What Is Pizza shell and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with pizza shell? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 67 recipes to put it to work.

Where found

Pizza shell is usually found in the deli section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

In Chinese:	比萨外壳
British (UK) term:
en français:	pâte à pizza
en español:	base de pizza

Recipes using pizza shell

There are 67 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Pizza Time - Onion, Pepper & Spinach (with optional Mushrooms)

I made two pizzas today, but since my target audience does not much like mushrooms I only took a photo of this one.

Oven-Dried Heirloom Tomato, Basil Pesto & Mozzarella Pizza

Oven-Dried heirloom tomatoes are juicy yet tender, line these yummy bites underneath other topping ingredients in order to prevent from being burnt when the pizza is baked in the oven. There are so many layers of great textures and flavors, you will find all these delicious goodness in every bite of this freshly baked pizza.

Broccoli Rabe, Potato & Rosemary Pizza

Gourmet vegetarian pizza topped with roasted potatoes, blanched broccoli rabe, fresh rosemary, and two cheeses. This Italian-inspired pizza balances bitter greens with creamy potatoes.

Fantastic Focaccia Bread

Fantastic focaccia bread layers garlic, mozzarella, romano, plum tomatoes and olives on a pre-made pizza shell for a fast, cheesy Italian-style flatbread baked in 35 minutes.

Cheesy Mushroom Pizza

Sauteed button mushrooms and shredded mozzarella cheese are only two ingredients you need in this pizza, and it is so delicious.

Potato, Dill & Cheddar Pizza

Pizza with pizzaz, surprise your family with this unique version of a pizza. Carmelized onions as a base instead of the traditional sauce topped with potato slices, cheddar and dill.

Fresh Fig, Olive Tapenade Pizza with Goat Cheese

Give your pizza a new twist by using fresh figs, olive tapenade and goat cheese. It's delicious, serve it as a main dish or an appetizer.

Basil Pesto, Roasted Pepper, Sun-dried Tomatoes & Portabella Mushrooms Pizza

Homemade pizza dough with roasted bell peppers, fresh mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes, easy to make and tastes good.

Caramelized Onion, White Bean & Cheddar Flatbread

Try this rectangular pizza, caramelized onion with white bean paste coated pizza dough, thinly sliced tomatoes and cheddar cheese, toasted pumpkin seeds, let this homemade pizza colorful and delicious.

Tomato & Onion Pizza

Our dinner yesterday, absolutely delicious. I made my own whole wheat pizza dough with 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and 1/4 cup barley flour, and it was delicious with the onion and tomato toppings.

Basil Pesto, Artichoke Hearts, Sun-dried Tomato & Roasted Bell Pepper Pizza

Instead of pizza sauce, used basil pesto, and the combination of the toppings worked deliciously well together. Cheddar and parmesan really added tons of yummy cheesiness, which was absolutely delicious with the toppings.

Mushroom Onion & Basil Pizza

Delicious, my husband made this pizza for supper and I just couldn't stop eating it. I ate half of the pizza, and drizzled some hot pepper sauce on top, spicy and yummy. We will make it again for sure.

Double Cheesy Garlic Pizza

This pizza is coated by garlic olive oil, sprinkled with Mozzarella and Parmesan, after baking the cheese is melted with the garlic, topped with some freshly chopped parsley leaves, quick, easy and tasty.

Basil Pesto Cherry Tomato Pizza

Simple fresh flavors that marry perfectly together make this eye-pleasing personal pizza juicy and fresh. For the photo we used our own fresh pesto and made our own pizza crust from scratch, heck we even ground the flour ourselves in our flour mill. In a hurry? No worries, use a pre-made pizza shell and prepared pesto for delicious fresh pizza in a flash.