Focaccia Pizza

March 1st, 2010 by justJENN

This how-to is easy when you don’t want to go out. Keep these items in your pantry and you’ll be good to go any night of the week.

ingredients:
focaccia
pizza sauce or marinara
mozzarella cheese
pepperoni
mushrooms
shredded italian cheese

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prep a baking pan with a silpat.

Now I happened to have focaccia bagged up in my freezer. I cut the 3 pieces in half – they were rather TALL pieces, and got 6 flatter slices of bread.

I usually keep homemade sauce (leftover from when I make spaghetti) in the freezer, this was a good use to get rid of it but you can also buy jarred pizza or marinara sauce. Spoon that on top of the focaccia, about 2 Tablespoons on each piece.

Then lay a slice of mozzarella on top of the sauce. On top of this you can layer whatever toppings you like. The Kid like mushrooms, the Baby likes pepperoni.

Then on top of your toppings, add about 1/4 cup of shredded Italian cheese – parmesan, mozzarella, provolone is a good mix that you can usually find bagged together in the store. Adding the shredded cheese on top will keep all the toppings together and give the top a nice melty cheese effect.

Place above the middle rack in your oven and bake for 20-25 minutes depending on your oven. Watch it, you don’t want burnt cheese.

The focaccia gave the pizza a nice crunch. It was the perfect base for a pizza with just enough heft to hold all the toppings. I served it to the kids with fruit, veggies and OF COURSE, ice cream sandwiches for dessert.