What Is Pizza dough and How Can I Use It?

Pizza dough rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 68 recipes to cook with it.

What is pizza dough?

Pizza can be high in salt, fat and calories. There are concerns about negative health effects. Some food chains have come under criticism for the high salt content of some of their meals which were found to contain more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt for an adult.

European nutrition research on the eating habits of people with cancer of the mouth, oesophagus, throat or colon showed those who ate pizza at least once a week had less chance of developing cancer.

Pizza could simply be indicative of a lifestyle and food habits, in other words the Italian version of a Mediterranean diet." A traditional Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil, fiber, vegetables, fruit, flour, and freshly cooked food.

In contrast to the traditional Italian pizza used in the research, popular pizza varieties in many parts of the world are often loaded with high fat cheeses and fatty meats, a high intake of which can contribute to obesity, itself a risk factor for cancer.

In Chinese:	比萨面团
British (UK) term:
en français:	pâte à pizza
en español:	masa de pizza

Recipes using pizza dough

There are 68 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Veggie & Plum Flatbread

Onions, bell peppers and plums are arranged over the bread dough or pizza dough that's brushed with garlic olive oil. It's a cheese free flatbread but still so yummy.

Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Garlic Oil Flatbread

The pizza dough is brushed with garlic perfumed olive oil, topped with caramelized onions, mushrooms, sweet bell pepper and pineapples. It's easy and packed with yumminess. Use a whole wheat pizza dough to make it even healthier.

Two Onions, Pineapple & Olive Flatbread

Quick-easy to make, and it tastes delicious. This is a dairy-free flatbread, garlic-infused olive oil is brushed over the bread dough and topped with onions, bell peppers, olives and pineapples that are being seasoned.

Homemade Breakfast Pizza

Homemade pizzas can be healthy. You can adapt this pizza recipe to your own taste.

Halloween Pizzas

Make some cheesy and oozy Halloween pizzas for your Halloween dinner and they are delicious. Nobody will resist these hot pizzas.

Sun-dried Tomato, Basil Pesto & Artichoke Pizza Rolls

Instead of pizza, let's make something different. Use pizza dough to make some pizza rolls filled with sun-dried tomatoes, basil pesto and artichoke hearts, and brushed with garlic infused olive oil. These cute pizza rolls are very handy and frozen well. Enjoy these small tasty rolls at any time when you feel hungry or crave a slice of pizza. You will love them.

Sun-Dried Tomato & Olive Pizza Rolls

Instead of pizza, use same yummy ingredients to make pizza rolls. These rolls turn out cheesy and delicious, the best is to serve them warm.

Sausage Braid

Sausage braid: pizza dough filled with browned Italian sausage, peppers, onions, and mozzarella, then woven into a golden braid and baked. An impressive, shareable stromboli-style bake.

Two Cheese, Shaved Asparagus & Mushroom Pizza

Brushed with extra-virgin olive oil, topped with shaved asparagus, sliced cremini mushrooms, mozzarella and parmesan cheese. The aroma from the oven during the baking fills up your entire place, the pizza comes out cheesy, oozy, refreshing and tasty.

Bacon Margherita Pizza

A delicious pizza Margherita is topped with bacon. A classic pizza with a modern twist gives you a double deliciousness.

Pineapple, Olives & Artichoke Heart Pizza

Freshly baked pizza makes the entire house full of great smell, that's why we like making pizza at home. This pizza is topped with fresh pineapple cubes, olives, marinated artichoke hearts, and a few fresh veggies. Homemade pizza sauce makes it taste even better.

Artichoke, Spinach & Lemon Pizza

Everyone loves pizza, in this recipe we put marinated artichoke hearts, cooked fresh baby spinach leaves, freshly grated lemon zest and mozzarella cheese together, amazing taste, not only just for vegetarian, everyone loves it!

Cheesy Sun-Dried Tomato & Spinach Stuffed Pizza

This is a great combination for a clazone style pizza, using a combination of two cheeses boosting the flavor and lowering the fat, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach add tangy flavor and using whole wheat pizza dough boosts fiber. You can enjoying this delicious pizza without the guilt.

Caramelized Onion, Roasted Bell Pepper & Goat Cheese Flatbread

It's hard to not fall in love with this tasty flatbread that has caramelized onion, roasted bell pepper and creamy goat cheese.

Mexican Black Bean, Corn, & Vegetable Pizza

Instead of pizza sauce, use salsa as the base. Top with cheddar cheese, poblano or green bell peppers, black beans and corn. Serve with some fresh cilantro, scallions and fresh lime wedges.

Broccoli & Corn Calzone

Refreshingly delicious. You can use whatever seasonal veggies you have for fillings, such as mushrooms, green peppers. Serve it with tomato sauce.

Cheesy Green Garden Pizza

Fresh vegetables on top, spread the pesto evenly on the pizza dough, sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of the vegetables, great combination for a garden pizza.

Delicious Broccoli Flatbread

Spread with a thin layer of tomato sauce or pizza sauce, topped with broccoli florets, olives, mushrooms and a few other veggies. Feel free to add cheddar cheese on top of the sauce before you add the toppings. The cheese-free version tastes delicious as well, without cheese we call it a flatbread.

Bell Pepper, Mushroom & Onion Pizza

Made this pizza with homemade pizza crust and homemade pizza sauce, only put three toppings, an it turned out cheesy and delicious with an excellent texture.

Sun-Dried Tomato, Olive & Basil Pesto Flatbread

The other day while we were watching Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen, chefs were making flatbread, basically like pizza, just different shape, which really made my craving for pizza come back to life. Then start making this sun-dried tomato, olive and basil pesto flatbread, and it was so good...