Pizza Breadsticks are a great appetizer of a combination of breadsticks with pizza flavor and sauce to dip them in.
Jump to RecipeAt our house, we love both bread and pizza. I’ve made all types of pizza including pizza flatbread and pizza tacos. So why not pizza breadsticks?
We made some regular breadsticks in the past, so I used that recipe to start and added the pizza flavors. You can add any other pizza toppings to the breadsticks you may want. Tyler, Ryan, and I like lots of cheese, so we stuck with that. Justin likes more than that, so I will add some toppings to his before baking.
You can make these as a perfect side dish to go with other Italian meals, as an appetizer, or as the perfect snack for after school. We ended up making dinner out of them by dipping in either pizza sauce or marinara sauce. We love having a dipping sauce for things like this!
Ingredients Options
As with most pizza recipes, you have a lot of options when it comes to your ingredients. You can change the type of cheese you use or add other toppings. The options range from simple ingredients to meat you need to cook ahead of time. Here are a few suggestions:
- Tomato sauce
- Pizza sauce
- Marinara sauce
- Mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- Ricotta cheese
- Nutritional yeast
- Pepperoni
- Ground beef
- Sausage
- Mushrooms
- Red onion
- Green bell pepper
- Black olives
- Fresh herbs such as basil, oregano, and parsley
- Spinach
I also used a premade pizza crust from the refrigerator section of our grocery store, but you can use homemade pizza dough as well for the base of the easy homemade breadsticks.
Pizza Breadsticks Step by Step
Ingredients
- 13.8 oz pizza dough, refrigerated
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, finely shredded
- 2 tbsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 8 oz pizza sauce, warmed
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 425F. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
Unroll the refrigerated pizza crust and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet. If you are worried about damaging your baking sheet when you cut the breadsticks later, place a piece of parchment paper on the baking sheet.
Press the dough to the edges of the baking sheet.
Brush the dough with melted butter.
Add the parmesan cheese.
Sprinkle the dough with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and red pepper.
Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut dough crosswise into 8 strips one inch each, then cut in half lengthwise to make 16 strips. If you have your breadsticks on parchment paper, you should be able to move the whole thing to a cutting board before slicing then back to the pan to bake.
Bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with pizza sauce.
Pizza Breadsticks Leftovers
Extra breadsticks can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator. They will last longer in the fridge, but you may want to heat them up a bit before eating.
Recipe
Originally Published On: October 10, 2022
Last Updated On: September 19, 2023
Pizza Breadsticks
Ingredients
- 13.8 oz pizza dough (refrigerated)
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (finely shredded)
- 2 tbsp dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp ground red pepper
- 8 oz pizza sauce (warmed)
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F
- Lightly grease a baking sheet
- Unroll pizza dough and transfer to the prepared baking sheet
- Press the dough to the edges of the baking sheet
- Brush the dough with melted butter
- Add the parmesan cheese
- Sprinkle dough with the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and red pepper
- Using a sharp knife, cut dough crosswise into 8 strips one inch each, then cut in half lengthwise to make 16 strips
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown
- Serve with pizza sauce
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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These look so good! I love breadsticks. I make them all the time for parties. I love this variation.
If I could give this 10 stars, I would. There’s nothing better than garlic bread with pizza sauce. It looks so good!
You always have delicious recipes .Plus I love carbs so this one is extra good.
This looks so yummy. Going to get my mini me in the kitchen and whip some of these up for tomorrow!
As always a really handy step by step guide. I love the fact that this will be easy to do and something fun to try out one weekend xx
This looks amazing and sounds even better. I would kill for something like this tonight rather than what I’ll most likely be having which is rice and veg.
This looks so yummy and haven’t tried the breadsticks before but would love to try it. Thank you for sharing!
They look great to me! Most of the people in my household are on low- carb diets, so I would be the only one eating these.
I have always thought of baking this. This is a great snack idea. My daughter would love this.
Hhhmmm…”pizza breadsticks”; I like the sound of the dish! I would like to give it a try some day. Thanks for sharing about it.
My daughter eats a lot of pizza and I don’t know how she doesn’t get sick of it. This would be a great way to mix up the menu a little!
Ok this looks INCREDIBLE!! My husband and my kids would devour this!
My family loves these Pizza Breadsticks. It’s something you’d want to serve with the guests too because it’s so tasty.
Oh my god this looks heavenly! I have never met a breadstick I didn’t love!