It's Friday night and you are exhausted from running around all week. Good thing you've got a homemade frozen pizza in the oven ready to bake! Making a homemade frozen pizza is a great way to enjoy a delicious meal without having to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. You can customize the toppings to suit your taste and preferences, and it's a fun activity that you can do with your family or friends. In this article, we'll guide you through the process of making your own frozen pizza from scratch.
Making a Homemade Frozen Pizza is Easy!
Our family loves pizza. I'm not kidding--we love pizza. Now that our family is growing, buying frozen pizza from the store is getting more and more expensive. Because we can't just buy one now.
I've started opting to make our own homemade pizzas. I like it because I can make it my way. It's also easy because I make them up and then freeze them for a later night. A healthy homemade frozen dinner that I easily just pop in the oven on busy nights.
Pizza Pans
Your supply list for making these is easy. All you need are two 12" round pizza pans. If you need to double the recipe, buy more! You also need heavy duty freezer tin foil and pizza wrap. *Contains affiliate links
Freezer Pizza Storage ContainerGluten Free Version
You can easily make this recipe by substituting gluten free flour for the all purpose flour. Just make sure the mix you use has xanthum gum. For more stretch to your dough, add a teaspoon of psyllium husk for every cup of flour.
Ingredients
For the pizza dough you will need:
- 2 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast (each package has 2 ½ teaspoons)
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 2 cup warm water
- 5 cups bread flour (I've used white whole wheat flour and unbleached all purpose flour and gluten free flour in the past and both work great).
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
Time for Toppings!
Additionally, you'll also want some toppings. There are so many variations of this pizza you can make including:
- Margherita pizza - A classic pizza that features a simple tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, and basil leaves. It's a delicious and light pizza that lets the flavors of the ingredients shine through.
- Meat lover's pizza - A hearty pizza that's loaded with your favorite meats, such as pepperoni, sausage, bacon, and ham. It's a filling pizza that's perfect for meat lovers.
- Vegetarian pizza - A pizza that's loaded with veggies, such as mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and olives. You can also add spinach, arugula, or other leafy greens to give it a fresh and healthy twist.
- BBQ chicken pizza - A pizza that's topped with barbecue sauce, shredded chicken, red onions, and mozzarella cheese. It's a sweet and savory pizza that's perfect for summer BBQs.
- Hawaiian pizza - A pizza that's topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, ham, and pineapple. It's a sweet and savory pizza that's a favorite among many pizza lovers.
- White sauce pizza - A pizza that's made with a garlic and olive oil base instead of tomato sauce. It's topped with mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, and herbs such as basil, oregano, and thyme. You can also add veggies or meat to this pizza to make it even more flavorful.
- Buffalo chicken pizza - A pizza that's topped with buffalo sauce, shredded chicken, red onions, and mozzarella cheese. It's a spicy and tangy pizza that's perfect for game day.
- Four cheese pizza - A pizza that's topped with four types of cheese, such as mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta, and gorgonzola. It's a rich and decadent pizza that's perfect for cheese lovers.
- Taco pizza - A pizza that's topped with seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. It's a fun and tasty twist on traditional tacos.
- Breakfast pizza - A pizza that's topped with breakfast ingredients, such as scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and cheese. It's a hearty and filling pizza that's perfect for a weekend brunch.
Tips
- You can make the pizza dough in advance and freeze it for later. Simply wrap the dough in plastic wrap, then foil and place it in the freezer.
- If you don't have a pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet instead. Just make sure to preheat the sheet in the oven before placing the pizza on it.
- Don't overload your pizza with toppings as it can make the crust soggy. Less is often more when it comes to homemade pizza.
- Experiment with different toppings and sauces to find your favorite combination.
Ingredients
- 2 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast (each package has 2 ½ teaspoons)
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 2 cup warm water
- 5 cups bread flour (I've used white whole wheat flour and unbleached all purpose flour in the past and both work great).
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a mixer with the dough hook attached, place the yeast, sugar and warm water. Stir just until combined, then allow mixture to sit for approximately five minutes.
- Turn the mixer to low and slowly add in the flour, oil and salt, mixing until dough becomes smooth and forms a ball. (Note, if you are using white whole wheat flour you may need to add additional water to the mixture--add water one teaspoon at a time).
- Turn off mixer and allow dough to sit for approximately five minutes. Remove dough from mixer, and split the dough evenly into two equal portions. Form the dough into a ball and with a rolling pin roll dough to slightly larger than the pizza pan. Sprinkle a light layer of cornmeal on the pizza pan, than place the dough on the pizza pan. Roll edges inward to form the pizza crust.
- Place pizza dough in the oven and bake for approximately 3-4 minutes. Remove from oven, allow crust to cool before topping pizza.
- After placing desired toppings on pizza (see notes for variations) wrap pizza completely in heavy duty aluminum foil and then plastic wrap. Label and place in freezer.
- To cook: preheat oven to 400 degrees. Unwrap pizza completely, then place in oven. Bake for 16-20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven, cut and serve.
Notes
*For Cheese Pizza: Pour ½ cup marinara sauce onto pizza crust. Spread evenly over the crust with a spoon. Top with a combination of parmesan romano, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Top with a sprinkling of Italian seasoning or parsley.
*For Barbeque Pizza: Pour ½ cup barbeque sauce on the pizza and spread evenly with a spoon. Top with shredded chicken, jalapenos or red onions, chopped bacon and mozzarella cheese.
*For Veggie Pizza: In a bowl, mix together ½ cup sour cream, ½ cup cream cheese, dill weed to taste and 1-2 tablespoons ranch seasoning mix (we use Simply Organic). Stir together and pour and spread over pizza crust. Top with desired sliced vegetables and a light layer of mozzarella cheese. (Instead of the creamy mixture you can opt to use pesto for the spread instead. Drizzle a little balsamic vinegar over the grilled vegetables before putting on the mozzarella cheese.
*Instructions for toppings are for one pizza. If you are making two of the same pizzas you will need to double the amount used.
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I'm going to try making my pizza dough this way sometime. Thanks for the recipe and freezer tips! I've frozen pizza dough before, and it's turned out fine. I just haven't frozen a whole pizza. Thanks for linking up at Romance on a dime!!