16 Speedy Shortcut Pizza Recipes for the Ultimate Easy Meal
Craving a hot, cheesy pizza but don’t want to wait around for delivery? These 16 brilliant shortcut recipes are here to prove you can skip the dough-making process entirely and still get amazing results. By using clever bases like flatbreads and French bread, you can skip the hard work and jump straight to the best part—the toppings. Get ready to transform your next pizza night with quick, flavorful ideas that require zero heavy lifting!
French Bread Alfredo Pizza
I love French bread pizzas almost as much as I love good pasta with alfredo sauce, so I decided to combine the two with this French Bread Alfredo Pizza recipe.
Easy Eggplant Pizza
Use eggplant for the crust to make eggplant pizza! These mini pizzas are tasty and easy to make, covered in garlicky sauce and gooey cheese.
Open Face Pizza Burgers
A juicy BUBBA burger on top of a toasted English muffin topped with pizza sauce, gooey mozzarella cheese and zesty pepperoni bites.
How to Make Pizza with Tortillas
This recipe is hardly a recipe, it couldn’t be simpler. A tortilla takes the place of pizza crust and then the toppings are all up to you. The quickest and easiest way to get these made is by just using the jarred pizza sauce.
Vegan Pita Pizza
Vegan pita pizzas with lots of veggies are kid-friendly and perfect for quick dinners! You could also fill your freezer with these pita bread pizzas already assembled and bake them straight out of the freezer for a fuss-free, easy meal!
Chopped Italian Naan Pizzas
Chopped Italian Naan Pizzas are a super easy lunch or dinner. Naan is baked to a perfect crisp and acts as our pizza base. Then it’s piled high with a fresh Italian chopped salad tossed in a homemade balsamic dressing. So easy and always such a huge hit!
Air Fryer Pizza Bagels
These Air Fryer Pizza Bagels will bring you back to childhood. They’re perfect for a quick snack or a simple meal the whole family will love. The best part is, they only take 10 minutes to make!
Portobello Mushroom Pizzas
Portobello Mushroom Pizzas are a fun and simple low-carb side dish that incorporate pizza toppings and flavor on top of roasted portobellos!
Easy Garlic Bread Pizza
Easy Garlic Bread Pizza – This pizza bread is made simple using frozen texas toast style garlic bread! A fun and easy pizza toast recipe that is easily customizable with your family’s favorite pizza toppings, ready in ten minutes!
Mini Naan Pizzas in the Air Fryer
Mini Naan makes a surprisingly great pizza crust that can be leveraged to quickly put a satisfying, semi-homemade meal together. These Mini Naan Pizzas are air-fried, resulting in flatbread-style pizzas that you’re sure to love. Once assembled, an 8-9 minute air fry is all you need for perfectly cooked mini naan pizzas.
Texas Toast Pizza
This Texas Toast Pizza is an easy dinner that the family can make together in only 20 minutes. We love to customize these individual pizzas with our favorite toppings for a fun bite.
Pizza Cups
These fun and delicious Pizza Cups are super quick and easy to make! They’re perfect for lunch, as an after school snack or for a light dinner!
English Muffin Pizza
This English muffin pizza recipe is easy and delicious! Load up personal pizzas using the muffin as the crust.
Cheesesteak Flatbread Pizza
These individually sized Cheesesteak Flatbread Pizzas are perfect for lunch or a quick easy dinner, and are a great new take on one of America’s favorite sandwiches. Make them with classic beef or switch it up with chicken!
Homemade Margherita Pizza Recipe
This homemade Margherita Pizza Recipe is a fantastic dish to make at home, and especially fun to make with kids! You only need a few ingredients to make this Italian speciality. Keep reading for tips and tricks of how to make homemade pizza sauce and also how to level up your crust!
Garlic Crust French Bread Pizza
Oh, French Bread Pizza, where did you go? A child of the 80’s, I remember looking forward to this treat. A fluffy loaf of bread with crusty edges slathered with tomato sauce, cheese and other toppings.
