277 pizza crust recipes

Chicago-style deep-dish pizza crust, Part 1: a cornmeal-laced yeast dough shaped with high walls and parbaked for 4 minutes. The foundation of authentic Chicago deep-dish at home.

Easy homemade pizza dough with a slow overnight rise for deep flavor and a chewy, crisp crust. A high-hydration bread-flour dough you proof cold, then stretch by hand into pizzeria-style rounds.

Vegetarian pesto pizza on whole wheat crust with homemade basil-pine nut pesto, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and zucchini. Everything made from scratch including the dough.

A veggie-loaded pizza ready in 30 minutes with sauteed zucchini, yellow squash, sun-dried tomatoes, and two cheeses on a crispy prebaked crust. Quick, colorful, and seriously satisfying for meatless nights.

Red onion pizza with a from-scratch soffritto tomato sauce and melted mozzarella on a crispy crust. Simple toppings, big flavor from slow-simmered sauce.

Garbanzo bean pizza with a gluten-free chickpea puree crust topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Italian herbs. High-protein, grain-free, and surprisingly crispy.

Pepperoni and cheddar stuffed pizza bread baked from frozen bread dough. Four ingredients, golden crust, melty cheese center. Easy game-day or after-school snack.

Peach pizza pie: a 12-inch shortbread crust topped with fresh peaches and a currant-jelly orange glaze, finished with whipped cream. A summer dessert dressed up like a fruit tart.

Grilled vegetable pizza with fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, red onion, olives, and capers finished with peppery arugula. Fire-kissed crust from the grill, never the oven, for smoky char and crisp edges.

Taffy apple pizza on a giant sugar cookie crust topped with peanut butter cream cheese, sliced Granny Smith apples, caramel drizzle, and chopped peanuts. A party-size dessert.

Tricolor Boboli pizzas: prebaked crusts topped with olive tapenade, caramelized red onion, red peppers, goat cheese, and toasted pine nuts. A 1990s Mediterranean dinner-party shortcut.

Tostada pizza with a homemade biscuit-style crust topped with refried beans, taco-seasoned beef, melted cheese, and fresh lettuce and tomato. Ready in 30 minutes.

Italian meat pie with seasoned ground beef, tomato paste, green pepper, and layers of mozzarella and Parmesan in a pie crust. Like pizza in pie form.

A crispy vermicelli-Parmesan crust topped with mixed seafood, broccoli, mushrooms, and a rich sherry cream sauce under bubbly mozzarella. Part pasta, part pizza, all comfort.

Artichoke and red pepper pizza on a par-baked crust with a roasted garlic-olive oil base, mushrooms, olives, basil, mozzarella, and Parmesan. No red sauce needed.

Simple homemade pizza dough with just five ingredients: flour, yeast, olive oil, sugar, and salt. Knead by hand or food processor for chewy, bubbly crusts every time.