Three Cheese Pizza

5 from 2 votes

A triple-cheese delight, this three cheese pizza features a perfectly soft and chewy homemade crust and lots of mozzarella, cheddar, and Parmesan.

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Rising Time 1 30

Total Time 2 20

Servings servings (makes two 10-inch pizzas)

Calories 669kcal

1 cup pizza sauce
3 cups shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Your choice of toppings: pepperoni, sausage, cooked chicken, peppers, pineapple, onion, etc.
Red pepper flakes and dried basil for topping, optional

Place warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook OR a large bowl. Dissolve yeast in water and let stand 5 minutes until foamy.
Mix honey and olive oil into yeast mixture until smooth. Add salt and 3 cups flour to bowl and mix on low speed OR with a wooden spoon if making dough by hand until dough pulls away from sides of bowl, about 2 minutes of mixing (if dough seems a bit wet, add additional flour by the tablespoon until dough pulls away from sides of bowl)
If making dough in stand mixer, knead dough in mixer on low speed 5-7 minutes until dough is stretchy and elastic. If making dough by hand, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until dough is stretchy and elastic, about 10 minutes of kneading.
Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place at room temperature 1 to 1-1/2 hours until dough is doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 450F and adjust oven rack to middle. Place a pizza stone on oven rack to preheat (if using stone)
Turn pizza dough onto a well-floured surface and divide into 2 portions. Roll each portion into an 11-inch circle. Transfer a dough circle to a floured pizza peel if baking pizza on stone (do this part one crust at at time if you're working with one pizza peel) or to two greased 10-inch pizza pans. Fold about 1 inch of edges over to create a thicker crust edge
Spread pizza sauce over each pizza crust and top with mozzarella, cheddar, Parmesan, and any desired toppings.
Work in batches for baking pizza. If baking pizza on stone, use the peel to slide pizza onto stone. If baking in pan, place pan in oven and bake pizza at 450F 15-20 minutes until pizza is a deep golden brown. Repeat baking steps with remaining pizza.
Top hot pizzas with red pepper flakes and dried basil if desired. Use a pizza wheel to slice pizza into wedges and serve immediately while warm. Enjoy!

Storing Instructions

Store pizza in refrigerator up to 6 days.