With this crescent roll pizza, you can have pizza night in 25 minutes with no dough drama. Perfect for busy weeknights, last-minute snacks, kids’ lunches, and easy party slices.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: The buttery, flaky crust brushed with garlic butter gives the whole pan that pizzeria-style flavor with hardly any extra effort.
- Difficulty: No kneading, no waiting for the dough to rise, and no special tools are needed. So easy!
- Serving Suggestions: Crescent roll pizza is the perfect kid-friendly activity. Slice it into squares and serve with a tasty dipping sauce.
A Handful of Ingredients
- Crescent Roll Dough: Sheet dough is the easiest, but triangle dough works too; just pinch the seams well for a tighter crust.
- Garlic Butter: The secret ingredient to a crispy crust with Italian flavor is the garlic butter. Brush it on from edge to edge for the best golden brown crust.
- Pizza Sauce: Use pizza sauce or marinara for crescent roll pizza. Punch up the pizza shop flavor with extra seasonings like oregano, basil, Italian seasoning, or some red pepper flakes.
- Cheese: Low-moisture mozzarella gives the best melt and flavor, or use a pizza blend. I like to sprinkle oregano on top of the cheese.
- Toppings: Pepperoni, cooked Italian sausage, leftover taco meat, or chicken are great options for customizing pizzas. Omit the meat and make pizza with vegetables like spinach and mushrooms.
Variations
- Make a BBQ chicken pizza by switching out the pizza sauce for BBQ sauce and topping with cooked, shredded, or diced chicken and black olives.
- Or try a Hawaiian-style pizza using slices of deli ham and pineapple bits. (Make sure pineapple is drained well and patted dry.)
- Try pesto, Alfredo, or a classic white sauce for a completely different vibe. Great with chicken, or broccoli and garlic, and topped with fresh Parmesan!
How to Make Crescent Roll Pizza
- Roll out the dough and pinch the seams together.
- Brush melted garlic butter over the top (full recipe below).
- Spread sauce, pepperoni, and seasonings (if using) over the top.
- Bake until perfectly golden!
Let it cool for a couple of minutes, then slice it into squares for easy serving.
Reheat and Repeat
Fridge: Let slices cool fully, then keep them sealed in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Reheating: Warm leftover pizza in the oven or toaster oven at 350°F, or use the air fryer for a quick crisp top.
Freeze: Place baked slices in a single layer to freeze, then transfer to a bag. Use within a couple of months for best results.
Cook from Frozen: Heat in the oven or air fryer until warmed through and the cheese is bubbly.
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Crescent Roll Pizza
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) can crescent roll dough
- 2 tablespoons garlic butter melted
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1¼ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 20 slices pepperoni or your favorite toppings
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment.
- Roll out the dough onto the baking sheet and pinch together any seams.
- Brush the melted garlic butter over the entire crust.
- Spread the sauce over the dough, leaving a ¾-inch border around the edges. Top with the cheese and pepperoni slices. Sprinkle the dried oregano overtop (if using).
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until the cheese is melted and crust is golden.
- Let cool on the pan for a couple of minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- To make your own garlic butter, combine 2 tablespoons of softened butter with ½ teaspoon garlic powder.
- Leftovers will keep in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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I would leave the garlic butter off of the entire pizza. It made the crust too soggy for me. Maybe just on the edges would be okay.
Definitely an option. Thank you for trying our recipe, Margaret!
This is an easy recipe that is so good! I will definitely make this again and again! Thank you fir sharing!
Thank you for trying it, Andrea!
I made this pizza recipe and it turned out wonderful!! Thank you for such an easy and delicious pizza recipe!!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe Glenda!
Love it! So quick and easy to put together!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe!
You wouldn’t think these would be all that good, but they ARE. The vegetable pizza is equally good.
We love the vegetable pizza!!