Easy Pita Pizza (11 Ways!)

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This amazingly easy pita pizza is healthy comfort food that can be thrown together in just 15 minutes! Whole wheat pita bread is topped with tomato sauce, fresh veggies, and gooey cheese for a family-friendly meal, quick lunch, or easy dinner. With 11 variations, there is something for everyone in this pita pizza recipe!

I can’t really think of anyone that doesn’t love pizza! It’s fun, playful, comfort food that is wonderful for movie nights, family game nights, or whenever you don’t feel like cooking a hearty meal. 

But traditional pizza isn’t exactly the healthiest meal. Homemade pizza is infinitely better, but if you want to make it from scratch, it can take up to an hour or more if you’re making the dough and toppings yourself!

So I created these healthy personal pita pizzas that are just as delicious as the Italian classic, but are super easy to make and much better for you, make it great for healthy eating!

Pizza using pita bread is easy and much quicker to make than using store bought or even homemade pizza dough. This is a healthy pizza that you can feel great about devouring. 

If you are having a get-together, you can let everyone make their own pita bread pizzas, and put out a bunch of different toppings for everyone to choose from!

Read on to see all of the fun ways you can customize this easy pita pizza recipe (and the customization is the best part)! You’ll definitely want to pin or save this recipe for later, using one of the top icons.

👩🏽‍🍳 Why You’ll Love Pita Pizza

• Fun For Kids And Adults: Kids especially (but adults too!) will love building their own pizza. There are so many fun ways to customize these homemade pita bread pizzas. You can control what toppings are available so this is a healthy recipe you can feel good about your family eating.
• So Quick And Easy: This 15 minute pita pizza recipe is ridiculously easy to make, so you can turn Friday night (or any night) into Pita Pizza Night! If you sit down and make weekly meal plans, you can use this one as an easy option. This is one of my family’s favorite quick meals. Skip the delivery pizza and make it at home!
• Simple Ingredients: This easy recipe is only as complicated as you make it. Keep it simple with pizza sauce and cheese or go wild with veggie toppings!
• No Oven Needed: You don’t have to mess with a hot oven for this recipe, because pita pizza can be made in the toaster oven (or even the air fryer!). This makes it a great recipe for summer, since the toaster oven won’t heat up your house like a conventional oven. You could also make this pita flatbread pizza on the grill!

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🥘 Ingredients

Grab all of these simple ingredients and your favorite pizza toppings from the grocery store and get ready to make the easiest pizza of your life! See the recipe card at the bottom of the post for nutritional information including daily values based on available nutrient data (nutrient information may differ depending on the source).

• Whole Wheat Pitas: Instead of pizza dough, you’ll be using toasted pita for your pizza base. I like to use whole grain pita bread. Pita bread makes a great pizza crust because you can keep it chewy by cooking it a little less, or cook it longer for crispy pita bread pizzas.
• Veggies: One of my favorite ways to load up these pizzas is with fresh veggies! Veggie pizzas are super fun. I used red onions, bell pepper and fresh tomatoes but any veggies would work well on this pizza! 
• Spices: Top your whole wheat pita pizza with fresh basil, red pepper flakes, garlic powder (or fresh garlic), dried Italian seasoning, dried oregano, crushed black pepper, or any fresh herbs and spices you like! 
• Cheese: I used parmesan cheese.
• Pizza Sauce: I like the Whole Foods 365 Brand Organic Pizza Sauce.

🍲 Ingredient Substitutions

• Whole Wheat Pitas: Regular pita bread (white pita bread) or mini pita bread (mini pitas for little pizzas!) also work! If you can’t find pita bread, you can also use whole wheat naan for naan pizza (see below for more instructions on how to do this), or english muffins are great for English muffin pizzas too (even smaller and cuter mini pizza!).
• Red Onions: Any other onion would be great here. If using green onions, I’d sprinkle them on after toasting this healthy pita bread pizza.
• Veggies: Use your favorite toppings! Try fresh ingredients like green peppers, roasted red peppers, black olives, mushrooms, or fresh spinach.
• Cheese: There are so many different cheeses that would be a great option for these pizzas. Fresh mozzarella cheese, feta cheese, blue cheese, or even goat cheese would all work well.
• Pizza Sauce: Use any tomato sauce you like! You can make your own marinara sauce if you like. Sauce is an easy way to change up the flavor! Pesto or white sauce would be great too (see the variations section for more sauce ideas!).

🔪 How To Make Pita Pizza

This easy pita bread pizza recipe comes together with natural ingredients, simple steps, and minimal effort! Here is how to make toaster oven pita pizza (oven instructions included!):

Prep Your Ingredients: Warm your pita bread rounds in a toaster oven or in a pan over low heat and chop your veggies.

Add Your Favorite Toppings: Brush the top of one pita bread with a layer of sauce, and a handful of each of the veggies (use as much as you like—the more veggies, the more fiber and nutrients are on your pizza!) I like to use a ton of veggies. Top with 1/4 cup of cheese, or less depending on how much cheese you like.

Bake Your Pizzas: Heat the pizzas in a toaster oven until the cheese melts. Alternatively, if you don’t have a toaster oven, place pizzas on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, and heat under a broiler at 350 degrees F / 180 C (or in your regular oven at 350 degrees F / 180 C) until the cheese melts, and you have a slightly crispy golden brown crust.

Slice And Serve: Using a pizza cutter (or a large knife or scissors), slice the pita pizzas into quarters. Serve warm!

