15 Easy Homemade Pizza And Calzone Recipes To Make Tonight

Say goodbye to delivery: These recipes ensure you'll have a homemade pizza ready in less time.

Sheet Pan Pizza with Corn, Tomatoes, and Sausage
Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Anna Hampton

Craving a slice of pizza with a crispy, buttery crust covered in cheese and flavorful toppings? Step away from the phone and put down the clipped coupons. You can whip up one of these delicious pizza recipes and calzones within the 45 minutes that it would take for a delivery pizza to arrive, The best part? You can add as many toppings as you'd like – no charge! So, preheat the oven or light the grill and make one of these cheesy crowd-pleasers tonight.

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BBQ Chicken Pizza

BBQ Chicken pizza on parchment paper

Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Stylist: Christina Daley

Baking the pizzas directly on the oven rack gives you a crisp crust in less time. While we recommend making your own pizza dough, if that's not in the cards tonight, feel free to use store-bought dough instead.

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Chicken Parmesan Pizza

Pizza Recipes: Chicken Parmesan Pizza

A frozen garlic bread loaf and deli fried chicken strips ensure this five-ingredient pizza will be ready for the oven in only 15 minutes. Serve it with a simple romaine lettuce salad tossed with grated Parmesan cheese, croutons, and your favorite bottled Caesar dressing.

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Fig Flatbread

Fig Flatbread
Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele

How gorgeous is this flatbread? Lucky for you, it comes together with the help of your trusty sheet pan and only takes 10 minutes of hands-on time.

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Tennessee Onion Pizza

Southern Living Tennessee Onion Pizza baked and ready to serve

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

This pizza is for onion lovers only. The onions brown evenly when baking, caramelizing them to perfection. The recipe utilizes two cheeses to top the pie, smoked gouda and sharp white Cheddar for extra cheesy deliciousness.

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Pepper Lover's Sheet Pan Pizza

Southern Living Pepper Lover’s Sheet Pan Pizza in the pan cut into pieces to serve

Antonis Achilleos, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Andrea Fanning

The dough in this recipe is homemade, which means you'll need to give it about four hours to rise. However, the outcome is totally worth it, especially if you enjoy the spicy flavor of peppers. And although you'll have to give the dough time to rise, you'll only be prepping for 25 minutes total which is a win in our books.

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Pizza Sliders

Southern Living Pizza Sliders in the baking dish ready to serve

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Bring all the flavors of your favorite pizza to party-perfect sliders. We used classic pepperoni and cheese, but you can mix up your toppings for your favorite pizza style.

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Mexican Street Corn Pizza

Mexican Street Corn Pizza
Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry

Elote gets a pizza party upgrade with this flavorful pizza recipe that makes the most of fresh corn. Serve the pizza with a classic margarita to take pizza night to the next level.

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Pizza Pepper Poppers

Pizza Pepper Poppers
Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Christina Daley

These pizza-stuffed peppers are an easy, adorable way to get your pizza fix without all the crust carbs. This gluten-free recipe makes a delicious and colorful appetizer for parties.

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Supreme Pizza

Supreme Pizza
Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Rishon Hanners, Prop Stylist Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland

Have a little of everything with this supreme pizza that piles on the fresh toppings. It'll be on the table in just 30 minutes.

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Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Pull-Apart Pizza Bread
Alison Miksch

A can of biscuits makes this hearty appetizer (or main dish!) a snap to make, and it's even more fun to eat. You'll serve the bread with your favorite store-bought marinara sauce.

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Pizza Casserole

Pizza Casserole
Greg DuPree

Enjoy all the pizza flavor you love with the one-dish ease of your favorite casserole in this suppertime recipe. Pair this casserole with a simple Caeser salad and some garlic knots for a tasty weeknight meal.

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Barbecue-Pork Pizza

Cut barbecue pork pizza on a cutting board on a table with a pizza cutter and two glasses of water beside.

Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell

There are countless ways to use pulled pork, but this mouthwatering barbecue pork pizza might just top the list. Don't worry about tomorrow night either. With the leftover pork, you can whip up our quick pork Ragù recipe which we list under the pizza recipe.

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Pizza Spaghetti Casserole

Pizza Spaghetti Casserole
Beth Dreiling; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Your boring pasta dinner just turned into a pizza party celebration with this simple casserole that freezes beautifully for your busiest nights. Just imagine this casserole with a bowl of breadsticks.

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Beef Calzones

Beef Calzones

Ground beef is always a weeknight winner, especially when it's folded into a pizza pocket! However, feel free to get creative with the fillings and swap the beef for pepperoni or veggies.

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Sheet Pan Veggie Supreme Pizza

Southern Living Sheet Pan Veggie Supreme Pizza cut and ready to serve

Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster

On busy weeknights, knowing you have a sheet pan dinner ready to go is nothing less than a sigh of relief. This satisfying supreme pizza only needs 20 minutes of hands on time before going into the oven.

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