out, I gravitated to what I knew and would have one or two boxes of those pizzas in the freezer and, yes, as predicted, I burned those frozen slabs of bread more often than I can count. French Bread Pizza and I were non-mixy things, I rationalized. Over time, I buried that memory but when I saw a recipe for Emeril’s French Bread Pizza in his new book, Kicked Up Sandwiches, I knew that I had to make it. I had no clue how amazingly simple it was to make and a few ingredients, homemade garlic butter and a few minutes in the oven and my house smelled just like it when I was a child. Even better – I didn’t burn it! I used a jar of my favorite marinara sauce, browned up some sweet Italian sausage (I’m still a wuss when it comes to the heat – baby steps, Emeril, baby steps) and broke out the 3 cheeses – fontina, mozzarella and Parmesan.
This is one of those recipes that will get you in the kitchen. Just grab a baguette, slather it with your favorite sauce, top with your favorite cheese, some herbs and whatever else you like and in a few minutes flat, you will have one of the best French Bread Pizzas you have ever had.
What was one of your parent’s late night snacks that evokes a childhood memory?
OK – time to cook:
Gather Your Ingredients
Time to make the garlic bread
Assembling the pizza
Emeril’s French Bread Pizza with Italian Sausage
For Emeril’s recipe, pick up a copy of Kicked Up Sandwiches, on sale Oct. 16th.
*Disclosure: A copy of Emeril’s cookbook was provided as per of the #SeriousSandwich Blogger Cookalong. My opinion and experiences are 100% my own.
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Aly:
Great post, and as usual terrific step by step pics and instructions. Love Cooking in Stilettos, keep up the good work.
Twitter: fromagechick
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Give me this #SeriousSandwich every day of the week! Love it!
Twitter: ChefR3llik
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Looks great. Will be doing this one myself as well as me and my 6 year old daughter LOVE anything that is Pizza
Twitter: familyfoodie
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Looks amazing! I can’t wait to try this one too.
Twitter: solidgoldeats
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These look amazing! Yours came out much cheesier than mine.
Sara – I have a bit of a cheese issue
I tend to add a bit more than I should. In my defense, I had extra fontina 
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Twitter: one_curly_fry
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Oh gosh. This looks so good. And French Bread Pizza is one of those things I ALWAYS forget about. I grew up eating the Stouffers kind, I haven’t had it years. I may have to add French Bread Pizza to this week’s menu!
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I can’t wait to hear about it Jen! I think Mr. Curly Fry will love it!
Twitter: PoetInThePantry
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Yum! In my early years with my husband, we always had the frozen ones on hand. Definitely making this one this week, though I’m not blogging about it. Looks delicious!
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yum, yum
I REALLY want french bread pizza now.
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I used to eat those French bread pizzas all the time in high school and college too! Emeril’s version sounds so much better! Can’t wait to try his recipe!
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I definitely think Emeril’s version is much better and you know exactly what is going into those french bread pizzas – no “questionable” unable to pronounce ingredients