National Pizza Day Recipes To Try At Home

Happy National Pizza Day, girl! Whether pineapple on pizza is your thing or you see it as the devil itself (we’d have to agree there) there’s one thing that's for certain, we’re obsessed with this national holiday! Wondering when is National Pizza Day? National Pizza Day 2021 is celebrated internationally on February 9th each year, and is a time for celebrating all things pizza pie. Whether deep dish is your vibe or thin and crispy is the way you roll, we’re giving you all the pizza pie inspo you need to create one of our fave dishes this National Pizza Day! Pass us a slice!

Margherita Pizza

                                                     

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Let's start off with a classic, old Margherita. That well known blend of a slick of tomato sauce, a good flurry of mozzarella cheese and of course, topped with basil, this classic Margherita Pizza Recipe is a must have for this National Pizza day (and it also great for any fussy eaters, too!)

Ingredients:

To Make The Dough:

500g Strong White Flour, plus extra for dusting

1 Satcher Fast-Action Dried Yeast

For The Sauce:

400g Can Plum Tomatoes

1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

½ tsp Dried Oregano

Small Bunch Basil

For Topping:

50g Parmesan

200g Mozzarella

Head over to the website here to get the lowdown on the Instructions to this recipe for National Pizza Day.

Pepperoni Pizza

                                                               

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Could there BE anything better than a pepperoni pizza? Yep, we didn’t think so. Get your pepperoni pizza skills on point this National Pizza Day when you try this delicious recipe. If making dough isn’t your thing, feel free to swap out making your own for a store-bought version (which is really handy and way less time consuming!).

Ingredients:

For The Dough:

2 ¼ tsp Active Dry Yeast

2 tsp Granulated Sugar

1 ½ Cups Warm Water

3 tbsp Olive Oil

1 ½ tsp Salt

1 tsp White Vinegar

3 ½ Cups Bread Flour

Pizza Sauce (Enough For Three Large Pizzas)

2 Cans Tomato Sauce

¼ Cup Tomato Paste

1 ½ tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 ½ tsp Honey

2 tsp Oregano

2 tsp Basil

¼ tsp Dried Thyme

1 Clove Garlic

Salt & Pepper, to taste

For Topping:

2 Cups Shredded Mozzarella

¼ Shredded Parmesan

20 Slices of Pepperoni

2 Tbsp Fresh Oregano

Red Pepper Flakes

Wanna know the steps to make this national pizza day, pizza? Check out the Instructions here.

Cheesy Spinach Pesto Pizza

                                             

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A tasty, healthy alternative this National Pizza Day, this pizza inspired dish sits on naan bread and swaps tomato sauce for rich, creamy pesto. The perfect treat for lunch or dinner, these pizzas can be made fresh and then frozen for convenience! Super quick and easy, you’re gonna be obsessed with this National Pizza Day recipe.

Ingredients:

2 Naan Bread Flatbreads

115g Pesto

170g Fresh Mozzarella

10g Baby Spinach

Crushed Chilli Flakes

Check out the recipe right here to get the lowdown on the instructions.

Roasted Cauliflower & Ricotta Pie

                                              

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To all our American readers, you’re probably familiar with a pizza pie, for all our UK readers, are you sitting wondering what is a pizza pie? Essentially, a pizza pie consists of a chunky, either tomato or cheese filled crust, that sits higher than a usual pizza. Basically, it’s one big ass pizza and what could be better than celebrating that on National Pizza Day!

Ingredients:

1 Head Cauliflower, cut into small florets

1 Lemon

4 Garlic Cloves

¼ Cup Chopped Capers

¼ Cup Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper, to taste

1 Cup Finely Ground Breadcrumbs

¼ Olive Oil

½ Cup Parmesan

Grandma Style Pizza Dough

1 ½ Cups Mozzarella

1 Cup Ricotta

Get everything you need to know about the recipe here.

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