Make Your Own Pizza Night

A really fun way we’ve found to host dinner is with a make your own pizza night. It’s fairly inexpensive, gives everyone something to do together, and you end up with a great meal.

yummy personal pizza

We had some new friends (well not new, but they had never been to our apartment) over for dinner and everyone got to roll out their dough, choose their toppings, and bake their own pizza. Well, actually we found out I was somehow really good at stretching out the dough, so I ended up doing it for everyone. But we all did our own toppings. We made sure there were plenty to choose from. Here’s everything we used:

• 2 bags of prepared pizza dough (can be found at most grocery stores, usually near the deli section)
• Tomato sauce (from a jar)
• Tomato sauce (homemade with sausage)
• Shredded mozzarella (from a bag)
• Fresh mozzarella (cut into thin slices)
• Broccoli – Cut into bite sized pieces and steamed so it was mostly cooked
• Tomato slices
• Sausage pieces
• Prosciutto
• Grilled chicken

Just roll out the dough (make sure to use flour so it doesn’t stick!), put it on a baking sheet, add your toppings, and bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown. Since it cooks fairly quickly, you don’t have to wait too long to eat that delicious pizza. We fit two personal pizzas on each cookie sheet (we did a quick spritz with a non-stick spray so the dough wouldn’t stick).

fresh tomatoes, broccoli, and mozzarella

oops, Dane forgot his seasoning

Ben's super yummy pizza pie

It was so fun to chat and have some wine while we all made dinner together. Not to mention that we got try each other’s pizza. Each one looked better than the next! We had to have a little bite.

Give it a try at your next dinner party!

Kristen

Tags: dining with friends, dinner, fun with food, pizza