Food Ethnic Homemade Pizza Recipes By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 20, 2023 Trending Videos Photo: Carson Downing Try our easy recipes for pizzas topped with veggies, chicken, sausage, steak and other flavor combos that make a homemade pizza oh-so-worthwhile. 01 of 29 Mushroom-Arugula Pizza Carson Downing Top purchased fresh pizza dough with fresh mushrooms and peppery arugula for an easy vegetarian pizza with loads of texture and flavor. Meatless Main Dish Recipes View Recipe 02 of 29 Feeling Fall Pizza Carson Downing Topped with a cornucopia of fall ingredients like roasted sweet potato, dried cranberries and pecans, this pizza recipe from Millsap Farm has a surprising cream cheese "sauce." (Be sure to use lots of salt and pepper to balance the richness.) View Recipe 03 of 29 Sausage and Spinach Skillet Pizza Blaine Moats A hot cast-iron skillet mimics a pizza stone to create a crisp, evenly browned crust. We loaded our pizza with oozy red sauce and stretchy cheese. Fork and knife highly recommended. View Recipe 04 of 29 Verde con Maize Pizza Carson Downing When life leaves you one lonely ear of sweet corn, make this pizza, topped with green salsa, corn and goat cheese. It's a favorite at Millsap Farm's Pizza Club parties. View Recipe 05 of 29 Roasted Poblano and Corn Pizzas Roasting the vegetables is an extra step, but it adds incredible depth of flavor to this Latin-inflected pizza (and you have to heat up the oven anyway!). The recipe comes from the blog A Couple Cooks. View Recipe 06 of 29 Sprouts and Sausage Pizza We can't think of a more delicious or surprising way to get an extra helping of veggies than this hearty pizza, topped with Italian sausage and Brussels sprouts. View Recipe 07 of 29 S.O.S. Pizza Carson Downing Topped with marinated vegetables, sausage and four cheeses, this pizza recipe from Millsap Farm is hearty and oh-so-good. (If you'd rather not make homemade sauce, just use a favorite jarred marinara. You can also swap in Italian cheese blend.) View Recipe 08 of 29 Squash Blossom Pizza with Honey and Ricotta The voluptuous blossoms that eventually turn into zucchini, pumpkins or other squash have a delicate flavor-squashy, really-that plays well with herbs and mild cheese. Buy them at farmers markets or snip them in your garden to try on this beautiful, delicious pizza. How to Cook with Squash Blossoms View Recipe 09 of 29 Suncrest Gardens Farm Garden Delight Sun-ripened heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, carrots and summer squash top Garden Delight pizza from Suncrest Gardens Farm in Cochrane, Wisconsin. Try on Whole Wheat Pizza Dough or the crust of your choice. Fresh Tomato Recipes You'll Love View Recipe 10 of 29 Thai-ing Up Summer Pizza Carson Downing You can't go wrong with peanut sauce, right? This popular pizza from Millsap Farm is easy to make with leftover rotisserie chicken. If you like, add a garnish of fresh cilantro. View Recipe 11 of 29 Steak, Egg and Goat Cheese Pizza Eggs on pizza? Yes, please! The runny yolks mix deliciously with savory roast beef and tangy goat cheese. To make it a meal, pair with a simple salad. Fabulous Fresh Egg Recipes View Recipe 12 of 29 Pizza Margherita Margherita pizza celebrates the perfect union of ripe tomatoes, fresh basil and soft mozzarella cheese. This type of crispy-crust pizza originated in Naples, Italy. View Recipe 13 of 29 Blue Cheese and Balsamic Chicken Pizza Topped with blue cheese, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and a balsamic-spiked tomato sauce, this potent pizza has definite adult flavor. View Recipe 14 of 29 Gouda and Red Onion Pizza This easy pizza features shredded Gouda and caramelized onions. The recipe comes from Gouda maker Oakvale Farmstead Cheese in London, Ohio. Easy Appetizer Recipes View Recipe 15 of 29 Eat-Your-Greens Pizza We threw pizza convention out the kitchen