37 Best Pizza Recipes
If you're wondering how to make pizza dough at home and looking for a pizza recipe (or two), you've come to the right place. Making homemade pizza has plenty of advantages: you get to pick the the pizza dough recipe, the sauce, the toppings. And you can lay them on as heavy as you want. Whether you feel like making a cast-iron pizza with sausage or a summery pie with zucchini, a Detroit-style square with crispy edges and the sauce on top or a pillowy Neapolitan-style round with a leopard-spotted crust, you'll find our 37 favorite pizza recipes below.
Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Claire Saffitz1/37Cast-Iron Pizza With Fennel and Sausage
This pizza recipe has some clever moves: Browning sausage in the same skillet used to bake the pie not only preheats the pan (which is essential for a crisp crust), it also infuses that crust with rich, porky flavor.
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Breakfast Pizza With Sausage, Eggs, Spinach, and Cream
Because the dough rises while you sleep—and because pizza with an egg baked on top is the very best pizza—there's no better time of day to serve this sausage and spinach pie.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell3/37
Summer Pizza With Salami, Zucchini, and Tomatoes
It's a pizza. It's a salad. Here, store-bought pizza dough gets this family-friendly dinner on the table in less than an hour.
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Detroit-Style Pizza
Detroit-style pie is a thick, rectangular pizza with super-crispy edges, and the sauce is layered on top of the cheese. It is sometimes twice baked, and always delicious.
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Salad Pizza
Cover a just-baked, garlic-scented pizza crust with a crisp salad of Bibb lettuce, blue cheese, prosciutto, and pickled onions, plus plenty of red wine vinaigrette.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry6/37
Deluxe Wood-Fired Pizza
Making beautifully charred, wood-fired pizzas at home isn't impossible. With a special pizza-oven attachment, you can instantly turn any kettle charcoal grill into a perfect pie-making machine.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks7/37
White Pizza With Shaved Vegetables and Pesto
This pizza recipe is a celebration of spring, covered in pesto and cheese and topped with a veritable salad of peas, crisp asparagus ribbons, zucchini, leeks, and watercress.
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Zucchini, Potato, and Fontina Pizzettas
These lovely and simple little pizzas are a welcome change of pace from the usual red-sauce pie.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry9/37
Trenton Tomato Pie Pizza
This simple tomato pizza is inspired by the classic tomato pie made at Trenton, New Jersey, favorite DeLorenzo's, where the guys like to bake it "extra-crispy."
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop and Food Styling by Ali Nardi10/37
Artichoke, Spinach, and Prosciutto Flatbreads With Spicy Honey
Fair warning: spicy honey is about to become your all-time favorite pizza topping.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks.11/37
French Bread Pizzas with Mozzarella and Pepperoni
Tell the freezer to flip off—this French bread pizza is fresh and just as fast. To give this some extra heat, sprinkle on red pepper flakes.
- Lara Ferroni12/37
Pizza with Pesto, Fresh Tomatoes, and Mozzarella
When it comes to making pizza at home, one question looms large: should you get a stone? It's worth it if you want a pizza with a crackling crust. This recipe calls for a 14-inch stone, but it's also totally feasible on a baking sheet.
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Clam, Chard, and Bacon Pizza
This is a pizza that goes against convention. The result: it's a whole lot easier. Roll out refrigerated pizza dough, use a cast-iron skillet to toast the crust, and top it with clams and chard.
- Michael Graydon + Nicole Herriott14/37
Grandma-Style Pizza
This old-school, rectangular pizza bakes on a sheet pan. Try topping with provolone, red onion, and black olives or roasted cauliflower, ricotta, and breadcrumbs. We also like mozzarella with fennel, and spicy soppressata.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks.15/37
French Bread Pizzas With Ricotta, Roasted Tomatoes, and Pesto
Creamy ricotta cheese, herby pesto, and roasted cherry tomatoes give these French bread pizzas bright flavor and a fresh look.
- Photo by Johnny Miller16/37
Sweet Potato and Kale Pizza
Sweet potatoes aren't just for baking and stuffing for lunch. Here, the sweet potato forms a silky sauce, topped with crumbled kale and tangy goat cheese.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry17/37
Food Processor Pizza Dough
This simple pizza dough comes together in a snap. It's perfect for a thin crust pizza like the Trenton Tomato Pie, though you can top it however you like.
