Sheet Pan Pizza For Beginners
Some nights call for fancy dinners and perfectly plated meals — and some nights call for one big, golden, bubbling sheet pan pizza that feeds everyone at once. Making Sheet Pan Pizza For Beginners allows everyone to get involved, from rolling out the dough to sprinkling on their favorite toppings.
There’s something different about making pizza together instead of ordering it. When you order pizza, it arrives in a box. When you make pizza, it takes over your entire kitchen.
Unlike round pizzas that feel limited, a sheet pan becomes a blank canvas. It invites creativity — and compromise. It’s affordable and it feeds everyone. It also turns leftovers into tomorrow’s lunch.
There’s something wonderfully practical about using a sheet pan. It’s big. It’s sturdy. It doesn’t require special equipment or perfect shaping skills. If the dough is uneven, it doesn’t matter. If one corner is thicker than the other, that’s just personality.
So What Is Sheet Pan Pizza?
Sheet pan pizza is exactly what it sounds like: pizza baked in a rimmed baking sheet instead of on a stone or directly on the oven rack. The result is a thick-but-not-too-thick crust with a golden, crispy bottom and edges that get almost focaccia-like.
This recipe feeds 4–6 hungry people, costs way less than delivery, and doubles as unintentional family bonding. And best of all? It’s one pan!!!
Ingredients….
All-purpose flour
(1 packet) Active dry yeast
Warm water
Olive oil (plus more for the pan)
Sugar
Salt
If you happen to have any leftovers you can store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
In a world of complicated recipes and specialty equipment, sheet pan pizza is refreshingly easy to make.
And maybe that’s why it’s so good.
Yes, the kitchen looks like a small bakery exploded, but Sheet Pan Pizza isn’t about perfection. It’s the pizza you make when you want something homemade.
Once you make it, you’ll start dreaming up excuses to bake it again. And again. And again.
Scroll down for the complete recipe…..
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 tsp (1 packet) active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tbsps olive oil (plus more for the pan)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
TOPPINGS
- 1-1/2 cups pizza sauce
- 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella
- Pepperoni, cooked sausage, veggies, olives, ect. Whatever your family liked.
- Garlic powder
- Italian seasoning
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir warm water, sugar, and yeast.
- Let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy.
- Add olive oil and salt.
- Stir in flour until a dough forms.
- Knead 5–7 minutes until smooth.
- Cover and let rise 45–60 minutes until doubled.
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Pour a generous drizzle of olive oil onto a rimmed sheet pan (9×13 for thick crust, standard sheet pan for thinner).
- Press dough into the pan. If it shrinks back, let it rest 10 minutes and try again.
- Spread sauce evenly.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and add toppings of your choice. Sprinkle more cheese on top.
- Bake 18–22 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and slightly golden, and the edges are crisp.
- Let it sit 5 minutes before slicing then slice into squares and ENJOY!!