This homemade pizza recipe is perfect for parties! Everyone loves pizza, and your guests can customize their toppings to suit their personal tastes.
Over the years, I’ve shared a number of homemade pizza recipes on the blog (see here, here, and here), but never one from start to finish – crust & sauce included. In reality, though, we make pizza from scratch fairly often around here. Why? It’s one of the few meals we eat where we get to spend time in the kitchen together. I do most of the cooking in our house, but when pizza night rolls around, both of us pitch in.
I also love to make pizza when I entertain because, well, everyone loves pizza, and it’s customizable! It’s easy to make different toppings to suit different tastes. You can even get your guests involved in topping their own personal pizzas, so everyone has a hand in the final meal. When Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove asked us to create a recipe that celebrates their philosophy of living deliciously, I thought immediately of homemade pizza and my shared time in the kitchen with Jack, friends, and family.
Easy Pizza Base Recipe
Taking time out of our busy days to put down our phones and celebrate every glorious flavor, guest, and memory makes me feel like we are truly living deliciously. For me, this also means eating seasonally. I visit local farmers markets to get inspiration for what to cook and what to eat, and in warm weather, Jack and I grow our own herbs on our back deck. How does eating seasonally relate to homemade pizza? Well, while cheese and sausage are the most popular pizza toppings where we live, I embrace summer’s plethora of beautiful vegetables (and even fruits!) to create out-of-the-box fresh combinations. And because we have so many gorgeous herbs right outside our door, I generously top my pizzas with fresh basil, mint, and homemade pesto to add a ton of fresh, delicious flavor.
And speaking of Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove, their appliances couldn’t be more useful for pizza-making. My Sub-Zero refrigerator keeps delicate produce wonderfully fresh. Our Wolf rangetop is perfect for preparing one of my favorite summer pizza toppings: roasted red peppers! I like to char them right over the burner flame. And on the pizza stone setting of my Wolf oven, pizza crust becomes golden and crisp around the edges. Best of all, our Cove dishwasher is roomy enough to wash all the dishes left from preparing and enjoying a meal with guests, so cleanup is a breeze!
Of course, there are nights when we pick up pizza dough from the store. But the best pizza nights are the ones when we make the dough ourselves – especially because it means that we work together in the kitchen. Jack (our resident dough man) will mix up the homemade pizza dough while I prep the toppings and the sauce. When we sit down to eat, it’s so fun to enjoy a meal we made together!
How To Make Pizza Dough
Our homemade pizza dough recipe uses a mix of white whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour. I like this combination because it adds some whole grain power to the crust without giving it the dense texture and dark flavor of an all-whole wheat dough. Along with the two flours, we use yeast, a little maple syrup, warm water, salt, and olive oil to make a crust that’s crisp on the outside, soft in the middle, and perfectly golden brown.
As I said above, I live deliciously by eating with the seasons. Homemade pizza is something we enjoy together all year round, but right now, we have an abundance of herbs growing outside our back door. Greenhouse cherry tomatoes are popping up at the farmers markets, too. With these fresh, seasonal ingredients as a starting point, I created three topping combinations:
To support our seasonal toppings, we needed a flavorful sauce. In this homemade pizza recipe, I use pesto as the base of the red pepper pizza, while I simply brush the crust of the peach pizza with olive oil. For a good margherita pizza, though, red sauce is a must.
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Our homemade pizza sauce recipe uses simple ingredients: San Marzano tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, red pepper flakes, and a pinch of dried oregano. Pulse them together in the food processor, and you’re ready to spread your sauce on your dough! I opt not to cook the sauce before baking so that the freshness of the sweet tomatoes and garlic can really shine. The flavors mellow and meld just the right amount while the pizza is in the oven, so no stovetop time is necessary!
With a good whole grain crust and lots of veggie toppings, homemade pizza is a filling meal on its own. If we want something on the side, though, my first choice is always a seasonal salad. A simple green salad or arugula salad is an easy, fresh option, but if I’m not tossing greens together, I’ll often use leftover pizza toppings to make a fun, flavorful side salad. Here are some of my favorite salads that make use of toppings that you may have leftover from this homemade pizza recipe:
We love to make this homemade pizza recipe together - one person makes the dough while the other preps the toppings. It's also great for entertaining because guests can customize their final meals.
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We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.Having a pizza night? You’ve come to the right place. Here are all our resources on how to make the best homemade pizza
(really!). As expert home cooks and cookbook authors, pizza is our forte. We’ve done years of research to perfect the best way to make it at home. You’ll learn how to make a pizza crust that revivals your favorite pizzeria, and a pizza sauce that is pure tangy, garlicky goodness. You’ll never need another recipe again.
There are several ways to make homemade pizza. The basic idea: pick your dough, pick your sauce and pick your toppings! There are several different types of pizza making methods, each of which require different equipment and techniques. Review the summary below to help you choose your pizza dough. Then open the dough recipe in a separate browser or tab.
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Our tried and true basic dough for artisan pizza! A pizza stone makes for best results (with a pizza peel), but a sheet pan also works. Stretching the dough can be tricky, but practice makes perfect.
Makes a delicious thin base for pizzas. A pizza stone makes for best results (with pizza peel), but a sheet pan works. No stretching needed! You can roll out the dough.
Results in a thick, fluffy dough and all you need is a cast iron skillet! No stretching required. It makes only one large pizza at a time.
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The next element for a great pizza? Our fan-favorite Homemade Pizza Sauce. This recipe is one of the most loved on our website, and one taste and you’ll see why. The sweet, bright flavor of the tomatoes and garlicky, savory finish will make you immediately exclaim your praises. Here’s what to know about the pizza sauce:
Of course, you can also make pizza in a pizza oven! If you’ve got an outdoor pizza oven like the Ooni, ROCCBOX or another brand, go to Pizza Oven Dough.
Once you’ve got your dough recipe and equipment, it’s time to cook! Here are a few notes on the basic steps for how to make homemade pizza, or jump to the recipe below:
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Our favorite homemade pizza toppings are included in the recipe below: and to us, simple is best! Add that tangy, garlicky sauce, gooey cheese, and add a few fresh basil leaves when you remove it from the oven. So simple, so good! Here are a few other topping ideas:
*The Cast Iron Pizza and Sheet Pan Pizza methods are easier because they don’t require stretching the dough, but they take slightly longer. All you need are a large cast iron skillet or 13×18 sheet pan; you can use the same toppings as above. For dough and baking instructions, go to Pan Pizza or Sheet Pan Pizza. If you’re using an outdoor pizza oven, go to Pizza Oven Dough.
Hi, we’re Alex and Sonja Overhiser, married cookbook authors, food bloggers, and recipe developers. We founded A Couple Cooks to share fresh, seasonal recipes for memorable kitchen moments! Our recipes are made by two real people and work every time.I love this Easy Homemade Pizza Recipe! I have been perfecting this recipe for years. It is quick to put together and so versatile. I’ll give you lots of tips, tricks, and ideas to get the best homemade pizza to ever come out of your wimpy, not-wood-fired oven!
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