The great part about this Instant Pot Pizza recipe is that you can add whatever toppings that you like, and it doesn’t affect the cooking time at all. It’s the perfect pizza recipe to end a super busy day or to kick off a weekend full of fun. With it taking only 15 minutes to cook, dinner will be ready for you and your family in no time at all.
Easy Pepperoni Pizza Made in 15-Minutes
When purchasing the Instant Pot for dinner meal use, you are probably wondering if you could make pizza in your Instant Pot. Yes, you can! Who knew that it had the capability to make an entire pizza in just mere moments as well? Not only can it cook a pizza quickly and with ease, it tastes amazing and was cooked to perfection, too! Everyone loves their pizza their own way.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Pizza :
- 1 package, refrigerated pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- pizza toppings such as pepperoni and black olives (no raw meat)
- 2 cups water
- fresh chopped basil (optional)
How To Make Pizza in your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
- Grease a pan that fits into your instant pot with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Spread your pizza dough onto a flat surface and press to shape to even thickness. Place the prepared pan on top of the dough and cut around the dough with a knife. You’ll have a circle shape. Place dough into the pan.
- Top the dough with sauce, cheese and toppings.
- Feeling as though you want a veggie pizza tonight for you and your family? Chop up those veggies and make it happen. Maybe your craving just a good ol’ triple cheese pizza…Lucky for you, the Instant Pot has you covered.
- Cover the pan with foil.
- Create a foil sling by folding a long piece of foil in half. Place the foil under the pan and bring the ends up and around the pan.
- Place the trivet into the instant pot and fill with water. Place the sling and pizza into the pot. Tuck in the ends of the sling.
- Place the lid on the instant pot and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the instant pot to manual, high pressure for 15 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, quick release the pressure. Open the pot and carefully remove the >pizza and foil sling. Discard foil and top pizza with fresh basil if desired.
Instant Pot Pepperoni Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 package Refrigerated pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups waters
- Fresh Chopped Basil
- Pizza toppings
Instructions
- Grease a pan that fits into your instant pot with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Spread your pizza dough onto a flat surface and press to shape to even thickness. Place the prepared pan on top of the dough and cut around the dough with a knife. You'll have a circle shape. Place dough into the pan.
- Top the dough with sauce, cheese and toppings. Cover the pan with foil. Create a foil sling by folding a long piece of foil in half. Place the foil under the pan and bring the ends up and around the pan.
- Place the trivet into the instant pot and fill with water. Place the sling and pizza into the pot. Tuck in the ends of the sling.
- Place the lid on the instant pot and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the instant pot to manual, high pressure for 15 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, quick release the pressure. Open the pot and carefully remove the pizza and foil sling. Discard foil and top pizza with fresh basil if desired.
No matter your schedule, you’ll have the time to make this Instant Pot Pizza recipe. Once you make it just one time, you’ll be ready to make it over and over again!
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