A triple-cheese delight, this pizza is 100% homemade with a super-easy crust recipe that doesn’t even require a mixer! Feel free to add your family’s favorite toppings!
I am about to give you my most treasured pizza recipe. THE best pizza I have ever had in my life.
My entire family is absolutely CRAZY about this pizza. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve made it. And I could swear that every time I make this pizza, it tastes better every time.
My favorite part? Not the cheese. Not the toppings. The crust. Even non-crust lovers will love this crust. It is amazing. And my whole family concurs. It’s thick, chewy, and has an impeccable homemade taste that beats any store-bought pizza crust by a mile. Not even a contest there.
I slightly adapted the crust recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction, I did tweak a few things: For instance I used white whole wheat flour, rather than all-purpose, just to make this pizza slightly healthier… I don’t know..can the words “healthy” and “pizza” really be in the same sentence?
The crust is unbelievably easy to make and doesn’t even require a mixer! 6 ingredients: Active dry yeast, warm water, olive oil, salt, coconut sugar, and flour.
Dissolve your yeast in water and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in the olive oil, salt, sugar, and flour until a ball of dough forms. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead away until your dough is stretchy and pliable. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Allow to rise at room temperature 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
Once dough is doubled, punch dough down and divide in half. Sprinkle two pieces of parchment paper with cornmeal and roll each half out into a 12-in circle. Grip edges of parchment paper and transfer crust to a baking sheet.
Onto…..The toppings..
We can’t forget the 3 different kinds of cheese in this pizza…..mozzarella, Muenster Jack, and feta…Oh cheesy goodness…♥
If any of these kinds of cheese don’t float your boat, feel free to substitute for your favorites! The trio of mozzarella, jack, and feta just happens to be my favorite. 🙂
The toppings are also totally optional: You could make just a plain cheese pizza, or you could go crazy with the toppings like I do, and add sliced olives, ground beef, sliced peppers, ect.
I know your whole family will love this pizza. It is my most-requested dinner around here, and is one the menu at least every two weeks. Serve a salad on the side, just to make you feel a little less guilty after your *ahem* 3rd (or 4th…5th) piece.
3-Cheese Pizza (100% Made From Scratch)
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Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1-1/3 cups warm water 110F
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- Cornmeal for sprinkling
- TOPPINGS:
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup sliced black olives optional
- 1 lb ground beef browned (optional)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups montery jack cheese
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the crust: In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand 5 minutes until foamy. Whisk in sugar, oil, and salt until smooth. Stir in flour until a ball of dough forms. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Let rise at room temperature 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
- Sprinkle two sheets of parchment paper with cornmeal. Punch dough down and divide into two portions. Place each portion on parchment paper and roll into a 12-in circle.
- Spread each crust circle with pizza sauce. Sprinkle with optional toppings and cheeses.
- Bake pizzas at 425F 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned and crust is golden. Cool pizza 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Check out my other weeknight dinner recipes!
(Wow, I’m really nuts about cheese, huh?)
Beef ‘n’ Bean Pumpkin Enchiladas
(Don’t judge it ’til you try it–these are my family’s favorite enchiladas)
Jennifer S. says
This looks good, Sara. I agree with you about cheese. My children will eat almost anything if I add cheese. 🙂 I also like lots of toppings and now I’m craving pizza.
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely.com says
This crust looks amazing Sarah! Thanks for the recommendation. Looks like I’ll be making more pizza this weekend : )
Sarah says
Thanks so much, Natalie! LMK how your pizza turns out! 😀
Lucy Gibson says
That pizza you posted looks amazing. The close up of the olives, cheese, and sausage is making me very hungry. I don’t have the time to cook myself so I’ll need to find a good pizza joint.
Sophie says
Very much glad to find your article. I love pizza so much. Never think about this kinds of recipe. I will obviously try this out hope it will make by birthday evening so much special. Thanks a lot for sharing.
mogios wylie says
That pizza you posted looks amazing. The close up of the olives, cheese, and sausage is making me very hungry. I don’t have the time to cook myself so I’ll need to find a good pizza joint.
Pizza Perfect says
The pictures are stunning!!