Ditch the delivery! Make pizza night a Baguette Pizza night instead! Really, it’s so simple — just take a fresh, buttery, French baguette, add a beautiful savory onion and mushroom mixture topped with melted mozzarella cheese, tomatoes slices, and fresh basil leaves and you have an irresistible bite of Italian finery right in your own kitchen! When you want your pizza, you want it to be better and you want it quicker. That’s Baguette Pizza!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 (8-ounce) carton fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 medium onions, halved, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 (10.5-ounce) French bread baguette, halved lengthwise
- 1 1/2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
- 3/4 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced, divided
- 3 medium tomatoes, sliced
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -Line an 18×26-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 3 -In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil.
Step 4 -Add the mushrooms and the onions to the heated olive oil and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
Step 5 -Add the garlic, the Italian seasoning, the salt, and the black pepper to the mushroom-onion mixture and cook, while stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 6 -On the prepared baking sheet, in a single layer, add the baguette halves cut-side up.
Step 7 -Evenly add 3/4 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of the basil to the baguette halves.
Step 8 -Evenly add the mushroom mixture, the tomato slices, and the remaining mozzarella cheese to the bread halves.
Step 9 -Bake until the cheese is melted, about 10-15 minutes.
Step 10 -Transfer from the oven to a wire rack and evenly sprinkle with the remaining basil.
Step 11 -On a cutting board with a serrated knife, cut each of the halves into 3 even portions.
Step 12 -Serve.
