We order pizza when we're too tired to cook, not because the lukewarm, greasy delivery is actually good. The truth? You can make a much better pie at home in the time it takes for a driver to show up. You don't need a fancy oven or a degree in baking; you just need a few shortcuts and real ingredients. These 15 recipes are my go-to for when I want the comfort of pizza night without the delivery-app regret.
Three Meat Pizza
This is a dream for anyone who loves a meat pie. It is loaded with smoky bacon, sausage, and pepperoni on top of a super crispy crust. It satisfies a big appetite without making you wait an hour for a driver.
Get the Recipe: Three Meat Pizza
Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
This is a big, soft loaf of bread packed full of pizza sauce and stretchy cheese. I love putting it right in the middle of the table because pulling the warm bread apart with your fingers is so much more fun than opening a cardboard box.
Get the Recipe: Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
Pillsbury Pizza Dough Cheese Sticks
I use a tube of store-bought dough as a quick trick and cover it with a mountain of stringy cheese. My kids grab these first to dip into warm pizza sauce, and they vanish way faster than a delivery driver could ever arrive.
Get the Recipe: Pillsbury Pizza Dough Cheese Sticks
Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
You can skip the drive-thru line completely. I stack up crispy fried tortillas with savory beef and smooth beans, then smother the top with hot cheese. It tastes a million times better than fast food and isn't greasy at all.
Get the Recipe: Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
Pizza Burgers
If you can't decide between ordering a burger or a pizza, just make this. I top juicy burger patties with tangy red sauce and big blankets of melted mozzarella cheese. It's a fun, messy dinner that my husband requests every single week.
Get the Recipe: Pizza Burgers
Caramelized Onion and Pumpkin Pizza
This crispy crust is covered in sweet, slow-cooked onions and soft pumpkin slices. I fry fresh sage leaves until they crunch and pop them right on top. The sweet and savory flavor completely beats any delivery pizza.
Get the Recipe: Caramelized Onion and Pumpkin Pizza
Taco Pizza
Why choose between tacos and pizza when you can have both? A crunchy crust gets piled high with warm taco meat and cool, fresh lettuce and tomatoes. It really saves the night when the family can't agree on what takeout to order.
Get the Recipe: Taco Pizza
Chorizo Corn Pizza
This pizza gets a big flavor boost from spicy sausage and sweet corn kernels that pop when you bite them. The mix of spicy and sweet on a crispy crust makes your usual greasy pepperoni takeout look incredibly boring.
Get the Recipe: Chorizo Corn Pizza
Easy Garlic Scape Pesto Pizza
A bright green sauce made from fresh garlic scapes goes onto a cauliflower crust with creamy goat cheese and sweet sundried tomatoes. It is a quick weeknight dinner that tastes like it came from a fancy restaurant, not a cardboard box.
Get the Recipe: Easy Garlic Scape Pesto Pizza
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Juicy chicken gets swirled in sweet, smoky barbecue sauce and buried under gooey cheese. I use my favorite easy dough that bakes up perfectly crispy every single time, completely putting your local pizza parlor to shame.
Get the Recipe: BBQ Chicken Pizza
Baked Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Bagels
Skip the greasy delivery app. I rub garlic butter onto soft bagel halves, stack them with red sauce, cheese, and pepperoni, then bake them until they snap. You get a perfect, crunchy pizza fix in just 15 minutes.
Get the Recipe: Baked Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Bagels
Naan Bread Pizza
You don't need to roll out dough to beat the delivery guy. Just throw cheese and sauce onto soft naan bread and bake it for 15 minutes until the edges get perfectly bubbly and crisp. It is the perfect lazy weeknight trick.
Get the Recipe: Naan Bread Pizza
Pizza Sliders
I stuff sweet, fluffy Hawaiian rolls with tomato sauce, pepperoni, and stretchy cheese, then brush the tops with warm garlic butter. They bake into a big tray that feeds a crowd way faster than ordering three delivery pies.
Get the Recipe: Pizza Sliders
Matzo Brei Pizza
You can finally eat pizza for breakfast! I take crispy, fried matzo crackers mixed with eggs and top it all with red sauce and gooey cheese. It is way faster than waiting for a morning breakfast delivery.
Get the Recipe: Matzo Brei Pizza
Pillsbury Crescent Roll Veggie Pizza
This is a cold, refreshing pizza built on a flaky, buttery crescent crust. I spread cool ranch cream cheese across the bottom and pile it high with a colorful rainbow of crunchy veggies. It is way lighter and fresher than a heavy pizza box.
Get the Recipe: Pillsbury Crescent Roll Veggie Pizza
After a few of these pizzas, reaching for the takeout menu might not feel quite as necessary.
