Bread Pizza (Tawa, Oven & Air Fryer)

Make the easiest bread pizza at home under 15 minutes with this easy recipe. Who doesn’t love the gooey cheesy goodness, especially when it’s done in no time! Sure it is a family favorite! Bread pizza makes a great snack, appetizer and even a quick meal option served with a soup or some salad on the side. Add your favorite toppings and enjoy them any time of the day. In this post I share 3 ways to make a bread pizza – in the oven, air fryer and on a griddle.

Plus a bonus, I also share an easy and quick way to make pizza sauce, incase you are running out of it.

About Bread Pizza

Bread pizza is a pizza variety made with bread as the base, replacing the pizza dough. Also known as pizza bread, it is made much the same way as a regular pizza with sauce, cheese and other toppings of choice. Any kind of bread like white bread, sandwich bread, French bread, Italian bread or even buns can be used to make this bread pizza.

Since you don’t need to bake the base, making this is a breeze. Plus you have plenty of topping options similar to your regular pizza.

Mozzarella cheese, four cheese, cheddar cheese, feta cheese or pizza cheese can be used for the topping. This time I have used mozzarella. Sometimes I also use a combination of feta cheese & mozzarella.

I have also used sliced olives here. If you do not have, just skip them. In this post I have used homemade pizza sauce (link in recipe card). If you do not have it then you may replace with any tomato sauce or even a good pesto.

You can also make a bread pizza sandwich with the same recipe. Just skip toasting the bread, apply the pizza sauce and then top with your favorite ingredients and grill it in a sandwich toaster.

For more pizza recipes, you can check
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Photo Guide

How to Make Bread Pizza (Stepwise photos)

Make sauce or skip to use store bought

1.Skip this section if you have already have the sauce. Pour 1 tablespoon oil to a pot or pan and heat it. Add 2 to 3 chopped garlic and saute for 30 to 60 seconds until aromatic. If using onions (optional), add 1 small chopped onion and saute until golden. Next stir in ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli flakes.

2. Saute for 20 seconds.

3. Add 3 medium tomatoes (250 grams) finely chopped or pureed.

4. Stir ¼ teaspoon salt & 1 teaspoon sugar.

5. Cover the pot partially. Cook on a medium flame until most of the moisture in tomatoes evaporates and turns thick.

6. Then add ½ to ¾ teaspoon mixed Italian herbs and ¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper.

7. Mix well and taste test. Add more salt and herbs if needed. Turn off when the sauce turns thick. Cool this slightly.

Bake pizza bread in oven

If making in oven prepare a baking tray with a parchment paper or foil. Preheat the oven to 430 F or 220 C for 15 mins. Place the bread slices in the tray.

Spread pizza sauce as much as you desire. Place the veggies of your choice and then layer the cheese. Sprinkle herbs. Keep the tray in a preheated oven in the middle rack. Bake/ grill for 8 mins at 430 F or 220 C.

Adjust the grill time as needed. The veggies get grilled partially and the cheese melts and turns golden. Serve bread pizza hot as a snack or breakfast.

Make bread pizza on griddle

1. Grease a pan lightly with few drops of oil or little butter.

2. Toast the bread slices slightly on one side. This is optional but prevents the bread from getting soggy.

3. Flip them to the other side. Turn off the stove and remove them to a tray or board. If you leave them on the pan, they will begin to toast now.

4. Smear pizza sauce as desired. You can also use ketchup, pesto or any of your favorite sauce. Layer onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and olives as desired.

5. Next spread grated cheese as much as you like. You can use mozzarella cheese or a combination of any 2 or more.

6. Sprinkle herbs and red chili flakes as desired. Place them on the pan.

7. Cover the pan and cook on a low heat until the cheese melts.

8. Make sure you don’t burn the bread at the bottom. Remove it when the cheese melts.

Serve bread pizza hot as a snack. Serve it with Corn soup or Tomato soup.

Here are some tried & tested variations

Variations

1. You can also make a spinach bread pizza. On a medium high flame saute some fine chopped spinach in 1 tsp oil until it wilts. Spread the pizza sauce over the bread and then layer the spinach, followed by cheese.
2. You can also make a egg bread pizza. Just stir in an egg with grated cheese and spread it over the bread. You have to bake the pizza bread in the oven and not on the griddle.
3. Grill or saute some chicken until cooked through and place them over the bread. Then layer the cheese.
4. Instead of pizza sauce you can also spread pesto, tomato ketch or any other hot sauce.

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