Spinach Feta Bread Pizza in a Snap

This recipe is one of my favorite go-to appetizers....Spinach Feta Bread Pizza. It's a snap to make and the results are, oh so good! Start out with any store bought homemade bread. I typically go for whatever is on sale (Each week, Dash's has a featured artisan bread on sale) but French, Italian or Ciabatta Bread works great, as do bagels. For this recipe I started with Italian bread and sliced it in half length-wise, added fresh baby spinach and feta cheese, then finished it off with a little olive oil, fresh lemon, garlic and salt n pepper. I popped it in the oven for 10 minutes and wala done. End result: a perfect snack, impromptu appetizer or light meal. The key to making this recipe a snap is adding ingredients that don't require any preparation or cooking. You could use frozen spinach but that requires defrosting and then straining the excess water and that in my opinion equates to a few unnecessary extra steps. Keep it simple and use toppings that you already have in your refrigerator or cupboard. I love adding canned artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, olives, or even sweet banana peppers. Anything goes with pizza bread, any cheese, any meat, any veggie. Nate doesn't like feta cheese so I made a pepperoni and mozzarella cheese pizza bread for him, while Tyler, Zachary and I enjoyed the Spinach Feta Bread to ourselves. As I was slicing the bread on the cutting board the boys were grabbing pieces before it was even plated. They loved it. So if you are looking for something that's quick, easy and delicious give this recipe a try. Salute to bread pizza in a snap!

Start out with any type homemade store bought bread,
fresh bagels even work great!

Add your toppings 

Bake for 10 minutes

And you have delicious pizza bread in a snap!

Slice and enjoy!

Nate's pizza bread is just as good!

Spinach Feta Bread Pizza (Click to print recipe)

Serves 4-8 as an appetizer

Preparation and cook time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• Fresh bread - French, Italian or ciabatta work well
• 1 cup of fresh baby spinach
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 4 tb olive oil
• 1/2 fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar is also good
• 1/4 t garlic powder
• Salt n pepper to taste 

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Slice bread in half length wise. Add spinach and feta evenly over both slices. Drizzle olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt n pepper. Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until feta is soft or melted. Let cool for 5 minutes and slice in 8 even slices.

Food Impressions:

Nate: "Thanks for making me a cheese and pepperoni bread." Nate doesn't like feta so I whipped up one to his liking.

Tyler: "This is so good. The spinach tastes like a crunchy potato chip. I like the lemon taste too."

Zachary: "Can I have more?"

Andrea: One of my favorite go-to appetizers. It's always a hit with everyone. Add any toppings on any type of bread and you have pizza in a snap!

Nate enjoying his pepperoni and mozzarella pizza bead

And Tyler & Zachary enjoying theirs!