Tortilla Pizza Recipe

Personalize your favorite tortilla with all your favorite toppings. We eat a lot of pizza at my house. Having tortillas on hand allows my kids to make pizza for a quick main dish recipe. The tortilla cooks with a crispy and delicious texture.

Top the tortilla with your favorite pizza seasoning, sauce, cheese and toppings and baked for a delicious tortilla pizza. This is a perfect idea for a weeknight meal or with friends and family pizza night.

Why This Recipe Works

We make homemade pizza at least once a week. Making crispy tortilla pizza is always a family favorite and is delicious. Tortilla pizza is a great way to personalize your favorite foods.

The tortilla cooks perfectly crispy and golden while the toppings and cheese are ooey gooey. Our family is saving money while enjoying a delicious pizza dinner at home.

What toppings do you plan to try? You can’t go wrong with this simple recipe. It is on our permanent menu plan rotation because we all love it. The perfect dinner or after school snack.

Ingredients

• Flour Tortillas – Store-bought tortillas work great. But you can also make Homemade Flour Tortilla Recipe
• Pizza Sauce – Try this Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

Variations Ideas

• Baking Pizza – We usually bake the pizza on a baking sheet, but you can cook the pizza in cast iron skillet.
• Tortillas – There are many different tortillas that you can use for this recipe. You can even make this recipe with corn tortillas or whole wheat tortilla. You may also love to make Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe.
• Olive Oil – For a crispier crust, drizzle the tortilla with some olive oil.
• Seasoning – When preparing your pizza sauce, you can add in seasoning. You can easily use Italian Seasoning Blend or anything your prefer. Add in red pepper flakes for added spice.

How to Make Pizza on a Tortilla

• Step 1 – Heat Oven – Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place 2 baking sheets in the oven while it’s preheating to heat the baking sheets.  
• Step 2 – Lay our Tortilla – Lay the tortillas out on a flat working surface. 
• Step 3 – Add your favorite sauce and cheese – Top each tortilla with approximately ¼ cup of the pizza sauce.  Then top with ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese and ⅛ cup shredded parmesan cheese. 

• Step 4 – Add your desired toppings – Top with the sliced pepperoni and any other desired pizza toppings. 

• Step 5 – Bake Pizza – Carefully place the prepared pizzas on the baking sheets in the oven.  Bake for 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is crispy.

• Step 6 – Allow pizza to cool – Allow the pizza to cool for a few minutes.  Then slice, serve and enjoy. 

How Long to Bake Tortilla Pizza

The great thing about this tortilla pizza is it only takes about 3 minutes to cook the pizza. This allows for the cheese to melt and the tortilla to get crispy.

We like to bake pizza in the oven at 425 degrees. You can use a cast iron skillet or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Feel free to place the tortilla pizza directly on the oven grates.

Tortilla Pizza Topping Ideas

We find that Gordita style tortillas work best for this recipe as they are sturdier. But any type will work well for this recipe.

These toppings are some of my favorite that can easily purchased at the grocery store. But you can easily use what you have on hand or what you prefer.

Toppings:

• Pepperoni
• Sausage
• Cooked Chicken
• Bacon
• Black Olives
• Green Bell Pepper
• Red Onions
• Mushrooms
• Ham
• Pineapple
• Spinach
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Slice Jalapenos

Pizza Sauce:

• Marinara Sauce
• Alfredo Sauce

Cheese:

• Mozzarella Cheese
• Parmesan Cheese
• Colby Cheese

What to Serve with Tortilla Pizza

Everyone will enjoy these simple but delicious side dishes for pizza night. They are guaranteed crowd favorites and kid approved. Each recipe takes very little time to prepare and does not cost a ton to make.

• Garlic Bread – Garlic bread is the perfect side to serve with your tortilla pizza. It is easy to make and delicious.
• Homemade Mozzarella Sticks – My kids love these homemade cheese sticks. They only require a few ingredients and make a delicious side to your tortilla pizza.
• More Pizza Sides – We normally serve it with a salad or some cut veggies on the side. But these sides will definitely help if you are feeding a crowd.