Family Pizza Night – Pizza Recipe for Kids

Ingredients

• Pizza crust
• Pizza sauce
• Bite-size and shredded toppings
• Round or rectangular pans (optional)
• Pizza stone (optional)

Instructions

1. Divide pizza dough into single-size portions or take a whole pizza crust and designate a section for each person.
2. An efficient way to make a lot of individual pizzas: pat most of the dough into a large rectangle and make a grid pattern with strips of remaining dough. Let kids fill the grids with the toppings of their choice. When the pizza is baked, use a pizza wheel or large knife to cut along the grid lines.
3. Explore other pizza shapes. How about hearts, flowers, bears, fish, or even kid-shaped pizzas?
4. Make individual pizza pockets--or calzones--by spreading half a round of raw pizza dough with sauce and toppings, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold the other half over and seal the edges by pressing the dough together with a fork. Brush with olive oil and bake.
5. For a quick and easy pizza night, start with pre-baked pizza crust or make your pizza dough ahead of time.