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    Bless This Mess > Recipes > Easy Dinners > Pizza & Sandwiches

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes + My favorite quick and easy pizza sauce recipe!

    Published: Nov 4, 2015 · Modified: Feb 26, 2020 by Melissa · 5 Comments

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    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza! Are you making homemade pizza yet? I know that having $5 pizza on every street corner sure takes the appeal out of making homemade pizza, but it just isn't the same. Fancy wood-fired pizza places are delicious but spendy, and everyone knows that frozen pizzas just aren't all they are advertised to be. There's something magical about warm homemade dough bubbling away in the oven with all kinds of toppings, cheese, and a little bit of love. Plus, when you make it yourself, you can choose whatever you want to go on top. I thought I'd share a little pizza inspiration with you today to get the juices flowing for your next homemade pizza masterpiece.

    And because I can, I thought I'd share my favorite super easy pizza sauce recipe with you. If you ask me, the sauce is just about as important as a good crust, and this sauce has been my go-to for the past few years.

    Ditch the premade sauce, which generally has too much sugar and about a million extra ingredients you don’t need hiding in it. The America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking Book suggests this recipe and I’ve been making it ever since I saw it: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes (extra points if you home can them, which I do every summer!) – In a small sauce pan cook the oil and garlic together over medium heat until the garlic starts to smell good. Add the tomatoes and simmer until it thickens a bit, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. DONE! Really. Three ingredients and it tastes amazing. While it's simmering I'll chop the vegetables I'm going to use on top of the pizza, grate my cheese, and get things ready. By the time I'm prepped for pizza making, the sauce is done and my house smells fabulous. What is it about cooking garlic in oil that smells so homey?

    There you have it. One very easy sauce recipe and 15 homemade pizza recipes to inspire you. If you make a pizza this weekend I'd love to see it! Post a picture and tag me on Instagram. Happy baking, friends.

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes

    1. Easy French Bread Pizza from The Garlic Diaries

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!

    2. 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust from Bless this Mess
    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!

    3. Thai Peanut Chicken Pizza from Gringalicious

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!

    4. Skillet Pizza from Bless this Mess

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!

    5. BBQ Chicken Pizza from Show Me The Yummy

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!

    6. All-Day Breakfast Pizza from Charlotte's Lively Kitchen

    15 Must-Make Homemade Pizza Recipes because pizza!

    7. Grilled Vegan BBQ Jackfruit Pizza with Hemp Seed Cheddar from Blissful Basil

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    8. Mexican Pizza from Love Bakes Good Cakes

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    9. Spinach and Artichoke Dip Pizza from Recipe Runner

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    10. Roasted Garlic Chicken & Mozzarella Pizza with Homemade Basil Pesto from Sally's Baking Addiction

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    11. Shrimp and Pesto Pizza with Goat Cheese from Live, Love, Travel

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    12. Sweet Chili Chicken Thai Pizza from Simply Stacie

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    13. Chicken Fajitas Pizza with Fire-Roasted Tomato Sauce from The Cozy Apron

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    14. Spicy Courgette, Lemon & Feta Pizza from The Last Food Blog

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    15. Homemade Veggie Pizza from Pretty Plain Janes

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    1. Deb C

      November 06, 2015 at 11:34 pm

      Pizza....drool....frozen pizza....a necessity! But only my own!!! If I am making one pizza, I may as well make several. I bake the empty pizza crust for half (7-8 minutes)of my normal pizza baking time(15 minutes). Once out of the oven, I slather on the sauce, go crazy with the cheese and decorate with pepperoni. Next it is time to flash freeze the pizzas on cookie sheets in the freezer. Once my masterpieces are frozen, I completely wrap them in plastic wrap and place them in an XL Ziplock bag. Those bags are amazing!! When we need a quick meal, out comes the frozen pizza, into the preheated oven it goes for the remaining half of the cooking time. These recipes look so yummy!!

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      • Melissa

        November 07, 2015 at 8:09 am

        Oooh, I love these tips. I have tired homemade frozen pizza without great success. I need more details on the cooking the frozen pizza part. Do you thaw it? What temperature do you normally use? I'd love to hear more!

    2. Tori

      November 04, 2015 at 2:58 pm

      Your pizza sauce sounds super yummy and thanks so much for including my Thai peanut chicken pizza! This is a great round-up!

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    3. Michelle @ thelastfoodblog

      November 04, 2015 at 11:57 am

      Wow, these all look delicious, roll on pizza night! Thank you so much for including my spicy courgette pizza 🙂

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    4. Jennifer & Trevor @ Show Me the Yummy

      November 04, 2015 at 9:15 am

      Ohhh yummy, I want them all! Thank you so much for including our BBQ Chicken Pizza! 🙂

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