Easy Pita Bread Pizzas

Pita bread pizza is an easy meal ready within 15 minutes using pita bread, pizza sauce, and shredded mozzarella cheese. This fun way to make pizza is quicker than delivery pizza!

Quick and Easy Pizza

Pizza is my favorite meal, even now as an adult. Growing up, my mother satisfied my pizza craving with a super simple pita bread pizza recipe using Lebanese pita bread. Several decades later, this is one of my daughter's favorite recipes. Now, as a mother, I see why this recipe is appealing. I always have frozen pita bread in the freezer, shredded mozzarella cheese in the fridge, and canned pizza sauce in the pantry. When a week gets insane, as it usually does, I have recipes like this to fall back on.

Also, pita bread pizzas are the perfect personal-sized pizza. One pita bread pizza serves one person, so everyone can have their pizza the way they want it. No arguing over toppings!

If you have more time for pizza night, I recommend checking out this cast iron skillet pizza with made from scratch pizza dough!

Ingredient Notes

Lebanese pita bread: Pita bread is the perfect base for pizza. The key to a crispy thin crust pizza is to use thin Lebanese pita bread. Regular pita bread from the grocery store might be thick. If you can't find a thin pita, I recommend using naan bread (like this naan bread pizza) or pre-made pizza thin crusts (found in the pizza section at the grocery store) instead.

How To Make A Pita Bread Pizza

Heat the oven to 425 ℉ (218 ℃). On a parchment paper lined baking sheet, add pita bread. Slather on tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, and whatever toppings you like. Bake for about 10 minutes in the center of the oven.

Tips

• Spread the sauce over the entire surface. The edges of the pita bread can burn more easily if they are not covered with sauce and cheese. So, go up to the edge of the bread of the pizza.
• Keep an eye on the pizza. Oven temperatures can vary greatly, so keep an eye on the first pizza to make sure it doesn't burn or doesn't cook thoroughly.
• Use parchment paper for easy cleanup.

Variations

• Add a variety of toppings. Some topping ideas are sliced red onions, roasted garlic, sliced bell peppers, sliced mushrooms, fresh spinach, pepperoni, pineapple, sliced jalapenos, kalamata olives, red peppers, dried herbs, fresh herbs, fresh mozzarella, feta cheese, cheddar cheese, or shredded parmesan cheese. There are so many options!
• Add some dry spices. Try sprinkling some red pepper flakes and dried Italian seasoning.
• Try different sauces. Make your own homemade pizza sauce. Use store-bought pizza sauce or pasta sauce in a jar.
• Cook the pita pizzas using a toaster oven, air fryer, or regular oven.
• Try a different pizza base. Use gluten-free pita bread, pizza dough, manakish dough, naan bread pizza, whole wheat pita bread, large flour tortillas, or Greek pita bread.

📋 Recipe

Easy Pita Bread Pizzas

Author: Lily Guidry

Course: Mains

Cuisine: Lebanese

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

5 from 9 votes

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Servings 2

Bust out a delicious and customizable weeknight pita pizza within minutes with this super simple pita bread pizza recipe. Add your favorite pizza toppings like pepperoni, salami, kalamata olives, green peppers, sausage, or pineapple.

Ingredients

 

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Pizza 

• 2 Lebanese pita bread about 12" in diameter
• 14 ounces pizza sauce may not use it all
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Pizza Toppings

• salami
• pepperoni
• pitted black olives
• red onion
• pineapple
• bell pepper
• mushroom
• jalapenos
• shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Heat the oven to 425 ℉ (218 ℃). Grate the mozzarella cheese block if not already shredded. Prepare the pizza topping ingredients.
• Place the pita bread on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Completely cover the pita bread in pizza sauce. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese. Add desired pizza toppings.
• Bake the pizza for about 10 minutes.

Notes

1. Oven temperatures vary, so keep an eye on the first pita pizza carefully. Lebanese pita bread is thin and can burn easily.
2. The nutrition facts are for a plain cheese pita pizza 12" in diameter with 3 oz. of shredded mozzarella cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 pizza | Calories: 527 kcal | Carbohydrates: 45 g | Protein: 35 g | Fat: 25 g | Saturated Fat: 14 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11 g | Trans Fat: 0 g | Cholesterol: 60 mg | Sodium: 1288 mg | Fiber: 7 g | Sugar: 7 g