The Classic Sandwich Ingredients You Should Be Adding To Frozen Cheese Pizza

It can be hard to decide which frozen pizza brand from the grocery store will appeal on all levels just by looking at the picture on the box. Sometimes, you come home with a winner that piles on the toppings, and other times, those add-ons are sparse. Yet, one way to ensure you will always have something you like is to skip pizzas with toppings altogether. Try using ingredients you have around the kitchen to turn a plain cheese pizza into something special that mimics a classic sandwich.

If you have bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, and mayo, you have everything you need to take that blank canvas of a pie and transform it into an appetizing BLT pizza you won't forget. Pre-cook some bacon, crumble it up, and sprinkle it on top before the pizza goes in the oven, ensuring all that meaty flavor gets locked into the cheese. When it comes out, top it with freshly sliced tomatoes and shredded lettuce, then finish it with a drizzle of creamy mayo or garlicky aioli. If the bacon was cooked ahead of time, the whole process takes less time than you probably spent eyeballing all the different choices in the frozen aisle.

The ingredients for a BLT aren't the only toppings that can enhance a plain cheese pizza from the supermarket's frozen section. With a bit of creativity, even the worst pizza from the grocery store can be elevated into a dinner-worthy delight, and you can still use inspiration from your favorite sandwich. For example, a caprese sandwich utilizes ingredients that were born to be on a pizza. Mozzarella cheese can be melted onto the frozen pizza as it cooks, and then fresh tomatoes, basil, and a few drops of olive oil finish it off when it comes out of the oven. If you feel like going the extra mile, adding a homemade balsamic glaze at the end gives the pie a tangy bite.

A plain cheese pizza could also be elevated by mimicking a roasted red pepper and arugula sandwich. Following the same concept of melting fresh mozzarella onto the pie as it bakes, it can be topped with roasted red peppers and red onion slices when it is fully cooked to give it sweet and spicy notes. Finish it with some baby arugula for a fresh, peppery flavor.

Seafood lovers can top a frozen pizza with lightly oiled canned tuna and mozzarella before cooking it. Once the pie comes out of the oven, red onions and kalamata olives can boost the savory notes while contributing some extra sweetness to the dish. It may be a far cry from your typical tuna melt, but it turns a hum-drum frozen cheese pizza into something to look forward to.