Mini Pizzas made with Pillsbury refrigerator biscuits in under 15 minutes. Add tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings! My kids love helping me make these!
Mini pizzas recipe
Pizza is a staple in my household and we eat it OFTEN. When we don’t want to spend the money on takeout, we make Pizza Casserole, Lasagna, or these homemade Mini Pizzas instead!
We use Pillsbury Grands biscuits from the refrigerator aisle to make these individual pizzas. The biscuit dough is soft, buttery, and makes the perfect golden brown pizza crust. You can top your pizzas with homemade pizza sauce or your favorite storebought brand, as much or as little cheese as you like, and with literally any topping.
These mini pizzas are a favorite with the kids (and adults!) and are so much fun to customize. Speaking of kids, this recipe makes a great meal to pack for school lunches. You can even make a bunch of pizzas ahead of time and freeze them so you always have a few on hand to bake for a quick after school snack.
How to make mini pizzas with biscuits
It’s a pizza party! Set out the crusts, sauce, cheese, and various toppings for your family, friends, or guests and let everyone go wild creating their delicious pizza concoctions. The recipe comes together in just a few simple steps:
While the oven is preheating, roll the biscuit dough out into flat 4-inch rounds. You can do this with your hands or a rolling pin. Transfer the mini biscuit crusts to a greased baking sheet.
Top the biscuit crusts with your favorite pizza sauce, a heavy handful or two of cheese, and lots of pepperoni. Feel free to add even more toppings, like green peppers and mushrooms, to make the recipe your own.
Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake until the crusts are firm and golden brown. Talk about the perfect dinner for hectic weeknights!
Pizza topping ideas
The sky is the limit when it comes to pizza toppings. Keep things simple with cheese and pepperoni or try any of these ideas:
- Veggie: Load your vegetarian mini pizzas with any veggies you love, such as green peppers, onions, mushrooms, spinach, broccoli, artichoke, banana peppers, or olives.
- Hawaiian: Top with diced ham, pineapple, and onions.
- Meaty: Italian sausage, bacon, ham, cooked ground beef, grilled chicken, and meatballs are all great on pizza
- Switch up the sauce: Swap your everyday pizza sauce with cherry tomato sauce, spicy tomato sauce, pesto, or make a white pizza with EVOO, cheese, and lots of garlic.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best dough for mini pizzas?
Pillsbury Grand biscuits are our go-to. You can also use a sheet of storebought crescent roll dough or pizza dough. If you have the extra time, this homemade pizza dough is amazing!
Can’t find biscuits? Try english muffins too!
How long do homemade biscuit pizzas last?
Pizza is best served fresh from the oven when the crust is golden and the cheese is hot and melted. If you happen to have leftovers, wrap them in plastic wrap or store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. For the best taste and texture, reheat leftovers in the oven or toaster oven.
Can I freeze homemade mini pizzas?
Absolutely! These are perfect to bake ahead of time, then freeze and reheat later. To freeze, let the baked pizzas cool to room temperature completely. Double wrap each pizza in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 2 months. To reheat, place in a 375ºF to 425ºF oven and reheat until the cheese melts and the crust is crisp.
We have made a bunch of these in the past to freeze for our daughters preschool lunches!
Can you cook mini pizzas in the microwave?
No. The pizza dough is raw and needs to be baked in a hot oven.
Some other recipes you’ll like:
- Homemade Sloppy Joes
- Leftover Spaghetti Casserole
- Easy Chicken Pot Pie
- Creamy Chicken and Noodles
- Chicken and Dumpling Soup
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Mini Pizzas
PrintIngredients
- 16 oz can Pillsbury Grands refrigerated biscuits
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 24 pepperoni slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Put each biscuit down on the baking sheet and press down on it with your hand or rolling pin until it becomes around 4 inches round.
- Spread pizza sauce on top of each biscuit, followed by shredded cheese.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Serve and enjoy!
Ash-foodfashionparty says
I love the pillsbury biscuit dough and the french bread. They both are so versatile, loving these cute little pizzas. That pizza truch is something.
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books says
I love Pizza! =)
These look like a great way to make them quick and easy!
Pinning to my Dinner board.
Pam says
These would be great after school snacks for my kids! Bookmarked.
Marie @ Little Kitchie says
Love this idea! We are pizza monsters too 🙂 YUM!
sandra says
I finally had success with pizza just last night! these look like a great option for a quick treat!
Shashi @ http://runninsrilankan.com says
Now that’s one heck of a pizza truck!!! And I gotta check out that pizza video!
These are so quick, cute pizzas!
