Great as an appetizer, Veggie Pizza is made with a dough crust, ranch ‘sauce’, and fresh veggies on top. Easily customize to your tastes and enjoy!
Veggie Pizza is yet another family recipe. Again, I have no idea where it came from, but we have been making it for as long as I can remember. I have seen other recipes for something similar online, but never anything exactly the same. I used to call my grandma once a month asking her for the recipe before I finally remembered to just write it down!
The original recipe was made using crescent roll dough. I tried that a few times. But I found the pizza crust easier because it doesn’t fall apart as easily and cooks a little better. It comes in a can near the rolls in the grocery store.
I’ve used the base to make a veggie dip before, too. It’s a great recipe to have out as an easy appetizer without the crust. Combine the ingredients for the “ranch sauce” and dip fresh veggies in it.
Veggie pizza is also great for getting some veggies in. It combines some of my favorite things: a bread crust, ranch flavor, and raw veggies. I can also use this to get my picky kids to eat some vegetables too. Score for Mommy!
Veggie pizza can be customized for different people. I don’t care for raw tomatoes, so I usually make half with (because Justin does eat them), and half without for me.
You can serve veggie pizza immediately. But I prefer it to be cold. It can be stored in the refrigerator though it’s best the day it’s made. After that, the crust will start to get a bit too moist. So this cold veggie pizza recipe is something that can be made ahead of time. Just not more than a day early.
Another option for making it ahead of time would be to cook the crust and store it at room temperature. Mix the cream cheese spread, refrigerate, and chop the vegetables ahead of time. Then, it would only take a few minutes to prepare the pizza when it’s time to serve. I would only do this at most one day ahead of time so the crust is still good.
Serving Suggestions & Tips
- If you are using a baking sheet rather than a pizza stone, make sure to use olive oil or cooking spray to prevent the crust from sticking to your pan while it bakes.
- Add other fresh vegetables such as bell peppers, red onion, black olives, green onions, cherry tomatoes, green olives, diced cucumbers, yellow squash, or kalamata olives.
- Replace the mayonnaise with sour cream or Greek yogurt for a slightly creamier sauce and a more healthy version.
- A great way to season the ranch spread further is with garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, or fresh basil.
- When looking for store-bought dough, try the pizza dough or crescent roll crust if you can find that. Otherwise, use your favorite homemade pizza dough recipe from scratch.
- This delicious appetizer is a crowd pleaser perfect for game day, potlucks, pizza night, or a holiday party.
Veggie Pizza Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 can pizza dough (refrigerated)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 pkg ranch dressing mix
- 1/2 cup carrots (chopped or shredded)
- 1/2 cup broccoli (chopped)
- 1/2 cup tomato (chopped)
- any other desired vegetables
Preparation
Spread the pizza crust out on your baking sheet or stone and bake as directed, until the surface of the dough is golden brown.
While the crust cools, combine the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, and ranch powder in a medium mixing bowl.
Once the crust has mostly cooled, spread the cream cheese topping onto the top of the pizza dough. Try to get it as even as possible and close to the edges.
Sprinkle your vegetables on top of the cream cheese.
Cut into squares. Then refrigerate and serve cold.
Veggie Pizza Leftovers
Storage: Store leftover pizza in a single layer in an airtight container. If you need to make multiple layers, put a piece of parchment paper between the layers. Refrigerate for up to 1 day.
Recipe
Originally Published On: February 15, 2017
Last Updated On: October 16, 2024
Veggie Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 can pizza dough (refrigerated)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 pkg ranch dressing powder
- 1/2 cup carrots (chopped or shredded)
- 1/2 cup broccoli (chopped)
- 1/2 cup tomato (chopped)
- any other desired vegetables
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Spread the pizza crust out on a baking sheet and cook as directed, until golden brown
- Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and ranch powder until smooth and creamy
- Once the crust has cooled slightly, spread the cream cheese mixture onto the dough all the way to the edges
- Sprinkle the chopped vegetables on top
- Serve warm or refrigerate to serve cold
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
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This looks so yummy and fresh! I love any time I can incorporate fresh veggies into food that my family will love! Thanks for the awesome recipe!
I love being able to feed my kids veggies and call it pizza! They are a little more likely to eat them when I do 🤣
Wow. I was expecting a completely different type of recipe.
I’m guessing a pizza crust made from vegetables? I’ve seen recipes for those before but haven’t actually tried them.
Never thought about using cream cheese as a base! Going to try this for our next pizza night.
It’s definitely different from a traditional pizza, but it makes a great appetizer. My family is always requested to bring this to pot lucks.
What a great idea! I bet my son would eat his veggies on a pizza 🙂
Right?! Who wouldn’t? 😀
This looks so good! We love making homemade pizzas!
We do too, and this is a family favorite for all of us!
This is such a great way to trick people like me into eating their veggies! I always joke that I eat veggies all the time on pizza and in salsa.
Girl, me too! I have been trying to eat more to set an example for my boys and recipes like this make it much easier.
