Pizza Party - BBQ Chicken Pizza, Pesto Pizza, Pizza Margherita and more
Looking for inspiration for your next pizza night? Check out these fun topping combinations!
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- homemade or store-bought
BBQ Chicken Pizza
- BBQ sauce - we used Carolina Gold
- cooked chopped chicken breast
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- chopped green onions
- chopped fresh cilantro
Pizza Margherita
- crushed or pureed tomatoes, canned or fresh
- garlic powder, salt and pepper
- thinly sliced chunks of mozzarella cheese
- thinly sliced tomato
- torn basil leaves
Pesto Veggie Pizza
- pesto, store bought or homemade
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- shredded parmesan cheese
- sauteed mushrooms
- sauteed onions
- salt and pepper
Pesto Chicken Tomato Pizza
- pesto, store bought or homemade
- cooked chopped chicken
- thinly sliced tomato
- shredded and sliced mozzarella cheese
- shredded parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- finish with drizzle of olive oil
Pepperoni and Mushroom Pizza
- crushed or pureed tomatoes, canned or fresh can also use your favorite jarred pasta sauce
- dried oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt and pepper
- mozzarella cheese, shredded and/or sliced fresh
- sauteed mushrooms
- pepperoni
- fresh basil
- fresh oregano
- finish with drizzle of olive oil
Three Cheese Pizza with (or without) Pepperoni
- red sauce
- mozzarella cheese, shredded and/or sliced fresh
- dried basil, dried oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper
- pepperoni (optional)
- grated romano cheese
- grated parmesan cheese
- fresh oregano and basil, chopped
- drizzle of olive oil
Instructions
- Heat the oven or grill and pizza stone to 425-450°F for at least 30 minutes. Make sure your stone is rated for high heat. If using pizza pans, lightly oil.
- Prepare dough and allow it to rise according to the homemade dough directions.
- If using store bought dough, make sure you take it out of the fridge and allow it to rise. This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours. Place in a sunny window to speed up the process.
- Stretch pizza dough on a stone/pan
- Top with tomatoes/red sauce, pesto, or BBQ sauce depending on the pizza.
- Top with veggies, meat, cheeses, spices. Add herbs if desired.
- Bake or grill at 425-450° for 8-15 minutes
- BAKING: Place the stretched pizza dough on a lightly oiled baking sheet or a pizza peel (or the back of a baking sheet) if using a preheated stone. Top with your favorite combination of toppings. Bake for 8-15 minutes for a 9 inch pizza. Keep a close eye on the pizza. It may take less or more time depending on the diameter and thickness of your dough and your toppings.GRILLING: If using a grill, you can place the stretched out dough on the preheated pizza stone on the grill for 3-4 minutes, then flip it, top it, and finish grilling for another 3-4 minutes.
- Add additional fresh herbs once the pizza has cooked to brighten up the flavor. Fresh basil and/or parsley are wonderful on the tomato sauce/pesto based pizzas. Fresh cilantro, parsley and/or chopped green onions really brighten up the flavor of the BBQ sauce based pizza.