Mary Frances @ The Sweet {Tooth} Life says
Pamela, this is genius. Like, pizza is one of my all time favorite comfort foods and now I can have it quick and cute. I don’t know if I should thank you for this or not;) Using biscuits is so smart and I bet tastes incredible (how can you go wrong with biscuits?) I’m thinking this will join our weekly lunch rotation!
Pamela says
Enjoy Mary Frances, hope you love this quick and mini pizza!
Hani/Haniela's says
Yum! I love pizza!
Jaclyn says
This is such a good idea! We eat an inappropriate amount of pizza as well…it never gets old.
ashley - baker by nature says
Yes! We’re totally pizza monsters, too! And I love these mini biscuit versions SO much.
Anna (Hidden Ponies) says
I love this, what a great idea! And the show and pizza truck = AWESOME, how cool! We try to have homemade pizza once a week but I don’t always get to it…everyone is always thrilled when it happens though 🙂
Pamela says
I’ll be stopping over for dinner one night this week then. 🙂
Faith @ Pixie Dust Kitchen says
My boyfriend’s favorite food is pizza; so I’ll definetly be saving this recipe for the future! This is great because everyone can use their on toppings, so no arguments about what to top the pizzas with!
Debra says
Pizza, dinosaurs, cats, pumpkins….. You have eclectic and diverse loves. 🙂
I first thought the stack of biscuits was mozzarella. We made these as kids. I think I even did a 4-H demonstration on how to make them once. Happy early thanksgiving.
Pamela says
A big stack of mozzarella sounds pretty delicious too Debra. 😉
Shawn @ Fruity 'N' Nutty says
Dinosaurs and pizza sound like an awesome recipe for a great time. :p I haven’t had pizza in forever and have never made one myself. Most of the recipes I’ve seen are way too complicated and take way to long for me. These look so yummy and seem like the perfect match for me. 🙂
Pamela says
Hope you’re able to get some pizza soon Shawn, I love how easy these are.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
Teasing me with refrigerated biscuits. No such thing in Australia so we must make our own. I’d LOVE pizzas like this – how quick!
ATasteOfMadness says
These pizzas are so cute! I would love to have some of these for dinner!
Katie says
My parents eat pizza at least 4-5 times a week. Not even kidding. I’m definitely telling them about this idea! Personal pizzas – they remind me of Book It. 😀
Pamela says
BOOK IT is still alive and running, I just looked it up! Amazing! That was a encouragement to read as a kid. 😉
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
My favourite pizza topping is feta, avocado, prosciutto and fresh tomatoes 🙂
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
We can’t get enough pizza in our household either. I love these mini biscuit pizzas, they are the perfect size so I don’t have to worry about sharing 🙂
yummychunklet says
Quick and tasty meal idea!
kimmythevegan says
Mmmm I LOVE pizza. It’s definitely one of my top favourite foods too! My favourite toppings are mushroom & pepper too. Lately I’ve been adding marinated artichoke hearts (don’t knock it ’till ‘ya try it as I thought it sounded gross until my hubby got me to try it).
These look super cute =)
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
Commenting on your blog as I got an email you commented on mine! Not only that, but we also have the same life goal. Let’s be best friends k? Ugh why did I ever move away from NYC?!?!
Stephanie @ PlainChicken says
The pizza from the pizza truck looks AMAZING! I am a pizza fanatic. I love the idea of the biscuit pizzas – so easy and yummy!
Monica says
You guys are beyond creative and I just love your passion for food. Passion for pizza is something I can certainly relate to. We made pesto chicken and sausage pizzas on store-bought naan last night for dinner. We love it. These mini pizza biscuits are such a fun and cool idea! I’ve made pizza with english muffin and tortilla…now I need to try biscuits.
Kelly says
Yum, we love homemade pizza too, my hubby would eat it every night if he could and now maybe he can. These mini pizza biscuits look adorable! Love this idea! We love adding pineapples on our pizza or one of my faves is a margherita pizza 🙂
The Café Sucre Farine says
What a brilliant (as they say in London) idea Pamela! I love it. We’re just like you with pizza. It’s something I never grow tired of!
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
I am totally having a “why didn’t I think of that” moment. I’ve done bagel pizzas, English muffin pizzas, naan pizzas but for some reason it has never crossed my mind to use biscuits. Brilliant! We are pizza monsters here too. I love all the toppings, but there is something so nice about a simple margarita pizza.
Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says
I am a pizza monster too! And I love this GENIUS idea! Mushrooms are my favorite. Pepperoni too.
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
What a fun idea! We love pizza too.. my favorite is pepperoni with green peppers.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
ADORABLE! cutest lil pizzas I ever did see 😛