Veggie Pizza Recipe With Homemade Crust

A sliced veggie pizza recipe topped with olives, mushrooms, red onions, tomatoes, and cheese, resting on parchment paper on a light surface.

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Veggie Pizza Recipe With Homemade Crust

This delicious Veggie Pizza Recipe features homemade dough and colorful fresh vegetables. Create restaurant-quality vegetarian pizza at home with mushrooms, peppers, olives, and melted mozzarella cheese — better than delivery and on the table in an hour!

Prep Time40

Cook Time20

Total Time1

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

For the Pizza Dough:

1 1/4 cup warm water
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose or bread flour

For the Pizza:

1 cup pizza sauce homemade or store-bought
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped sweet bell peppers
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/3 cup chopped black olives
1/3 cup chopped roma tomato
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or parsley optional

Instructions

To make the dough:

In a large mixing bowl, add the water, yeast, sugar, salt, and olive oil. Allow mixture to stand for 5 minutes.
Add one cup of flour, and mix to combine. Mix by hand for 1 or 2 minutes. The dough should be the consistency of cake batter.
Add another cup of flour, and mix until well combined. Add flour in small increments until you can’t mix it by hand very well.
Sprinkle some flour on your table, and turn the dough onto the table. Knead the dough by hand until it is smooth and elastic, adding flour as needed. This should take 6 to 10 minutes of kneading. (You can also mix and knead the dough in a stand mixer if you have one.)
Place the dough back in the bowl, cover it with a towel, and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.

To make the pizza:

While the dough is rising, preheat your oven to 425°F.
When the oven is hot, turn your dough out onto a parchment paper-lined or baking mat-lined large baking sheet. Use your fingers or a small rolling pin to shape the pizza into a round or square pizza, about 12 inches across. The dough should be about 1/2-inch thick.
Top with pizza sauce and then the shredded mozzarella. Add the mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, olives, and tomatoes.
When the pizza is assembled, place the pizza in the oven and bake until the cheese is bubbly and the bottom of the crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Sprinkle the pizza with chopped basil and/or parsley if using.
Let the pizza rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving hot.

Notes

Double the Recipe: This recipe makes 1 large pizza. We usually cut it into 8 pieces. If you want to make 2 pizzas, just double the ingredients for the crust and use half to shape two separate crusts. You will also need double the sauce and toppings, too!

Topping Variations:

Note: You will need to pre-cook harder vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower to ensure they're tender.

Broccoli florets
Chopped kale
Jalapeno
Zucchini
Baby broccoli
Green olives
Spinach
Peas
Chopped asparagus
Try adding zucchini slices, roasted eggplant, artichoke hearts, or sun-dried tomatoes.
Root vegetables like thinly sliced sweet potatoes or butternut squash also work beautifully.
Meat, including: pepperoni, shredded chicken, cooked and crumbled Italian sausage, cooked ground beef, or prosciutto

Reheating Leftovers: For the crispiest results, reheat pizza in a skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the bottom crisps up, then cover briefly to melt the cheese. Alternatively, use a toaster oven at 350°F for 5-7 minutes. Avoid microwaving, as it makes the crust soggy and the vegetables limp.

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