Pizza Toast

This Pizza Toast is the easiest lunch, dinner, or even snack any day of the week. Customize with your favorite pizza toppings for a meal the whole family will love.

Pizza toast is one of those easy meals I come back to when I’m craving pizza but don’t want to make or order a whole pie. For my take on the viral pizza toast trend, I wanted to keep it just as simple while adding a few ingredients that make it feel a little more special.

As part of my “Make It Mini” series with Le Creuset, this Pizza Toast starts with toasted sourdough while the marinara and burrata are warmed separately in a mini cocotte. Heating them separately keeps the bread from getting soggy, so you still get crisp toast with warm tomato sauce and creamy burrata in every bite.

Make it Mini

Make it Mini is an ongoing series with Le Creuset where we reimagine recipes using their mini cocottes. The series has been going on for several years now, and we’ve really created quite an arsenal of recipes. So if you just got a new mini cocotte are looking for what to make, there are several fun, seasonal and delicious recipes to choose from.

If you like this toast recipe, you’ll love my Tonnato Tomato Toasts and my Mushrooms on Toast.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• An elevated pizza toast: This recipe puts a simple, elevated spin on the viral pizza toast trend with warm marinara, burrata, and crisp sourdough.
• No pizza dough required: Sourdough takes the place of pizza dough, making this much quicker and easier to put together.
• Made in mini cocottes: Warming the burrata directly in the tomato sauce in Le Creuset mini cocottes brings the flavors together while keeping the sauce off the bread until serving so it stays crisp.
• Easy but special: It’s a fun lunch or snack that feels a little more elevated while still requiring minimal prep and mostly hands-off cooking.

Ingredients

• Marinara sauce: Marinara sauce adds the tomato base and classic pizza flavor to the toast.
• Shredded mozzarella: Mozzarella adds an extra layer of melted cheese and helps give the toast that familiar pizza-like texture.
• Burrata cheese: Burrata adds a creamy element that pairs with the warm marinara and contrasts with the crisp sourdough.
• Sourdough bread: Sourdough creates a sturdy, crisp base that holds up well to the sauce and toppings.
• Capocollo: Capocollo adds a salty, savory element that makes the pizza toast more substantial.
• Italian seasoning: Italian seasoning adds herbs and classic Italian-inspired flavor to the marinara and cheese.

How to Make Pizza Toast

1. Preheat oven to 400. add marinara sauce to an 8oz cocotte and top with half a ball of burrata. Bake for 8-10 minutes. This extra step ensure the pizza toast does not get soggy.

2. Brush bread with olive oil and add shredded mozzarella. Transfer to a sheet pan and bake in the oven until cheese is melty, about 3-5 minutes.

3. Turn oven up to broil. Spoon warm marinara and burrata over toast. Add slices of copacolla. Broil for 2-3 min, just until everything in combined and meat is slightly crispy.

4. Season with Italian seasoning and sliced into wedges.

Expert Tips

• Toast the sourdough well: Make sure the sourdough is crisp and golden before assembling so it holds up to the warm marinara and burrata.
• Warm the sauce and burrata separately: Heating them together in the mini cocotte keeps excess moisture away from the bread until you’re ready to eat.
• Bring the burrata to room temperature: Let the burrata sit out briefly before baking so the center warms more evenly.
• Watch the mozzarella closely: Broil the mozzarella-topped sourdough just until melted and lightly browned to avoid burning the bread.
• Assemble right before serving: Spoon the warm marinara and burrata onto the toast just before eating for the best texture.

Variations & Substitutions

• Skip the mini cocotte: For a quicker version, layer the marinara, mozzarella, and burrata directly onto the sourdough and broil everything together, keeping in mind the bread will be slightly softer.
• Swap the burrata: Use fresh mozzarella in place of burrata for a similar cheesy pizza toast without the creamy center.
• Try a different bread: Swap sourdough for ciabatta, a baguette, or another sturdy, crusty bread that can hold up to the toppings.
• Add more flavor: Finish the pizza toast with hot honey, truffle oil, or another favorite topping to give it your own spin.
• Make it spicy: Use a spicy marinara sauce in place of traditional marinara for an easy way to add some heat.

Storage & Making Ahead

Fridge: Store leftover pizza toast in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2–3 days, although the bread will soften as it sits.

Freezer: I don’t recommend freezing the assembled pizza toast, as the burrata and marinara can change in texture and make the bread soggy once thawed.

Make ahead: Prep the components ahead of time and store them separately in the refrigerator, then toast the sourdough and warm the marinara and burrata in the mini cocottes just before assembling and serving.

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