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Our Garlic Bread Pizza is extra cheesy, loaded with pepperoni, and topped with a simple garlic butter. This mash-up of two of our favorite foods make the perfect lunch or dinner.
I posted a recipe for pizza bread a few years ago and it’s still one of our favorite lunches to make. The kids can do it themselves, it’s easy to customize, and hey – who doesn’t love pizza?
We like easy lunch ideas because I homeschool the kids. That means they are here for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. Every day. Plus snacks in between.
Sometimes I feel like all I do is feed short people.
Anyway, one day we were planning to have pizza bread, but we were out of French bread. I had a pack of sub rolls in the pantry, so I made this garlic bread pizza sandwich and you guys. You guyyyyyyyssssssss.
If you’re like me, feeling like all you do is feed your little people (and your hungry spouse), you’ve got to try this. Total crowd pleaser! We’ve made these for football games to and people rave about our garlic bread pizza sandwiches!
Ingredient Notes:
Cheese – We used Mozzarella and Parmesan for this pizza bread recipe but you can add other cheeses or switch it up entirely if you prefer something else!
Toppings – This can be just about anything you’d like! Pepperoni, sausage, olives, etc. Or just plain cheese if that’s your thing!
Sub Rolls – Grab your favorite sub rolls. We like the ones from the bakery department as they’re a bit sturdier than most of the pre-packaged ones with the white bread.
Sauce – You can use whatever your favorite brand of jarred or canned pizza sauce is, or make a homemade sauce!
What We Love About This Recipe:
- No pizza dough to worry about! Pizza bread is a quick and easy way to get all that homemade pizza goodness without making the dough.
- You can load it up with whatever toppings you want!
- All that garlic butter flavor!
How to Make Pizza Bread:
Prepare: To get started you’ll slice the sub rolls in half. Easy! Next you can start saucing them up with your favorite pizza sauce. Spread it evenly over each piece of bread. Be careful not to overload it with sauce, you’ll need to save room for the cheese and toppings!
Toppings: Start adding the mozzarella (or whichever cheese you are using) to the bottom pieces of the bread. Then you can start piling on your preferred pizza toppings!
We usually keep it simple with some pepperoni but use whatever you like. Finally, top it off with some of the Parmesan cheese and then place the top halves of the rolls over the bottom. Almost done!
Garlic Butter Topping: Before you can start baking these pizza bread sandwiches we’re going to take them to the next level with this topping! In a small bowl stir together the melted butter, garlic, onion powder and parsley.
Start spooning that buttery garlic mixture over the tops of the sandwiches. And be generous! It’s going to add that amazing buttery garlic bread taste to your pizza sandwich.
Bake: When you’ve finished assembling the pizza bread sandwiches and topping with the buttery garlic sauce topping you can start baking!
These only took about fifteen minutes in my oven, but that may vary depending on the size and brand of sub rolls that you use and the amount of cheese, sauce, and toppings you add.
Once the bread is nice and toasty and the cheese has melted serve the garlic pizza bread sandwiches while they’re still good and hot!
FAQs:
Just like with a regular pizza you can use whatever toppings you want. This is a sandwich though so it’s not as large as a pizza would be so you may not want to overload it too much with toppings.
The sub rolls work really well for making a sandwich out of this, but you certainly could just top both halves of the bread and eat each halve like you would with regular pizza bread. But trust me, it’s even better as a sandwich!
You can keep these sandwiches in the fridge for about 2 to 3 days if they are well sealed. The bread may get a little soggy but they should still be good re-heated in the oven!
MORE QUICK & EASY LUNCH RECIPES!
- Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta: We make this pretty often since it’s a one pot dish that is super quick!
- Buffalo Chicken Salad: A nice spicy twist on regular chicken salad!
- Egg Salad – Always a classic and easy to make.
- Pressure Cooker Mac & Cheese: We can’t get enough of this cheesy good stuff!
- Hamburger Helper Recipe: It’s a homemade recipe that’s better than the boxed stuff!
- Vodka Collins: After cooking a million lunches for little people, you might need this.
MORE PIZZA RECIPES!
- Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- English Muffin Pizza
- Zucchini Pizza Boats
- Breakfast Pizza
- Mexican Pizza
- Air Fryer Pizza Bombs
Garlic Bread Pizza Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 sub rolls
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 12 slices deli pepperoni
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Split the sub rolls down the middle and spread pizza sauce evenly between each piece.
- Top the bottom pieces of the sub rolls with mozzarella and pepperoni. Add extra toppings if using. Top with Parmesan.
- Place the top halves of the sub rolls over the sandwich.
- Stir together the butter, garlic, onion powder, and parsley and spoon over the tops of the sandwiches.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the bread is toasty and the cheese has melted.
- Serve immediately.
Tips & Notes:
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John Flynn says
I made this using pre-made frozen garlic bread. It was outstanding!
Ann says
I would put toppings on all 4 pieces, not serve as a sandwich! I know either way is delicious!
Carol J. Johnson says
It looks delicious. I am going to try this next weekend.
Kimberly @ Berly's Kitchen says
I could eat these for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They look totally delicious!
Kelly Senyei @ Just a Taste says
OH. EM. GEE. These pizza bread sandwiches look AMAZING!
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
How can anyone not drool when they see these pictures?! These pizza bread sandwiches are absolutely mouthwatering!!
Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says
These remind me of those red baron French pizzas I was OBSESSED with as a kid. I bet these taste way better than that frozen crap!
Tracy says
WHOA whaaattttt?! A pizza garlic bread love child?! This looks soooo amazing!
Cheryl says
Uh WHAT? Excuse me? This sandwich is positively epic, should not be allowed. Please delete, lest I fall off my diet wagon. Thank you in advance
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David @ Spiced says
Oh, I am drooling over the thought of these sammiches spread with garlic butter! Garlic butter makes everything better…even pizza! And I’m not so sure I’d make these for the kids…only because there won’t be any left for them after Dad gets his hands on the tray!
Rose | Rose Bakes says
First – you speak my language. I homeshool our six kids and I ask my husband often, “why do they have to eat every single day? Several times?” Haha! Also, a combo of garlic bread, pizza, and a sub sandwich? I died and went to heaven reading that!