How To Make Pizza With Frozen Premade Pizza Crust

You’re in the right place to learn how to make frozen premade pizza crust taste delicious. Here you’ll find all the tips you need to master making pizza with frozen dough.

Over the years, I’ve found that frozen crust recipes from the pizza box aren’t the best. There’s so much you can do to make frozen pizza crust taste better.

Use any pizza dough you’d like

Let’s get started…

Ingredients for making pizza with frozen dough

First, you need frozen grocery store pizza dough.

In this post, I use Trader Joe’s pizza crust. The particular brand is Monteli frozen pizza crust and it comes in packs of two. Use this guide for frozen crust from Whole Foods or any other grocery store.

See tips on choosing the best pizza crust to buy for pizza night. It’s always on my Trader Joe’s must haves grocery shopping list I keep on my phone at all times.

Other ingredients to make pizza with frozen pizza crust

• Olive oil
• Salt and dried herbs (Italian blend, oregano, basil, parsley, etc.)
• Pizza sauce
• Cheese
• Toppings (optional)
• fresh parmesan cheese
• Fresh basil leaves

How to make pizza with frozen premade pizza crust

Step 1. Preheat the oven according to frozen premade pizza crust directions.

Take out a large baking sheet that will fit the frozen pizza crust.

Brush half the olive oil on the bottom of the frozen crust. This step will turn the pizza crust golden when it’s in the oven.

Then brush olive oil around the edges of the frozen dough, about 1” wide.

Add a sprinkle of salt around the edges.

Why add olive oil to frozen pizza dough?

Frozen pizza crust is very dry when it’s taken out of the freezer. You need to add a little olive oil to help the crust brown and add some taste.

Step 2. Add dried herbs to the top of the frozen pizza dough.

Add pizza sauce on top of the dried herbs then smooth out the sauce with the back of a spoon.

Add a layer of mozzarella cheese. Add toppings. Top with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

Step 3. Bake pizza for the minimum amount of time indicated on the package.

When is frozen pizza crust done cooking?

When the timer is up, check on the pizza. The cheese on top should be bubbling when it’s done and the bottom of the crust should be golden brown.

Once done, let pizza cool and add any other topping and fresh herbs.

What if the frozen pizza crust isn’t browning?

Pop the pizza back in the oven for 1-2 minutes at a time until the pizza looks just right.

Final tips for using frozen crust

• Cheese – Shredded mozzarella is a classic choice for pizza. Fontina and cheddar are great options, too.
• Toppings – Favorites in my house: pepperoni, chorizo, diced ham, sous vide chicken, pineapple, caramelized red onions, garlic sauteed mushrooms
• Basil – Fresh basil is my favorite finishing touch for a homemade pizza.

Pizza isn’t the only thing I love to cook from frozen. When we have busy nights, I like to know it will be easy to get dinner on the table. That’s where sous vide chicken from frozen and sous vide frozen steak comes in. The food goes directly from the freezer to the sous vide water without needing to thaw first.

Want to go the unconventional route and use another bread for a pizza crust like naan? Made with Alfredo sauce, mozzarella cheese, and tasty raviolis, this ravioli pizza on flatbread will be a new family favorite in no time.

More recipes using Trader Joe’s ingredients

Are you a Trader Joe’s enthusiast, too? I love planning grocery trips to Trader Joe’s. It’s almost like a vacation… strolling up and down the aisles to discover new things. When I come home, I’m inspired to develop new recipes.

My best recipes using Trader Joe’s products end up here on Sip Bite Go…

• Cauliflower Rice. Use it in place of bread crumbs in Hawaiian pineapple bbq meatballs and as a filling for cheesy Italian stuffed peppers. Also try it in a vegetable stir fry with cauliflower rice.
• Ready Made Pizza Dough. I’m a huge fan of making pizza at home and have extensive information on how to use Trader Joe’s Pizza Dough.
• Frozen Pizza Crust. Learn how to make frozen pizza crust taste amazing.
• Everything But The Bagel Seasoning. This is super delicious on focaccia bread with Everything Bagel Seasoning.
• Frozen Gyoza and Potstickers. These are great in frozen vegetable stir frys. See my guide to Trader Joe’s chicken cilantro mini wontons or Trader Joe’s vegetable gyoza.
• Frozen Ravioli. Sometimes I just serve it with tomato sauce. Other times, I go a little nuts and make ravioli pizza with store bought Alfredo sauce.
• Spice Kits. Did you know you can buy Trader Joe’s products online? This Trader Joe’s spice kit inspires so many recipes in my house.
• Cheese. The cheese case at Trader Joe’s is undeniably amazing. Use it for potatoes gratin with frozen vegetables, this recipe for baked shells with ground beef, or in potato side dish recipes.

See more of the best meals to make with Trader Joe’s ingredients and my full list of Trader Joe’s must haves.

What are your favorite pizza toppings?

I’m a huge BBQ chicken fan. And believe it or not, I love pineapple. That’s a pretty polarizing topping. People either love or hate pineapple on pizza. Find me on Instagram for my latest pizzas @sipbitego.

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