- Tara Donne18/37
No-Knead Pizza Dough
This dough is chewy, bubbly, and better than what you'll get at most pizza places. It bakes wonderfully in a home oven, on a pizza stone, or a baking sheet. And thanks to the brilliant no-knead method of Jim Lahey—owner of New York's Sullivan Street Bakery—it's easy to prepare, deriving its character from overnight fermentation, not laborious kneading. Just remember to start at least 1 day ahead.
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Whole-Wheat Pizza Crust
Get a little whole wheat into your pizza by making this crust, which starts with a mix of whole wheat and all-purpose flour. You'll need active dry yeast, but if you only have instant, here's our guide to substituting different types.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Ali Nardi20/37
Cauliflower-Crust Pizza With Tomatoes and Mozzarella
This veggie-packed pizza swaps out the flour for a combo of cauliflower “rice” and ground almonds, making it nutritious and gluten-free. A generous sprinkling of mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce keep it classic and delicious.
- Photo by Chris Court and William Meppem21/37
Cauliflower Pizzas With Mozzarella, Kale, and Lemon
Another gluten-free pizza crust made from cauliflower and almond meal. This one is topped with kale, garlic, lemon zest, and basil leaves.
- Photo by Alex Lau22/37
Red Sauce for Pizza
Your basic pizza sauce recipe, done well. Be sure to start with a can of crushed tomatoes that doesn't contain anything but tomatoes and salt.
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White Sauce
This white sauce recipe from Joe Beddia is the ultimate base for your favorite white pie.
- Photo by Nicole Franzen24/37
Hot Sausage and Crispy Chard Pizza
Pizza night, taken outside of the box. Top this oval-shaped pie with crispy chard greens for a balancing bitter undertone.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Ali Nardi25/37
Polish-Style Pizza With Mushrooms and Chives
This late-night snack is a brilliant Eastern European take on French-bread pizza, built on a savory base of sautéed mushrooms.
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Spicy Lamb Pizza With Parsley–Red Onion Salad
Our homage to lahmacun, the Middle Eastern flatbread.
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Roman Style Pizza with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Flaky crust, meet juicy cherry tomato. Make some magic happen.
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Neapolitan-Style Pizza (Pizza alla Napoletana)
A classic rendition of the traditional Neapolitan pie.
- Hirsheimer & Hamilton29/37
Pizza Bianca with Scamorza and Shaved Celery Root
With slices of sweet, earthy celery root and some melty scamorza or smoked mozzarella, pizza night just got a lot more fun.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, and Anna Stockwell30/37
Carrot Pizza With Fontina and Red Onion
What's up, doc? This pizza topped with carrot sauce, that's what. Top off this pizza with red onion slices for texture and biting contrast.
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Pan-Fried Hawaiian Pizza
Most of this pizza's magic happens on the stove top in a hot cast-iron pan. Just before serving, slide the pizza underneath a hot broiler to get the cheese melty.
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BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizzas with Smoked Mozzarella
Sweet and smoky flavors make this quick and easy pizza a new favorite.
- Sara Remington33/37
Cal-Italia Pizza with Prosciutto and Figs
Just what is Cal-Italia? It's a mash-up of two pizza empires: the fresh produce of California rubbing shoulders with Italian tradition. This pizza stars aged balsamic, thin prosciutto, and creamy goat cheese. Pizza really does bring the world together.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone34/37
Thanksgiving Skillet Pizza
This pizza recipe is the perfect vehicle for Thanksgiving leftovers. (Or leftovers from the turkey and mashed potato dinner you decided to make as comfort food last night.)
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Goat Cheese Pizza
Roasted grapes add a fruity pop and touch of sweetness to this goat cheese-topped pizza. Fresh rosemary is a nice touch if you have any on hand.
- Photo by David Cicconi, food styling by Rhoda Boone36/37
Pizza Bianca
This super simple dough comes together in a food processor. For best gluten development and flavor, let the dough rest overnight in the fridge. This simple bread is delicious unadorned, though you can also make sandwiches from it.
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Pizza Margherita
If you only make one pizza recipe, let it be this one. A slightly wet dough, in conjunction with a hot pizza stone, produces a crisp yet chewy crust, the perfect canvas for bright homemade tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and verdant basil leaves.
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