Homemade Frozen Pizza Recipe

Here's how to prepare homemade frozen pizzas from scratch so that you'll always have a quick and easy meal at the ready. This recipe is more economical than store bought frozen pizzas and less processed, especially if using homemade pizza dough and homemade pizza sauce. Once frozen, dinner will always be less than 15 minutes away.

The ingredients are all very straight forward. Some grocery stores have started carrying bagged pizza dough in the refrigerator section, which is a nice time saver if you don't want to make your own. Homemade pizza sauce is always going to taste better than jarred varieties, but this is entirely up to you.

For tools, you'll need a rolling pin and plastic wrap. A large baking sheet lined with parchment paper is an ideal way to pre-bake the dough.

Preheat the oven to 425°F. On a clean surface, roll out pizza dough to the desired size. You can also divide the dough in half or even quarters if you prefer single serving pizzas (note: this may decrease the cook times below). Pizza dough is very elastic. If you find that it's not holding its shape while you roll it, switch to stretching and letting it fall into the desired size (hold from the top and let the weight of the dough stretch it down while turning the circle). Place the dough on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush with olive oil.

Bake the dough for approximately 8 to 10 minutes until solid but not golden. It will be back in the oven again at a later time, so there's no need to cook it completely. If any air bubbles form while baking, gently pop them with a fork to deflate. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the crust, leaving space around the edges. Top with the cheese.

Add any extra toppings, if desired.

Carefully wrap in two layers of plastic wrap. The goal is to enclose the pizza as tightly as possible to hold the toppings in place without disturbing or compressing them. Place in the freezer on as flat of an angle as your freezer will allow until the pizza is fully frozen. After that, you can store it upright.

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
   
2. Remove the plastic wrap from around the pizza.
3. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, or on a preheated pizza stone (see tip below).
4. Bake for approximately 10 to 11 minutes, until cheese is fully melted and the crust is golden brown.