window in this utterly delicious (and beautiful) recipe. Frozen puff pastry pinch-hits for traditional pizza dough, yielding a flaky, crisp crust. A salad's worth of vegetables covers the top, along with just a bit of smoky ham and nutty Gruyere cheese. And say good-bye to marinara sauce. Instead, a drizzle of flavorful creamy garlic salad dressing moistens the pizza and adds big flavor. View Recipe 16 of 29 Meat and Potato Pizza Chalk this recipe up as an occasional indulgence. It's topped with a totally mouth-watering combo of thin-sliced potatoes, bacon, sausage and a delectable garlic-rosemary butter. The recipe comes from Hidemi Walsh of Plainfield, Indiana. View Recipe 17 of 29 Sweet Corn Pizza Corn adds sweet flavor and crisp texture to this easy pizza. The pesto practically melts into the warm crust for a flavor-packed base. Sweet Corn Recipes View Recipe 18 of 29 Spicy Chicken-Peanut Thai Pizza If you love Thai peanut sauce, you'll go nuts for this simple pizza. We especially love how the veggies go on after the pizza bakes, so they stay fresh, crispy and colorful. View Recipe 19 of 29 Bacon and Tomato Pizzas Using English muffins in place of dough saves time and makes for easy portioning. Top with sauce, arugula, tomatoes, mozz and turkey bacon for a satisfying, crunchy lunch or quick dinner. View Recipe 20 of 29 Mixed Mushroom Pizza Sliced fresh mushrooms top this garlic- and rosemary-infused pizza. Fontina Valle d'Aosta cheese, found in specialty cheese shops, melts beautifully into the crust, contributing a sweet and mild earthy taste. Use morel mushrooms in the mix if they're available. View Recipe 21 of 29 Beef and Blue Pizza Red onion, blue cheese, thinly sliced roast beef and chopped sweet pepper top a premade pizza crust for a quick and easy pizza dinner. View Recipe 22 of 29 Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza True Chicago-style pizza is in some ways a closer cousin to a casserole than traditional regular-crust pizza. One slice is a whole meal! View Recipe 23 of 29 Dilly Smoked Salmon Pizza This simple smoked salmon pizza was inspired by one served at The Stone Barn in Nelson, Wisconsin. We love the ease of using purchased crust, but you can sub your favorite homemade dough. 20 Favorite Salmon Recipes View Recipe 24 of 29 Suncrest Gardens Farm's Pesto Pizza Heather Secrist uses kale in her pesto for this tomatoey creation. "Pesto can be frozen in ice cube trays for use throughout the year," says Secrist, owner of Suncrest Gardens Farm in Cochrane, Wisconsin. "Once frozen, place the cubes in a freezer bag to pull out as you need them." View Recipe 25 of 29 Buffalo Chicken Pizzas Top pita bread rounds with Southwest-flavored chicken strips, blue cheese dressing, celery and bottled hot pepper sauce for a dinner that's ready in just 20 minutes. The flavor will remind you of your favorite wings! View Recipe 26 of 29 Chicken Garden Pesto Pizza A pound of pizza dough and just five simple ingredients yield a flavorful and beautiful summer pizza. Feel free to substitute zucchini for the summer squash or fresh red sweet pepper for the bottled roasted. View Recipe 27 of 29 Chicken and Corn Pizza A mixture of Parmesan and ricotta cheeses bakes on a store-bought crust, then gets topped with corn, chicken, sweet pepper, lemon peel, goat cheese and herbs in this creative recipe. View Recipe 28 of 29 Loaded Greek Chicken Pizza Frozen spinach-artichoke dip and deli-roasted chicken are the secret ingredients in this fabulous pizza that delivers an authentically salty punch of kalamata olives and feta cheese. Easy Rotisserie Chicken Recipes View Recipe 29 of 29 Mexican Black Bean Pizza Start this veggie pizza with refrigerated dough, then spread on blended black beans, spices, salsa and garlic. Top with cheese, chopped red sweet pepper and sliced green onion. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit