Smoked Salmon

Omega-3, vitamin D, vitamin B12, protein…there are so many reasons to love salmon. Even if you aren’t into fish, you might still enjoy a smoked salmon pizza. Begin with a frozen pizza. You can use a plain crust without any toppings, or you can use a frozen cheese pizza. If possible, use a frozen pizza that has olive oil rather than tomato sauce. Both taste fine with smoked salmon, but the olive oil pairs better with the rich flavor of this heart-healthy fish. Prepare pizza or frozen crust as usual, and let it cool for approximately 10 minutes. If you decide to use a plain crust, drizzle it with olive oil prior to baking. Add any combination of the following ingredients to make smoked salmon pizza:

• Thin strips of cold smoked salmon
• Creme fraiche
• Arugula
• Capers
• Red onion
• Lemon juice (use sparingly)
• Seasonings like dill, orange zest, salt, and pepper

Still hungry? We’ve got 9 more ways to jazz up frozen pizzas and frozen pizza crusts.

Eggs

Craving pizza for breakfast or breakfast for dinner? This egg pizza is the solution to both of those situations. Start with a frozen pizza, preferably one topped with bacon and cheese. Gently move some of the cheese and bacon around to create a few small wells. These wells help keep the eggs in place after you crack them. Crack one egg in each well, and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for at least 12 minutes, until the egg whites are no longer transparent. If your frozen pizza calls for a high cook time, reduce it to 350 or 400 Fahrenheit to avoid burning the eggs. Alternately, you can scramble eggs in a skillet and then arrange the cooked eggs on top of your pizza after baking it.

Macaroni and Cheese

Folks craving carbs often reach for a slice of pizza or a bowl of macaroni. Enjoy the best of both cheesy, carb-filled delights in this amazing macaroni pizza. Whip up a fresh batch of macaroni and add it to a baked pizza, or add cold (but cooked) macaroni to a frozen pizza and bake as usual. Macaroni and cheese goes great with a variety of toppings, but it works best with frozen cheese pizzas or pizzas topped with hamburger, pepperoni, or bacon.

Tomatoes and Ricotta

Transform a plain baked crust or cheese pizza into a sophisticated meal worthy of a romantic dinner with your significant other by topping it with tomatoes and ricotta. Halved grape and cherry tomatoes work best due to their sweet flavor and small size, but you can also use tomatoes off the vine. For extra flavor, consider adding arugula, spinach, and crushed garlic to the pizza. Don’t forget to drizzle the toppings with olive oil. Add the tomatoes and ricotta, as well as any other ingredients you want to use, to your frozen pizza or pizza crust prior to baking. Bake as usual, and serve with mixed greens topped with Parmesan cheese and Italian dressing.

Shredded Lettuce

“Why did I make this pizza? I should have eaten a salad.” Sound familiar? Solve the problem by dumping a bunch of shredded lettuce on any variety of frozen pizza. Add the shredded lettuce after baking and cooling the pizza so it doesn’t become soggy. Drizzle with ranch, Italian dressing, or olive oil. Add diced tomatoes, if desired.

Crab Rangoon

Tired of listening to your family argue about whether to have Chinese or pizza for dinner? Silence the debate by adding crab rangoon chunks or fried wonton strips to a cheese pizza. Add flaked crab, either real or imitation, along with sweet and sour sauce and finely chopped green onions. Bake the pizza as usual, and serve with soy sauce and fortune cookies.

Taco Fixings

Did you know that Doritos pizza used to be an actual thing? You could buy a pizza with a delicious crust crafted from chunks of Doritos. You can’t order Doritos pizzas anymore, at least to our knowledge, but you can create your own taco pizza with a frozen pizza and a few ingredients. Use a cheese or hamburger pizza for this recipe, and bake as usual. Top the baked pizza with crushed Doritos, diced tomatoes, black olives, and shredded lettuce. Salsa and guacamole work well, too.

Mandarin Chicken

Mandarin chicken pizza is another solution to the Chinese-vs-pizza dinner debate. Marinate shredded chicken in Asian dressing and place it on top of a frozen cheese pizza. Bake as usual and let cool slightly. Top the cooled pizza with shredded romaine lettuce, chow mein noodles, and mini orange slices.

Avocado Slices

Avocado slices lend fresh flavor and smooth, creamy texture to frozen pizza. You can add avocados to frozen cheese pizza after baking or top baked bacon pizza or baked veggie pizza with the nutrient-rich slices.

Pineapples and Jalapenos

Hate choosing between sweet and spicy entrees? Enjoy the best of both worlds when you stuff your face with slices of pineapple and jalapeno pizza. Add the toppings before you bake the frozen pizza. You can also add onions, Canadian bacon or regular bacon.