Pizza Recipes & Ideas

Friday nights will never be the same.

You'll immediately notice the difference.

The key to a really good pizza is, of course, the crust. I make pizza at home at least once a week, so you can be sure this recipe comes to you after years of very meticulous kitchen testing! (Totally new to making pizza? Check out our absolute beginner’s guide to pizza making, too!)Also, the fact that this dough comes together in just a few minutes and doesn’t need time to rise means that you can have pizza for dinner any night of the week.

Grab your sheet pan.

Crisp, chewy flatbread is a welcome start to any party, and tastes great with whatever toppings you have on hand. Pizza works just as well, cut into bite-sized pieces and served warm from the oven. Whatever you call it, these 24 recipes and techniques for making crackly-crusted dough, with or without toppings, are easy crowd-pleasers.For the quickest party prep, use store-bought pizza dough or puff pastry, or freeze your own rounds of homemade pizza dough for future use.

Memorize this recipe and ditch delivery.

They're also vegan.

This faster take on pizza won't heat up the house.

It's gluten-free *and* whole-grain.

This homey pie serves a crowd with ease.

Pepperoni pizza meets pasta bake.

This recipe is #momgoals.

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on April 17th. To sign up for our weekly email (not daily as the box indicates) sign up in the column to the left or click here.Maybe I jumped the gun a bit, but a few weekends ago, I grilled pizza up on a bluff. We served it right there, in the damp April evening. It was only about fifty degrees, but green things are emerging from the ground, I thought. Let’s celebrate. It’s normal spring behavior for me.

Witness the latest creation to make it into “pop” form: pizza! Each of these little balls of dough is stuffed with gooey cheese and a slice or two of pepperoni – just enough of both to tide hungry guests over until dinner. Get ’em while they’re hot!We think these pops would be particularly great for a child’s birthday party, or any other party with kids in attendance.

It’s the best $20 I’ve ever spent!

Friday night is pizza night.

It comes together in just 30 minutes.

You’ll want to make this dough every week!

Once you try these, you'll never go frozen again!

Pizza night just got a whole lot better.

It's inspired by my favorite pie at Otto Pizza.

Grilled pizza is a summertime, weeknight meal that has everything going for it. Whip up the perfect dough for grilling pizza, top with your favorite cheese and goodies, and let it cook while hanging out on the back deck with friends, wine glasses in hand. It’s easy, make-ahead, and elegant in all the right ways, and it doesn’t heat up your kitchen. Bonus. But to make a great pizza, you need a great dough.

The quick one-skillet dinner has serious CPK vibes.

Skip the tomato sauce and put milky mozzarella front and center.

My search for the perfect pizza dough is finally over.

And that's a very good thing.

A freezer full of ready-to-bake pizzas is the ultimate win.

A step-by-step guide to the best pizza of your life.