Texas Toast Pizza starts with garlic-infused Texas toast and piles it high with saucy ground beef, melty mozzarella, and miniature pepperoni. A family-favorite, simple meal!
PREP: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease a large sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray and place Texas Toast on the pan, giving each piece plenty of room. Bake for 5 minutes.
MEATSAUCE: While oven is preheating, prepare the meat sauce. Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Once hot, add in the onion and saute, stirring occasionally until becoming golden, about 5-7 minutes. Add in the garlic and saute for another 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add beef and cook, breaking up and crumbling as you go until browned through. Season to taste. (I add 1/2 tsp fine sea salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.) Add in pizza sauce and Italian seasoning and cook, stirring constantly, until warmed through. Taste and adjust for seasoning adding more salt/pepper if needed. Remove from heat.
BAKE: Divide meat sauce evenly among each piece of bread. Sprinkle cheese on top; about 2 tablespoons of cheese per pizza. If desired, add miniature pepperoni on top. Bake for 5-10 minutes or until cheese is nicely melted on top. Remove and enjoy immediately!
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Note 1: We highly recommend Rao’s® pizza sauce, which makes all the difference for this recipe! This sauce has a deep, intense flavor, tastes homemade, and is thick and hearty. By using Rao's we greatly cut down on ingredients because the pizza sauce has so many additions included (whole peeled tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, onions, carrots, oregano, garlic, fresh basil, etc.).Nutrition information does not include pepperoni or other optional toppings.