Make our favorite sheet pan pizza with three topping ideas. This recipe is easy to make, versatile, and enough to feed a family. Enjoy homemade Salami or Pepperoni, Margherita or Ham and Mushroom Pizza baked on a tray.
Baking pizza at home is easy, cheap, and delicious! Baking a large sheet pan pizza allows you to feed a family in one go. This is our favorite pizza recipe, perfect on a Friday evening when watching a family movie or when friends are coming.
Try more pizza recipes: Roast Pumpkin and Feta Pizza and Flatbread Margherita Pizza.
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Recipe ingredients
Dough: flour, salt, water, instant yeast, olive oil.
Tomato sauce
Toppings of choice
Salami
Margherita
Ham and mushrooms
How to bake sheet pan pizza?
Dough:
- Step #1: Place all the ingredients in the kitchen machine or the bowl of a stand mixer. Knead until the dough is elastic and starts coming off the walls of the bowl. If the dough doesn't release from the bowl's walls, add a pinch of flour and knead for a few more seconds. Follow the link for more details on how to make Thermomix Pizza Dough.
- Step #2: Transfer to a lightly floured working surface. Knead briefly to form a ball, flatten it, and roll it according to the size of your baking tray. My tray is 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm), but a little larger or smaller is ok. The baking tray should be a good nonstick one; if it's not nonstick, line it with parchment paper.
- Step #3: Oil or line the baking tray and transfer the rolled dough onto it. For easy transfer, lightly fold the dough on the rolling pin and unroll it on the tray. Press it lightly into the corners of the pan and up the sides of the tray.
- Step #4: Place in a warm place and let rise for 20-30 minutes, usually as long as it takes you to preheat the oven, make the sauce, and chop the rest of the ingredients.
Sauce: I use either our super-quick Neapolitan Pizza Sauce or the Hearty Marinara Sauce.
Toppings: Chop the ingredients needed for your topping of choice and keep them in separate bowls. Grate the cheese if not already grated.
Assemble:
Salami pizza:
- Steps #1,2: Smear the dough with the tomato sauce.
- Steps #3,4,5,6: Add toppings.
Ham and mushroom pizza:
Margherita pizza:
Bake the pizza:
- The oven should be preheated at its highest setting. Mine goes up to 450ยฐF (230ยฐC). The baking time depends on the stove; the higher the temperature, the shorter the baking time.
- I need to bake the sheet pan pizza for 20-25 minutes at 450ยฐF. But you should always check!
How to check?
The upper side should look cooked through, and the cheese should be melted and golden brown. Check the bottom as well. Lift the crust on one side using a spatula. It should be cooked through and have a nice brown, bread-like color. If it's not, allow a few more minutes in the oven and check again. Let rest for about 5 minutes before slicing.
Shortcut version
- Use bought dough.
- Top with bought tomato sauce and already grated cheese.
- All you have to do now is to chop the rest of the topping ingredients.
What about leftovers?
They are delicious, either cold or reheated. Ask my kids; they love a piece of cold pizza for breakfast the next day. Reheat leftovers in the oven at 375ยฐF (180ยฐC) for about 10 minutes or until hot.
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๐ Recipe
Easy Sheet Pan Pizza
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Stand mixer or kitchen machine
Ingredients
Dough:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour + a bit more for kneading
- ยพ cup + 2 tablespoons water lukewarm
- 2 ยฝ teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 ยฝ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt or Kosher
Sauce:
- 5-6 tablespoons pizza sauce
Salami/pepperoni:
- 1 ยผ cup grated cheese
- 1 mozzarella 4.5 oz/ 125 g, cubed
- ยฝ red onion sliced
- ยฝ red bell pepper sliced
- 24 small salami or pepperoni slices
Margherita:
- 1 mozzarella 4.5 oz/ 125 g, sliced
- 15 cherry tomatoes or as needed, halved
- 1 ยผ cup cheese grated
- 20 black olives Note 1
- basil leaves about 10-15
Ham and Mushrooms:
- 7 oz cooked ham chopped
- ยฝ red onion sliced
- 1 can mushrooms sliced, drained
- 1 mozzarella 4.5 oz/ 125 g, cubed
- 1 ยผ cup cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450ยฐf (220ยฐC). Oil a nonstick baking tray or line it with parchment paper (Note 2).
Dough:
- Place flour, water, yeast, oil, and salt in the kitchen machine or a stand mixer bowl. Knead until the dough is elastic and starts coming off the walls of the bowl. If the dough doesn't release from the bowl's walls, add a pinch of flour and knead for a few more seconds (Note 3).3 cups all-purpose flour / 380 g + ยพ cup + 2 tablespoons water/ 180 g + 2 ยฝ teaspoons instant yeast + 1 ยฝ tablespoons olive oil + 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Transfer to a lightly floured working surface. Knead briefly to form a ball, flatten it and roll it according to the size of your baking tray (Note 4).
- Oil or line the baking tray and transfer the rolled dough onto it. For easy transfer, lightly fold the dough on the rolling pin and unroll it on the tray. Press it lightly into the corners of the pan and up the sides of the tray.
- Place in a warm place and let rise for 20-30 minutes, usually as long as it takes you to preheat the oven, make the sauce, and chop the rest of the ingredients.
Tomato sauce:
- Make a quick Neapolitan Pizza Sauce or Hearty Marinara. Or use a bought pizza sauce.5-6 tablespoons pizza sauce
Salami or pepperoni pizza:
- Spread tomato sauce on the rolled dough. Sprinkle with mozzarella cubes, sliced onions, and peppers. Cover evenly with the grated cheese. Arrange the salami slices on top.1 mozzarella + ยฝ red onion + ยฝ red bell pepper + 1 ยผ cup grated cheese/ 150 g + 24 small salami or pepperoni slices
Margherita pizza:
- Spread tomato sauce on the dough. Arrange mozzarella slices, tomato halves, and black olives on top. Cover evenly with the grated cheese. Add some basil leaves on top before serving.1 mozzarella + 15 cherry tomatoes + 1 ยผ cup cheese/ 150 g + 20 black olives + basil leaves
Ham and mushrooms:
- Spread tomato sauce on the dough. Arrange the cubed ham, drained mushrooms, onion slices, and mozzarella cubes on top. Cover evenly with the cheese.7 oz cooked ham/ 200 g + ยฝ red onion + 1 can mushrooms + 1 mozzarella + 1 ยผ cup cheese/ 150 g
Bake:
- Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit (220 degrees Celsius) for 20-25 minutes. If your oven gets hotter, the cooking time might be shorter. Always check!
- The upper side should look cooked through, and the cheese should be melted and golden brown. Check the bottom as well. Lift the pizza on one side using a spatula. It should be cooked through and have a nice brown, bread-like color. If it's not, allow a few more minutes in the oven and check again.
Notes
- Unpitted olives taste best, but warn the people at the table about the pits.
- Pan: I prefer to oil the tray, but my tray is a good nonstick one. If you are unsure, use parchment paper to stop the crust from sticking to the sheet pan.
- Dough: If you have a Thermomix, make Thermomix Pizza Dough.
- Pan size: My tray is 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm), but a little larger or smaller is ok.
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