How to Make Frozen Pizza Better
A quick method to upgrade a frozen pizza with a herbed butter or olive oil crust, extra sauce, fresh or shredded cheese, and pepperoni.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 Frozen Pizza
- 1/4 cupMelted Butteror Olive Oil
- 1/2 teaspoonDried Italian Herbs
- 1/4 teaspoonGarlic Powder
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1/4 cupPizza Sauce
- 2-3 slicesFresh Mozzarellaor 1/4 cup Pre-Shredded Cheese
- 1/4 cupPepperonis
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to the frozen pizza package instructions.
- Measure 1/4 cup butter (then melt) or measure 1/4 cup olive oil if you prefer to use oil.
- In a small bowl, stir the melted butter or oil with 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian herbs, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Set the mixture aside.
- Place the frozen pizza on a baking sheet or directly on the oven rack, following the package recommendation.
- Evenly spread 1/4 cup pizza sauce over the pizza, leaving the outer crust exposed.
- Add cheese: place 2–3 slices fresh mozzarella evenly over the sauce or sprinkle 1/4 cup pre-shredded cheese.
- Scatter 1/4 cup pepperonis evenly over the cheese.
- Using a basting brush, brush the melted butter or oil mixture onto the outer crust (edge) of the pizza.
- Bake the pizza according to the package instructions, until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden.
- Remove the pizza from the oven, let it cool for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Sheet
- oven rack
- Small Bowl
- Basting brush
Notes
You can use any frozen pizza of your choice, I prefer Red Barron because it's usually on sale, and I prefer a thin crust.
You can use Olive Oil in place of the butter
Add any extra toppings that you would like! The sky is the limit.
Be mindful of the cooking time, and adding extra toppings, you may need to pre-cook some things or cook the pizza for a few extra minutes in the oven.
Fresh herbs will have the best taste but dried herbs work just as well, and are better if you are on a budget!
Using fresh mozzarella will be delicious, but any cheese you like will work just fine! Keep an eye out for sales on Mozzarella in the deli section of your grocery store.
You can use Olive Oil in place of the butter
Add any extra toppings that you would like! The sky is the limit.
Be mindful of the cooking time, and adding extra toppings, you may need to pre-cook some things or cook the pizza for a few extra minutes in the oven.
Fresh herbs will have the best taste but dried herbs work just as well, and are better if you are on a budget!
Using fresh mozzarella will be delicious, but any cheese you like will work just fine! Keep an eye out for sales on Mozzarella in the deli section of your grocery store.