Pizza Toast Recipe

Grilled cheese pizza toast is a fun new way to make dinner without the traditional crust! Made with sandwich bread or garlic bread for an easy cheap meal, give this kid favorite a try with Texas Toast Sloppy Joes to make dinnertime fun.

How do you make pizza toast?

Now you can make this on all sorts of bases. From small to large it depends on how you are serving it. As an appetizer this is how to make Bruschetta Toast but instead of a cold topping you would add the sauce, cheese and pepperoni to the tops! A fun pop in your mouth idea when you have people coming over.

For larger versions you can follow our recipe above for making it on top of frozen garlic bread slices. The simplest and most common is using regular sandwich bread which we will share with you here. Just top and bake your Toast in the Oven until lightly browned with ooey gooey melted cheesiness. OMG YUM.

Now you could make this one singular slices of bread, but it won’t be nearly as good. This way is essentially making grilled cheese but with different toppings. With singular slices you would follow the same steps other than the bottom piece and extra cheese in the middle. Timing would decrease by half.

Ingredient Tips

• 6-8 slices bread or slightly defrosted Texas toast pizza is great. You will use 2 pieces per sandwich when making each one so plan amount accordingly.
• Spaghetti sauce, homemade pizza sauce or tomato sauce you can find jarred for quick prep
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning is typical but you could season as you wish reall
• 16 oz mozzarella cheese thinly sliced or shredded will make it more ooey gooey and melt faster.
• 24 slices pepperoni or other favorite pizza toppings are welcomed, feel free to add whatever things you love from olives to Canadian bacon etc…

For garlic bread pizza you can make your own slices or use store bought boxed frozen. I like homemade slices personally but either is yet another quick and easy pepperoni pizza meal idea. Any way you “slice it” they should be placed on a baking sheet and on the middle rack.

in Oven

Directions for this method are below, a great way to make a larger batch for a crowd for sure. Make sure when done you remove pan and let cool for a couple minutes before slicing. This and our Pepperoni Pull Apart Pizza Bread are a few tweaks to the “old fashioned” slices. 😉

in Air Fryer

If you love this pizza idea but want to make smaller batches and not heat up the whole house you can! Follow our timing and temp in the grilled cheese in air fryer post but with double slices it will likely take a bit longer. Great thing is you can open and just check. Once melted you’re ready to enjoy.

in Toaster Oven

To make any of these options, simply spread your choice of sauce on a piece of toasted bread or English muffin, add your desired toppings, and finish with cheese. Pop it under the broiler, oven or follow our reheat pizza in toaster oven time until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, usually just a few minutes. WAY cheaper than pizza delivery and so much cheaper too!

You can get creative with your choice of toppings to suit your taste. We share the simple below with pepperoni and cheese with your choice of some tomato, spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce with sliced pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and a sprinkle of dried oregano or Italian seasoning. Here are some other delicious pizza topping ideas;

Toppings

1. Margherita Pizza Toast
   • Tomato sauce or marinara
   • Fresh mozzarella cheese
   • Fresh basil leaves
   • A drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil
   • Salt and black pepper to taste
2. Veggie Delight would include tomato sauce or pesto as the base with thinly sliced bell peppers (red, green, or yellow) and sliced red onions. You can use some slices of black olives and mushrooms with your cheese which can be dairy free as well.
3. Hawaiian-Inspired would need some spaghetti or tomato sauce or barbecue sauce works well too. Add thinly sliced ham or Canadian bacon with your tidbits or pineapple chunks with our shredded mozzarella cheese on the bottom or top of it all.

BBQ Chicken Pizza would use a layer of barbecue sauce instead. Add precooked boiled shredded chicken on top of that with other things like; sliced red onion, chopped fresh cilantro and Monterey Jack cheese or cheddar cheese. You can make spicy buffalo chicken by whisking hot sauce in with the bbq.