This looks like it would make awesome cru-de-te squares! I’m actually hosting a dinner party tomorrow evening, so this would be awesome!
My family always has veggie pizza squares as an appetizer for get-togethers.
Looks delicious – I could just eat that right now! I love veggie pizza – my hubby makes a great one too…
Veggie pizza is one of my favorite appetizers and a way to trick myself into eating some vegetables while I’m at it.
I am vegetarian and try to find different meals to make. I’ve never thought of not adding cheese to my pizza. This is a brilliant idea. Also, I am impressed that you added carrots to it. This one I will definitely be using, thank you for the recipe.
Well, this one does have cream cheese, but I know there is at least one brand of dairy-free cream cheese that my friend gets when she needs some. You could always try it with that. I like my veggie pizza with carrots and broccoli, my husband adds tomato and black olives.
Aside from being a great entree, I bet these pizzas would be perfect as a party appetizer or as a mid-day snack for the whole family! Yum!
Yes, yes, and yes! I’ve had it for each of these options and it’s delicious every time.
I love a good veggie pizza and this one looks absolutely amazing. I always make your recipes and they are always amazing.
Thank you! I love hearing that others are able to make and enjoy my recipes. This one is a favorite for my extended family.
Oh my goodness. My mouth is watering. This looks so delicious. I love veggies. My husband however does not but since this has a ranch sauce, he’d like this. He’s big on ranch! I’m definitely going to have to try this!!!
I am not a big veggie eater either, but the cream cheese and ranch sauce make this delicious. I hardly even taste the veggies on it.
I honestly would have never thought to have served this cold. Pizza is always hot and so that is odd but with the sauce and toppings it totally makes sense and now I want to try it!
I agree, I thought it was a little odd at first, too. But it really does work so well with this pizza.
putting veggies on a pizza may be the only way my daughter eats veggies. She is not a fan!!
It’s one of the only ways I used to eat veggies. I am getting better about it now but used to be so picky about them.
This looks amazing!!! I am not a big pizza person, except this one is totally my jam!!!
This is very different from what we think of as a traditional pizza. It’s one of my favorite appetizers.
I love that it can be so easily customized. I can set up a do-it-yourself bar and have the kids make their own pizzas. Great idea!
That is such an awesome idea! I will have to try something out like that the next time we have a get-together.
Yum! This looks so good. We have pizza night every Friday, I will have to give this a try!!
We used to have pizza every Friday night when I was growing up! It was such a fun tradition.
Ahh! So (except for the crust) this is a no-bake pizza! I get it! I was thinking at first that it was like the white-sauce pizzas I used to get from Papa Murphy’s Take’n’Bake! (Only I was confused at first glance to know how/why you had sushi on top – eventually figured out that was raw veggies, not raw fish!)
Hah, I could see how you would think that. But no, it’s one that you don’t bake. I typically serve it cold since I prefer the sauce that way.
Omg can we say yum?!? I just love pizza!! So need to give this a try
Me too! I love just about any type of pizza.
I love veggie pizza! It was something that was always at our family gatherings growing up. I had no idea how to make it though, so I appreciate this recipe.
It was something we had at every family gathering as well. I couldn’t remember how to make it for a long time and had to call my grandma every time until I finally wrote it down.
What a tasty looking veggie pizza! Veggie pizza is always my go to, I really enjoy the flavors more than a meat pizza. Can’t wait to try this one out!
When I eat regular pizza, I only like cheese. So this is a way for me to get those veggies in.
This is different from ordinary Pizza and looks yum and healthy also I love the veggie toppings 🙂
Yes, it’s very different from a regular pizza, but it’s a family favorite!
I love veggies for their health benefits. This veggies pizza looks so yummy. I want to make this because I know I am going to love it.
Me too, but I have a hard time eating them plain. This gives me a way to get them in with a lot of added flavor.
Awe. I love this recipe. I hate eating veggies alone. But can eat on pizza. I have tried making pizza at home a few times, but didn’t turn out good. I am going to try this recipe today.
I don’t eat them alone much, either. This is very different from a regular pizza, but still delicious!
Looks delicious and a great way to get some vegetables into the kids!
Not only the kids, it’s also a great way to get vegetables into me!
The cream chese and the mayo were definitely unexpected ingredients for me! My hubby do a veggies pizza it is very common in the Italian region where my husband comes from, but that is a hot pizza. If he saw mayo on a pizza I think his heart would stop, LOL
Haha, I know exactly what you mean! This is definitely very different from traditional pizza. But it’s a cold pizza, so the mayo and cream cheese work really well with the veggies. It’s like a veggie dip, but placed on a crust!
It does look kind of delicious. I am not sure whether my daughter would eat it. But those look like some veggies my daughter would like. I will have to try it out.
My boys forget that it has veggies on it because the ranch dip on top of the dough is such a great combination with the vegetables.
I’ve had veggie pizza before, but not like this. It looks good. I might have to try this. I don’t think my three year old would eat it though. lol
This is so different from vegetable toppings on a regular pizza. My boys eat it because the ranch dip is so yummy!