75 Homemade Pizza Recipes That Ended Our Love Affair With Takeout (2024)

That’s right, the Windy City, celebrated for creating colossal deep-dish pizza, has a lesser known thin crust pizza subculture. The cornmeal (added beneath the dough in the skillet) is indispensable for its signature texture, and you’ll likely find the pizzas cut into squares, not triangles. The sauce and cheese go right up to the edges of the dough, so the perimeter gets nice and crispy.

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Nothing beats a fresh-out-of-the-oven pizza, and once you see how easy it is to make for yourself, you'll never order delivery again. Switch up the toppings and add your favorites to make it your own. Pepperoni, mushrooms, bell peppers, pineapple? You can have it all! We can't get enough of bacon pickle pizza, personally.

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Don't let the deep hues of caramelized mozzarella fool you—this is indeed a white pizza pie with absolutely no sauce. White pizzas can be boring without the acidity of tomatoes, but we've made a pie that takes advantage of the flavors from three different cheeses.

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If you can't get enough of Rome's famous spaghetti carbonara, then we have a sneaking suspicion you'll love this extra-cheesy pizza version. Keep it simple with a side of peppery arugula dressed with olive oil and lemon juice to cut the richness of the pie!

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Craving homemade pizza, but don’t want to deal with finicky pizza dough? We get it, that stuff can be tricky. Skip it altogether, and grab the nearest loaf of French bread instead. The loaf makes for a delicious pizza “crust” that will get crispy on the outside while staying nice and soft on the inside. It’s truly the best of both worlds.

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This pan pizza recipe will give you a super-versatile dough that you can make into a fantastically pillowy cast-iron skillet pie, or stretch out by hand into a classic New York-style slice to bake on a sheet tray. For those no-frills days when you're not in the mood for sauce and cheese, you can treat this dough just like you would a traditional focaccia and bake it plain with lots of oil, flaky sea salt, herbs, or whatever else you want to throw on top for a jazzed-up piece of crunchy-soft bread.

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Good news for pizza roll lovers everywhere. The fastest way to make them is also the best way to make! Your air fryer cooks them up in just 8 minutes while making them the crispiest they've ever been. They will still be piping hot so be careful on that first bite, just like always! It leaves us wondering how Bagel Bites and Hot Pockets will do.

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Homemade pizza night calls for something extra special, and this deep-dish pizza is just the thing! Dress it up any way you want and add a layer of your favorite topping under the sauce! If you love a more traditional pizza, then try out our best pizza recipe.

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Possibly our favorite use of cauliflower as a culinary master of disguise is in pizza crust. It might sound crazy, but it can be a delicious and healthy alternative to the classic. In this easy, gluten-free pizza recipe, you're basically making cauliflower rice as base the base for your crust.

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From the realms of cheesy pizza and bubbling baked pasta comes a new family favorite: pizza casserole. Loaded with sausage, veggies, and plenty of cheese, this easy weeknight dinner has all of the cheesy, tomato-filled goodness of our favorite take-out pizza, neatly packaged in a 13"-by-9" pan.

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Making great homemade pizza can be hard, or so we thought. Turns out, we just hadn't tried making it in an air fryer yet! This super-simple recipe yields some of the best pizza to ever come out of our kitchen. The air fryer excels in cooking crust—ours was airy in the center and crunchy on the outside, just like in a true pizza oven.

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This hearty vegan pizza (topped with BBQ cauliflower and a homemade vegan ranch) will convert any carnivore into a fan.

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Khachapuri is a traditional Georgian bread—the dish gets topped with an egg yolk after coming out of the oven and mixed into the melty center. The bread is torn from the side and dipped into the cheesy center as you eat, making it the perfect self-contained appetizer. Though very untraditional, we made ours easier by using pre-made pizza dough (we're in LOVE).

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Pizza bagels are one of our favorite nostalgic dinners, and they can go in so many different ways. Envision what you would want your pizza to have on it, then make that come to life on a bagel. If you’re looking for some inspiration, check out our flatbread pizza, Buffalo chicken pizza, Tex-Mex pizza, or ham, egg, and cheese breakfast pizza.

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If you've ever been to California Pizza Kitchen, then chances are you know the joys of a good BBQ Chicken pizza. Our recipe uses tangy gouda, creamy mozzarella, and a hefty dose of red onions and cilantro for freshness. We happen to think it gives good ol' CPK a run for their money.

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Summer is meant to be enjoyed outdoors and away from the oven. If you've never tried grilling pizza, now is the time to start. It's far easier than you can imagine, and there's no pizza stone required! For this simple grilled pizza recipe, we're placing the dough directly on the grill. The crust turns out perfectly charred, crispy on the outside, and chewy on the inside, with plenty of melty cheese on top.

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This unlikely pairing is actually a match made in heaven. Pickles, bacon, and pizza lived happily ever after (especially when you dip a slice into some ranch).

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Got some leftover roasted chicken? This pizza is the PERFECT way to use it! If you don't, shredding rotisserie chicken is a great alternative. If neither of those options is available, it's easy to boil some chicken breasts and shred them for topping.

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This Taco Bell copycat isn't actually Mexican, nor is it a pizza. It's actually more of a Tex-Mex quesadilla, and we love it for a lightning fast dinner. The ease of flour tortillas straight from the bag can't be beat, but if you want to be true to the Taco Bell recipe, shallow-fry them in vegetable oil!

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The Adventureland Egg Roll Wagon has a quasi-cult following, and these babies are a big reason why. Crispy, saucy, and cheesy—these rolls have everything you could ever want in one bite.

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