This sheet pan pizza recipe is so incredibly delicious and feeds a crowd, perfect for your next family dinner or get together!
Pizza has to be the most universally loved food, right? I can honestly say that I have never met someone who doesn’t like some form of pizza.
Me? Well, I’m no exception, I love pizza. I grew up in Chicago where we had deep dish, I went to graduate school in NY where I got to experience the big pieces of New York style pizza, and also in New York I got to have big square pizzas in the city (also known as Sicilian pizza). I now live in Milwaukee where we have thin, almost cracker-crispy thin crust, and my in-laws make the best wood-fired pizza. I do not discriminate, I love all kinds of pizza!
I forgot what show we were watching, but they were doing some feature on pizza and showed a square/rectangle pizza and my hubby said he had never had pizza like that. I immediately remembered the square pizzas I had had in the past.
The dough was soft and fluffy but had a nice crunch to the bottom of it with a nice bold olive oil flavor. It made me think of when I made tomato rosemary focaccia bread, I wanted it a little fluffier and topped with cheese, because, pizza!!
Whenever I’m working with dough, I immediately think of my favorite yeast brand: Red Star Yeast.
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I have to admit: yeast dough kind of scares me. My father in law is baker extraordinaire, and makes bread every week for Sunday family dinners. My version of making yeast dough is more like when I made these slow cooker cinnamon rolls, which didn’t require much rising time. So I enlisted his help- mainly for him to set the timers and tell me to stay out of the kitchen lol.
The dough was surprisingly easy to make, and I absolutely LOVED how it all came together, and how easy it was to make!
Because you’re making it on a sheet pan, it makes it really perfect for feeding a crowd. Think pizza party, family dinners, friends over, all enjoying this amazing pizza you’ve just made, it’s a total winner.
I made homemade sauce for this, but you could certainly buy pre-made pizza sauce. What makes this pizza taste amazing is the crust. It’s got a crispy bottom from baking in an olive oil coated sheet pan and is soft on the inside because of the double rise times. You put a layer of cheese down directly on top of the dough and then sauce over the cheese to prevent the crust from getting soggy. You could make this with and without pepperoni, the only thing you want to make sure of is that if you are using pepperoni, you get the good natural casing kind!
Next time you’re feeding a crowd, be everyone’s favorite hostess by making this amazing sheet pan pizza!
Sheet Pan Pizza Recipe
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my mouth. is. watering. there is NOTHING wrong with the situation you’ve got going on here…from the chewy pizza crust to the light & crispy salad you paired it with! definitely keeping track of this recipe for pizza night with my hubby (it’s our fave!).
Thank you so much – this pizza was seriously some of the best homemade pizza we’ve ever had!
Amazing. This is the classic homemade pizza we used to eat at our home and friend’s homes while growing up. You see homemade pizza was very popular in the 80s:) Nowadays most people opt to have their pizza delivered from a pizza joint.
In our humble opinion, nothing beats a thick and fluffy homemade pizza with LOTS of tomato sauce and a variety of toppings(we always have a version with bell peppers though; can’t do without it) 🙂
This pepperoni version loos DIVINE and we’ll definitely try it out! Excellent photography (again) dear Phi!
Hugs,
Mirella and Panos
You’re so right – pizza used to be homemade so much more often than it is now, but the homemade taste is just so much better 🙂 Thank you for your wonderful comment Mirella and Panos 🙂
hey girl- yummy! this looks so good!
Thank you so much – I love how this recipe is perfect for family dinners and feeding a crowd
I love it, one of my favorite things! Thanks for sharing this delicious looking recipe!
Thank you!!
Thin crust pizza annoys me; this sheet pan pizza is WHERE IT’S AT. I love it!!
Thank you so much – this pizza is definitely where its at!
Would I be able to substitute the quick yeast with regular active dry yeast
Definitely! I would just add a little more rise time as quick yeast cuts the active dry yeast time in half 🙂
I want to make this except I’d like to use store bought dough. Can you tell me how much dough I would need? The store bought is 16 oz per package. Thank you!
Hmmmm, I’d think you’d need two packages of store bought dough….I don’t know how it will turn out because this dough is a little different. I would still highly recommend oiling the pan for the nice crusty bottom 🙂
This was delicious! It’s more like a pizza hut crust than a thin crust. I needed a recipe that I could prep in advance of company coming and made three sheet pizzas. It reminds me of America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for deep dish pizza, but I think this is better and the dough is easier to make. I only needed 3 and a 1/2 cups flour and a TBS– it would have been too much to do the full four cups. I put the sauce on first and cheese and toppings after and it worked out great. I’ve never done a pizza on the bottom of the oven like that, and it turned out well (they were done around 11 min. in my oven). Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for the feedback, that’s so awesome to hear how you loved it, I’m making this pizza again for a party next weekend 🙂
Absolutely love this pizza recipe. It’s the only one I use. I make it every Friday night, my husband and kids love it. 👨👩👧👦 I’ve also done it for other members of the family and they can’t believe how amazing and authentic the pizzas turn out 🍕
I’ve been using a shop bought pizza sauce but would love to make my own.
Oh my goodness Maria, thank you so much for sharing this awesome feedback!!! So happy to hear how much you love this pizza recipe!
Hi! I’m going to try this one out tonight with my family 🙂 Hopefully they will enjoy!
Oh my heavens. I cannot believe I found this site and this recipe. You have made my day. I lived in Italy with so many fond memories. I was a child when my father took a job with Pirelli. Then there were the Detroit days and a lot of waiting in line at Buddy’s for the best pizza ever. You have sparked a lot of interest for me. Thank you.
So glad you like this recipe, thank you for your kind words, I hope you enjoy it!
I love colorful recipes indeed, and this pizza is absolutely flavorful!
Love this so good, our family really enjoyed it… saved it to one of my pins for pizza night! thanks! 🍕
I think you’d absolutely love this pizza!