There’s nothing we love more than a great artisan pizza, with the perfect supple charred crust and gooey toppings. But of course, there’s not time for that every day. Here’s a great shortcut to pizza night: Pita Pizzas! This recipe uses pita bread to stand in as the crust of a personal pizza. It’s the trick to a quick and easy meal, and it’s especially a hit with kids. Not sure what’s for dinner? Try this recipe: it’s faster than delivery pizza!
Methods for pita pizza
The trick to pita pizza? You’ll want to get your pita as crispy as possible during the bake time. So, don’t place them on a baking sheet! There are two methods that make a great crispy pita bread pizza:
Pizza stone (best method): The best method for is a pizza stone! While it’s special equipment, the pizza comes out the crispiest. (Here’s the pizza stone we have). Depending on the size of the stone and your bread, you may be able to fit up to 4 pizzas at once.Oven grates (next best): Pita pizza also works baked directly on the oven racks. It doesn’t come out quite as crispy, but it still tastes great! Make sure to place a baking sheet in the oven to catch drips with this method.
Try homemade pizza sauce
Another key to great pita pizza, in our opinion? A great homemade pizza sauce! Our easy Pizza Sauce recipe can revolutionize your pizza game: it’s great on anything from homemade artisan pizza to pan pizza to pita pizza. Here’s what makes it great:
It takes 5 minutes in a blender. All you need are canned tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt and olive oil. Whiz it up and taste one spoonful from the blender. It’s life changing!The flavor goes big with fire roasted tomatoes. Fire roasted tomatoes are key for the flavor here! They’re tomatoes that have been roasted on an open flame, making them taste sweet right out of the can. Can’t find them? Use the best quality canned tomatoes you can find.
Alternative: roasted red pepper sauce
An alternative pita pizza sauce is a roasted red pepper sauce! We’ve made this sauce for years and it was one of our initial recipes on this website. Here’s how to make this red pepper sauce:
In a food processor or blender, place 6 ounces roasted red peppers: half a 12-ounce jar. (Save the remaining peppers for a topping). Add 10 sundried tomatoes and 1 tablespoon of the oil from the sun-dried tomato jar. Purée until smooth. Taste and add salt as desired. Slice the remaining peppers into thin strips and use them to top the pizza.
Pita pizza toppings
Anything goes when it comes to pita pizza! These personal pizzas are great for a fast dinner, or a dinner idea for kids since they’re so fun and versatile. There are so many ways to top a personal pizza. The recipe below includes our favorite margherita pizza and a few other ideas:
Canned artichoke hearts, choppedRed onion, slicedCherry tomatoes, slicedBell peppers, choppedJarred roasted red peppers (with or without the sauce above), Sautéed mushrooms ProsciuttoMini pepperoniPestoFeta cheese, goat cheese, smoked mozzarella or smoked gouda
More shortcut pizza recipes
Outside of pita bread pizza, there are a few other shortcut pizza recipes we love. Here are some ideas:
Try a simple Tortilla Pizza or English Muffin PizzaOpt for Pizza Bagels!Go for a Naan Pizza, French Bread Pizza, or Flatbread PizzaMake an Easy Eggplant PizzaGo for a Portobello Pizza
This pita pizza recipe is…
Vegetarian. For gluten-free, use gluten-free pita bread. 5 from 3 reviews
