10 best pizza recipes
Warm, melted cheese, tangy tomato sauce, a heaping of healthy, flavourful vegetables: When nothing but homemade pizza will do, Homemakers.com comes to the rescue! 10 pizza recipes, tested to perfection in our Test Kitchen promise ooey gooey goodness in every bite.
With several options below, you can satisfy your pizza cravings anytime. Start with our basic recipe for Tomato Pizza Sauce and get rolling, dressing and baking!
Perfect pizzas for lunch or dinner
1. Sausage and Roasted Pepper Pizza
This pepper sauce can be used as the base for many other kinds of pizza -- use your imagination and experiment. Choose Pecorino Romano or another Pecorino (sheep's milk) cheese, as you prefer.
2. Mushroom and Gorgonzola Cheese Pizza
For extra convenience, you can use sliced mushrooms from the grocery store.
3. Eggplant and Onion Pizza with Whole Wheat Crust
Malt syrup (wheat, barley or rice malt) lends a rich sweetness to this dough. You can buy it at health and bulk food stores or substitute buckwheat honey or dark corn syrup. If you like, replace half of the olives with six anchovy fillets, halved lengthwise.
4. Spinach and Fontina Pizza
You can cook fresh spinach or use thawed frozen spinach for this pizza, which is delicious with or without the ham.
5. Zucchini and Smoked Provolone Cheese Pizza
Flavourful smoked cheese really enhances the zucchini in this pizza. You can substitute smoked scamorza, mozzarella or Gouda for the provolone if you like.
With several options below, you can satisfy your pizza cravings anytime. Start with our basic recipe for Tomato Pizza Sauce and get rolling, dressing and baking!
Perfect pizzas for lunch or dinner
1. Sausage and Roasted Pepper Pizza
This pepper sauce can be used as the base for many other kinds of pizza -- use your imagination and experiment. Choose Pecorino Romano or another Pecorino (sheep's milk) cheese, as you prefer.
2. Mushroom and Gorgonzola Cheese Pizza
For extra convenience, you can use sliced mushrooms from the grocery store.
3. Eggplant and Onion Pizza with Whole Wheat Crust
Malt syrup (wheat, barley or rice malt) lends a rich sweetness to this dough. You can buy it at health and bulk food stores or substitute buckwheat honey or dark corn syrup. If you like, replace half of the olives with six anchovy fillets, halved lengthwise.
4. Spinach and Fontina Pizza
You can cook fresh spinach or use thawed frozen spinach for this pizza, which is delicious with or without the ham.
5. Zucchini and Smoked Provolone Cheese Pizza
Flavourful smoked cheese really enhances the zucchini in this pizza. You can substitute smoked scamorza, mozzarella or Gouda for the provolone if you like.
6. Niçoise Arugula Pizza
If using fresh mozzarella, drain it first by weighing it down with a plate until the excess moisture is pressed out of the cheese.
Little pizza treats
7. Saturday Night Pizza Crisps
If the weekends are hard to endure without evening snacks, try these crisp little bites.
8. Croque Monsieur Pizza Pocket Toast
This cross between pizza and a classic toasted French sandwich is portable enough to eat on the run.
9. Greek Flavoured Tortilla Pizzas
Large tortillas are available in a variety of flavours, so just double up on the topping. Drain artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers well and pat dry with paper towel to prevent soggy pizzas.
10. Little Lamb Pizzas
Using store-bought pizza dough and requiring no rolling, these tasty bite-size pizzas are easier to make than they look. Make them ahead and rewarm them in the oven if you like.
If using fresh mozzarella, drain it first by weighing it down with a plate until the excess moisture is pressed out of the cheese.
Little pizza treats
7. Saturday Night Pizza Crisps
If the weekends are hard to endure without evening snacks, try these crisp little bites.
8. Croque Monsieur Pizza Pocket Toast
This cross between pizza and a classic toasted French sandwich is portable enough to eat on the run.
9. Greek Flavoured Tortilla Pizzas
Large tortillas are available in a variety of flavours, so just double up on the topping. Drain artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers well and pat dry with paper towel to prevent soggy pizzas.
10. Little Lamb Pizzas
Using store-bought pizza dough and requiring no rolling, these tasty bite-size pizzas are easier to make than they look. Make them ahead and rewarm them in the oven if you like.
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