In 10-15 minutes, you can have this heavenly Hawaiian French Bread Pizza in the oven. Great dinner for busy weeknights or when you have leftover ham!
Hey there, Weary Chef readers! It’s Dee from Meatloaf and Melodrama, and I’m sharing a delicious and very easy recipe for using up any leftover holiday ham.
We’re big ham lovers here, and we eat a lot of it. My kids love having ham sandwiches for lunch, and we enjoy ham and eggs for breakfast often on the weekends. So when Christmas rolls around, I get excited because I know we’ll have plenty of leftover ham. Yep, it doesn’t take much to excite me!
So after Christmas is over, we have cheesy ham casseroles, comforting ham soup, and usually a few hot ham sandwiches. But sometimes, I just want a quick and easy dinner that doesn’t involve a lot of prep work, especially after all of the holiday cooking. Mom needs a break now and then, too! And that’s where this easy easy Hawaiian Pizza comes in.
I shared an easy recipe for Buffalo Chicken Pizza with you all a couple of months ago, but this French Bread Pizza recipe is even easier. You don’t have to pre-cook anything, so you can assemble this pizza in about 10 minutes — 15 tops! Then it takes about 10 minutes to bake, plus a little extra time under the broiler for a crispier crust.
I started off by whipping up a creamy barbecue sauce for the base. I just used my favorite BBQ sauce, which is sweet and spicy. Then, I mixed it with some heavy cream. I sprinkled lots of shredded cheese over the sauce and topped the pizza off with sliced ham and chunks of sweet pineapple. So, this pizza is just a little bit sweet, a tiny bit spicy, and salty too. My family loved it, and I hope you will too!
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
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- 1 loaf French bread
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups finely shredded mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
- 1 cup cooked ham cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup diced pineapple canned or fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning mix
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Slice the loaf of bread in half, lengthwise, and place cut sides up on baking sheet
- Mix the barbecue sauce and heavy cream together, and spread evenly over bread. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the sauce.
- Top with ham, pineapple and seasoning mix.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted, and broil for about 5 minutes for a crispier crust.(optional)
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French Bread Pizza recipe says
This is absolutely one of the best pizzas I have ever enjoyed in my life. And SO easy to make. Thank you so much for such a creative recipe base.
Cheryl Gafner says
Oh, yeah!! Happy New Year Dee, Andi and gang!!!!! XOXOXOX :-)
Cheryl Gafner says
Thank you for the great ideas! Happy New Year sweet girl!!
Cookin Canuck says
I can never resist Hawaiian pizza! This is the perfect way to use up that leftover ham.
Cathy Trochelman says
I love this idea! French bread pizza is always so easy & delicious!
Andi Gleeson says
Thanks, Cathy! I like Dee’s creamy BBQ sauce on this one too!
Sabrina says
What a great, simple pizza! I love how easy this recipe is!
Andi Gleeson says
Thanks so much, Sabrina!
katerina @ diethood.com says
Such a great way to enjoy pizza!! My kids will LOVE it!!
Andi Gleeson says
Mine too, Katerina. Thank you!!
Michelle | A Latte Food says
This is awesome! I love hawaiian pizza, and this take on it is brilliant!
Andi Gleeson says
I love the sweet and salty of Hawaiian pizza too, Michelle. Thank you!
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
I absolutely LOVE the use of leftover ham here! I also love that this is ready so quickly. We’re suckers for Hawaiian Pizza, so I have no doubt this’ll go over well! Also, this is one of the only ways I can eat pineapple, so I am ALL for this!