17 Easy Pizza Recipes For Dinner Tonight

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If you want everyone running to the table at dinner time, just let them know that pizza is on the menu. There are so many fun and tasty ways to make pizza at home. It’s much less expensive than takeout, and it’s healthier and tastier, too. Here are seventeen homemade pizza recipes that you are going to love.

1. BBQ Chicken Pizza

A hand reaches for a slice of BBQ Chicken Pizza off of a plate.
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There is nothing not to love about this flavorful BBQ chicken pizza with a pita bread crust. Chicken, cheese, red onions, your favorite BBQ sauce, and pita bread are all you need to have this tasty pizza dinner on the table in minutes.

2. Veggie Pizza

Fresh basil leaves sprinkled over a cooked veggie pizza.
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If you are looking for a delicious and fun way to get your kids to eat their veggies, vegetable pizza is the answer. Between the cheese and the pizza sauce, the veggies become a tasty treat that they will be begging to eat.

3. Pesto Pita Pizza

A pita sits on a small round cutting board covered in pesto sauce, fresh tomato slices and melted cheese.
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Dinner can’t get any easier than these pesto pita pizzas. Whole grain pita bread is topped with your favorite pesto sauce, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Put them in the oven until the cheese melts, serve with a salad, and dinner is done. 

4. Buffalo Chicken Pizza

An overhead view of a half-sized buffalo chicken pizza.
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If you are a fan of all things buffalo (chicken, shrimp, sauce, dip) then this buffalo chicken pizza recipe is the dinner you have been looking for. It’s zesty, full of flavor, and packed with protein. You can make them on pita bread for individual sized pizzas (a great way for everyone to get the level of heat they want) or make a family sized version. 

5. Supreme Pizza

Looking down on a Supreme Pizza laying on a cutting board.
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This delicious supreme pizza features roasted bell peppers, sauteed mushrooms, black olives, and chicken. This is a supreme pizza though, so you can also add more toppings to it. Make this as personal pizzas on pita bread and let everyone choose their favorite toppings, or make them family size and share. 

6. Breakfast Pita Pizza with Scrambled Eggs & Cheese

A pita bread with marinara and scrambled eggs lays on a wood surface.
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If you are looking for a portable and tasty breakfast that is also freezer-friendly these breakfast pita pizzas with scrambled eggs and cheese are for you. The whole-grain pita and protein-packed eggs will keep you full and energized until lunchtime. You can customize them with additional ingredients like diced veggies,  ham, or sausage if you want to switch things up. 

7. Chocolate Pizza 

A hand reaches for a slice from a box of chocolate pizza.
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Who says you can’t have pizza for dinner AND dessert? This delicious, easy-to-make chocolate pizza uses chocolate for the sauce and fruit for the toppings. This recipe calls for sliced strawberries and chopped hazelnuts for the toppings but you can customize it to your liking. 

8. Margherita Pizza

A sliced Margherita Pizza on a plate. Fresh basil and cherry tomatoes on the stem lay to the right of the plate.
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This margherita pizza is a traditional Italian classic, in fact, it THE most popular pizza in Italy. It’s made with just a few simple ingredients, but the flavor is bold and beautiful. You can have the pizza dinner on the table in no time for a dinner the whole family will love. 

9. Hawaiian Pita Pizza

A Hawaiian pita pizza sits on a round cutting board on a wood table.
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If you love Hawaiian pizza, you should try this Hawaiian pita pizza. This is a vegetarian recipe, but you can certainly add some of your favorite ham to the toppings. Pita pizzas are perfect for lunch, or everyone can make their own, and you can serve them for dinner, too.

10. Breakfast Pizza

A single slice of fruit pizza on a white background.
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Wondering how to get your kids to eat a healthy breakfast in the morning? Then try out this tasty breakfast pizza. What kid doesn’t want to have pizza for breakfast? Peanut butter works as your sauce, and to that you can add all of their favorite fresh sliced fruit. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s healthy. 

11. Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

A hand pulls a slice of Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza from a whole pizza.
Photo Credit: My Everyday Table.

This homemade chicken bacon ranch pizza is so flavorful,  delicious, and easy that you’ll be serving it all the time. It’s a great way to use any leftover rotisserie or shredded chicken you have on hand, and the rest of the ingredients are kitchen staples you probably always have on hand. 

12. Chicken Pesto Pizza

A closeup of a few slices of chicken pesto pizza.
Photo Credit: Modern Honey.

This delicious five-ingredient chicken pesto pizza tastes amazing and is perfect for busy weeknights or a Friday night pizza party at home. Your favorite pesto sauce is combined with creamy ricotta cheese, flavorful rotisserie chicken, fresh mozzarella, and halved cherry tomatoes for a pizza that everyone is going to love. 

13. Best Mediterranean Pizza

An overhead view of Mediterranean Pizza cut into slices.
Photo Credit: Unicorns In The Kitchen.

If you love Mediterranean flavors, you will love this 30-minute Mediterranean pizza. Top your favorite pizza dough with kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes, and spices. Put as many or as few toppings on your pizza as you like, and just omit any you don’t like. 

14. Air Fryer French Bread Pizza

A hand holds a slice of French bread pizza.
Photo Credit: The Slow Roasted Italian.

Looking for a fun weeknight dinner you can have on the table in minutes that the whole family is guaranteed to enjoy? Then you need to try these air fryer French bread pizzas.

Grab a loaf of French bread from the bakery, and set out your favorite pizza sauces and toppings. Every member of the family can create their own pizza, and they cook in the air fryer in just ten minutes.

15. Deep Dish Pizza- Chicago Style

A spatula holds up a slice of Deep Dish Pizza.
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You might think that the only way to get deep dish Chicago style pizza is to head to Chicago or order takeout, but that’s not true. You can make a fantastic deep dish pizza- Chicago style, right in your kitchen. Chewy crunchy crust with a luscious sauce, and lots of melty cheese are hard to beat. 

16. Taco Pizza 

A slice of pizza on a white plate.
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If you love tacos and pizza, you will really love this simply delicious taco pizza. Seasoned taco meat, taco sauce, cheese, and plenty of fresh veggies and herbs. Take your taco night to the next level with this amazing homemade pizza. 

17. Vegetable Flatbread Pizza

Two naan pizzas on white parchment.
Photo Credit: Flavours Treat.

These delicious vegetable flatbread pizzas are a great way to get your kids involved in the kitchen. These pizzas use naan bread as the crust, you can use your favorite sauce, and let the kids pick their favorite vegetable toppings. This is a great way to teach kitchen skills and prepare a healthy meal together.

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