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Stop what you’re doing and try this Zucchini Pizza with an incredible homemade pizza sauce and from scratch dough! We love this when we’re craving vegetarian pizza or when zucchini is in season!
Whether you know me or not, I’m sure you can guess what my favorite part of the pizza is. Here’s a hint: I’M CRAZY FOR CRUST! Before you say, “Ewww!!! Zucchini doesn’t belong on pizza!!!” just stick with me for a moment because this may be the weird pizza recipe you’ll end up falling in love with.
Once I learned how easy it was to make my own pizza sauce, I vowed to never buy store-bought sauce again. This pizza is one of my go-to Friday night dinners!
Ingredients Notes
- Pizza Crust: you can start with homemade pizza dough or store-bought pizza dough. Either way is fine. I’ve even done this with my 2 ingredient dough!
- Zucchini: I had 2 medium zucchini so I used one for each pizza.
How to make zucchini pizza
- Spread out your pizza dough on a piece of parchment paper. You can also use store bought dough, the kind from a can, or even Boboli or similar.
- Make thin slices of zucchini so they cook all the way and aren’t too thick.
- My homemade pizza sauce is amazing if you want to use it!
- I don’t pre-cook my zucchini but if you want it more roasted and done, then I recommend roasting slices for about 5 minutes before topping the pizza.
- Always cook homemade pizza at a high temperature (400-450°F). It’s even good if you preheat the pan so the crust starts to cook as soon as the pizza hits it.
Expert Tips
- Choose a pizza dough that’s gluten-free if you prefer
- Make your own homemade sauce – you won’t be sorry.
- Don’t like the crunch of al dente zucchini? Cook it first for a few minutes while the oven preheats.
FAQs
Yes! Use any kind of pizza crust you like.
You can microwave your pizza but I find the best results in the oven. I usually toast mine for about 2-5 minutes.
Yes. Zucchini doesn’t need to be cooked beforehand but I love the added flavor it gives when roasted ahead.
Zucchini Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 recipe pizza crust or store bought
- ½ to 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 thinly sliced zucchini (small)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Stretch and pat pizza dough with floured hands to fill greased 12-inch pizza pan or baking sheet.
- Spread with pizza sauce. Top with cheese. Top with zucchini.
- Bake on lowest oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crust is browned.
- Cool just a minute or so before slicing and serving.
This looks amazing, and I have a ton of zucchini! I might just have to make this.
@Mrs. Jen B
Yes, zucchini bread and zucchini muffins and zucchini cookies and….
Thanks for your comment! 🙂
Yum! I need to grow zucchini next year – I’d love any excuse to make zucchini bread, honestly! 😉
That pizza looks so good! I want to try the sauce recipe!
YUM-O! Looks mouth watering…I’ll have to try it!
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