💭 Expert Tips

• Don’t Overload The Pizzas: Don’t put too many toppings on the pizza, or it’s harder to eat. I recommend sticking with ¼ cup of cheese along with your other toppings. 
• Caramelize Veggies: Feel free to sauté veggies in a skillet with some olive oil to give them a caramelized flavor. 
• Don’t Overcook The Pizzas: Don’t cook the pizzas for too long, so they don’t burn. Once the cheese is melted, they are good. 
• Let Cool For A Little Bit: Let the pizza sit for a couple minutes to cool down before you slice it. If you slice it when it’s too hot, the cheese and toppings will ooze off the pita bread!
• Pita Pizza For Kids: Most kids love pizza in general, but giving them their own personal pizzas makes things that much more exciting. These pita pizzas are the perfect size for small hands. This is also a fun way to get kids involved in the kitchen, since they can easily help spread the sauce, sprinkle the cheese, and add the veggies. It’s also a great way to get more veggies into your kids.

📖 Variations 

This is the perfect recipe for pita bread pizza because it has so many potential pita pizza ideas! Here’s a few of my favorite ideas:

• Air Fryer Pita Pizza: Follow the outline steps up to the cooking section. Place one pita pizza in your air fryer and cook at 350 degrees F / 180 C for 10-14 minutes or until the cheese is melty and the crust is crispy enough to pick up.
• Plain Cheese Pita Pizza: You really can’t go wrong with a pizza that’s just sauce and cheese! To make things interesting, add a mix of any cheeses you like. Mix up your cheese pita pizzas by playing with which cheeses you use. Cheddar cheese, mozzarella, gouda, Colby Jack, shredded swiss cheese, or anything else would be tasty. 
• Healthy Pita Pizza: If you’re into healthy recipes or following a low calorie diet, it’s easy to make this vegetarian pita pizza recipe even healthier. Go lighter on the cheese and heavier on the vegetables! A veggie pita pizza is perfect for any diet. You can also find lighter pita breads or you can use a tortilla!
• Pita Pizza Pockets: Spread a thin layer of sauce in the pita’s pocket and then stuff it full (don’t overstuff it though!) of cheese and veggies. Cook for a little less time, checking to make sure the pita is browning and the cheese is melting. Make sure you buy pita bread with pockets for this one (stores often sell pocket-less pitas nowadays)!
• Greek Pita Bread Pizza: Instead of pizza sauce, use tahini (or you can still use pizza sauce if you like!). Top your Greek pita pizzas with baby spinach, roasted red peppers, sliced red onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and feta cheese (I love the tanginess of feta pita pizzas!). Serve with tzatziki sauce!
• Indian Naan Pizza: Use naan flatbreads (try this vegan flatbread recipe or use pita if you wish) and make naan bread pizza!
• Hummus Pita Pizza: A warmer weather twist on the Greek pita pizza! Load up your pita with homemade hummus or my vegan butter bean hummus (or use store bought) and fresh veggies. Great cold (so perfect for a school lunch or work lunch) or warmed.
• Mexican Pizza: A twist on the Taco Bell Recipe, these pizzas use my lard free refried beans instead of pizza sauce, and are topped with peppers, onions, tomatoes and cheese. You could add taco meat (or vegan taco meat) if you like. Finish these off with some guacamole, a drizzle of sour cream, or fresh cilantro!
• Breakfast Pita Pizza: Make any of these recipes breakfast friendly! I’d go with salsa, scrambled eggs, and cheese, but you could experiment with breakfast meats too.
• Dessert Pita Pizza: Spread peanut butter (or your favorite nut butter) on the pita bread. Top with mini chocolate chips, sliced bananas, crushed walnuts and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Bake in the oven until the chocolate has melted and the pita is crispy!
• Meat Based Pizzas: If a vegetarian pita pizza isn’t your thing, you can make some meat-based variations on this pita pizza recipe!
  • Try pepperoni pita pizza: A classic that can easily be transformed into a mini pizza! Top your pita with sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Bake until the cheese is golden brown and melted!
  • Or try a BBQ chicken pita pizza: use your favorite barbecue sauce (or make your own BBQ sauce OR try buffalo sauce for buffalo chicken!) instead of pizza sauce, top with shredded grilled chicken or leftover chicken from a rotisserie chicken, and your favorite cheese! Fresh mozzarella or colby jack would work well. 

🍽 Serving Suggestions

Serve these easy pita pizzas as an appetizer, side, or main dish! Here are a few of my favorite pairings:

• With Salad: I love pizza and salad for the perfect balance of freshness and comfort. Salad is a healthy way to add balance to any pizza recipe. Try this tomato avocado cucumber salad or this spinach and arugula salad!
• With Pasta: For the ultimate Italian meal, pair these pita pizzas with delicious pasta. My favorites are vegan pasta primavera, vegetarian pesto pasta (easy vegan option), or a healthy vegetable lasagna.

🙌 Dietary Adaptations

• Gluten-Free Option: All you have to do is use gluten-free pita bread for this pita pizza variation!
• Vegan Option: Make a vegan pita pizza! Instead of regular cheese, use a vegan parmesan cheese to top your pizzas. Add your favorite sauce and veggies!

🫙 Storage Directions

Here is how to store and keep pita pizzas:

• Refrigerating: If you have any leftover pizza, place them in an airtight container and put them in the fridge. They will keep for up to 3-4 days.
• Reheating: To reheat, place them back in the toaster oven or regular oven at 350 degrees F / 180 C until warmed through.
• Make Ahead: You can definitely make and cook these pizzas for meal prep, but for best results I’d cook them as soon as they’re prepared. If you really want to meal prep this recipe, you can chop all your veggies / toppings ahead of time and store them in airtight containers, and then just assemble and cook the pizzas when you’re ready to eat them!

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