Sheet Pan Pizza with Roasted Tomato Sauce
Sicilian-style sheet pan pizza - the perfect party pizza to feed a crowd! Crispy pizza dough covered with roasted tomato sauce, melted cheese, and lots of herbs. Use this recipe as a base for your favorite pizza toppings!
Servings 12 slices
Calories 154kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb pizza dough if your pan is smaller than 18x13 then use 1/2 pound of dough
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes left whole
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1-2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 generous pinch garlic powder
- salt to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat pan and oven: place the sheet pan on the upper-middle rack (about 2/3 of the way up in the oven). Preheat the oven to 500F and let the pan preheat with it for about 15-20 minutes.
- Roast tomatoes: add tomatoes, olive oil, and minced garlic with a pinch of salt to pan or skillet. Toss together and roast in the oven at 500F for 10 minutes, until tomatoes are bursting open. Note: you can place the skillet with the tomatoes on top of the sheet pan that's preheating.
- Smash roasted tomatoes: when tomatoes are finished roasting, use a fork to smash them and then mix them until the consistency is smoother. Season with an additional pinch of salt and a generous pinch of garlic powder. Set sauce aside for later.
- Tip: Before removing the sheet pan, make sure all of your pizza toppings are ready for assembling.
- Oil pan: remove the heated sheet pan, and very carefully use an oiled paper towel to grease the pan.
- Form dough: then carefully place dough on the pan and use your hands to press the dough until it forms the shape of the pan.
- Add toppings: then spread the roasted tomato sauce over top, sprinkle evenly with cheese, and bake for 12-15 minutes. The cheese and crust should be golden brown. Note: every oven is different, my pizza was done at about 13 minutes but the cooking time will depend on the type of oven and the size of your pizza.
- Serve: Top finished pizza with fresh chopped herbs and parmesan. Slice and serve right away!
Notes
Use room temperature dough - this is best for forming. If the dough is too cold, it will be less shapeable and will snap back while trying to form it.
Preheat the pan - while a sheet pan doesn't hold onto heat as much as cast iron, it still will benefit the crust by preheating it rather than not. Be extra careful when forming the dough.
Have ingredients ready- when you remove the preheated pan from the oven, you don't want the pan to cool down too much once you remove it. Make sure you have all the ingredients ready once the pan is out.
Use regular tomato sauce - if you don't want to make the roasted tomato sauce, you can swap for regular pizza sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pizza slice | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.3g | Protein: 12.6g | Fat: 0.9g | Cholesterol: 5.1mg | Sodium: 436mg | Sugar: 1.7g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 8mg