Mushroom Broccoli Pizza With Homemade Crust

Simple homemade thin crust pizza is topped with mozzarella, mushrooms, broccoli, and red onion for a delicious veggie pizza that's so good you won't even miss having meat! Try this Mushroom Broccoli Pizza With Homemade Crust this weekend.

If you love making homemade pizza as much as I do, be sure to check out some of my other favorites like Pizza Avocado Toast, Quick Homemade Flatbread Pizza Dough (No Yeast), or Pan Pizza Dough Recipe With Instant Yeast.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Mushroom Broccoli Pizza With Homemade Crust
• Ready In: 1 day 30 minutes
• Makes: two 8-inch pizzas
• Main Ingredients: all purpose flour, mozzarella, broccoli, red onion
• Flavor Profile: earthy, savory mushrooms and roasted broccoli over melty cheese and a crisp crust
• Dietary Info: eggless, no seed oils, vegan swap available
• Difficulty: Medium
• Why You’ll Love It: Chicago style veggie pizza

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Homemade Crust: I use my Chicago Style Thin Crust Pizza Dough recipe here which makes a delicious thin and chewy homemade crust!
• Loaded with Veggies: This is a delicious vegetarian pizza that has tons of veggies.
• Simple: Once the pizza dough is made, it's pretty quick and simple to roll it out and bake it off! If you prep pizza dough ahead of time, that makes pizza night incredibly easy.
• Flexible: Make this organic pizza in your pizza oven, on a pizza stone, or even just on a baking sheet.

Ingredients

• Pizza Dough: I use my Chicago Style Thin Crust Pizza Dough with just a few simple ingredients.
• Tomato Sauce: I love to use organic tomato basil sauce for more flavor, but marinara or any kind you like will work.
• Mozzarella: My favorite is Organic Valley Mozzarella, and I like to buy the block to grate it myself as most grated cheese will have anti-caking agents in them and I like to avoid these.
• Broccoli: I love adding organic broccoli here in place of traditional sausage for a veggie inspired pizza similar to sausage and mushroom.
• Red Onion: I love organic red onion as it brings a little sweet onion flavor to this pizza.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Easy Substitutions

• Crust: If you don't want a thin crust, you can use my Pan Pizza Dough Recipe With Instant Yeast instead. You can use store bought crust if you prefer, but it's so much better with homemade crust!
• Vegan: Use your favorite vegan mozzarella cheese, Miyoko's makes a great option for pizza.
• Frozen Broccoli: You can use frozen broccoli, just thaw for 24 hours in the fridge and then drain off excess moisture and pat dry before using.
• Pizza Oven — Preheat pizza oven to 900°F and bake for 2 to 3 minutes.

Tips for Mushroom Broccoli Pizza with Homemade Crust

• Make your pizza dough at least 24 to 48 hours in advance of when you plan to make the pizza. I know this is difficult to do sometimes as it involves planning. But, this will give you the best homemade pizza crust! You can even use it for up to 1 week after making it, and the longer it can sit the more flavor it has.
• This recipe makes two small 8-inch pizzas. Each pizza is about 2 servings. If you're a small family, like us, you can just make one pizza at a time and place the dough in the fridge for up to a week.
• Because my homemade pizza dough is so chewy and delicious, it can be challenging to roll out sometimes as the dough is so stretchy! Use your hands more over a rolling pin, I find this helps to move and stretch the dough (think like in a pizzeria!). And make sure to use extra flour as it can get sticky!
• You can bake this pizza on a baking sheet with parchment paper, on a pizza stone, or in your pizza oven. The pizza stone. If you don't have a pizza oven, I highly recommend you get a pizza stone as it really helps get a super crispy and chewy crust.
• The broccoli bushels will sometimes just break when you chop them, that's okay! Just put all the broccoli pieces onto the pizza.
• I always prefer red onion over any other kind, but you could also use white or yellow in this recipe too.

How to Make Mushroom Broccoli Pizza With Homemade Crust

1. To make the dough: Add yeast, cane sugar, ¼ cup water and let sit for 5 minutes or until bubbly. 

2. Add flour, salt, remaining ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon water and olive oil and mix with your hands until it comes together. No need to knead it or make it really smooth.

3. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 24 to 30 hours at room temperature. Move to the fridge and use within 7 days.

4. Preheat the oven to 550°F and place pizza stone inside. Or, alternatively line a baking sheet with parchment paper if not using pizza stone. Divide pizza dough into two portions.

5. On a floured surface, roll out or use your hands and stretch the pizza dough.

6. Place pizza dough on pizza peel or baking sheet. Top with sauce going all the way to the edges edges (trust me here, as it bakes in!).

7. Add most of the cheese onto the sauce, reserving some for the top.

8. Chop the veggies.

9. Top with the mushrooms, broccoli and onions.

10. Sprinkle with more cheese on top. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned. Remove from oven and allow to rest for a few minutes. Top with fresh grated parmesan.

Recipe FAQ's

Serving Suggestions

• Enjoy with a side salad like Simple Green Salad with Homemade Dressing or Kale Apple Salad with Honey Dijon Dressing
• Serve with appetizers like Lemon Herb French Fries, Rosemary Meatball Bites, or Organic Dill Dip With Sour Cream
• Skip the soda and serve Organic Pink Lemonade, Strawberry Limeade, or Blood Orange Lemonade instead!

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