Goat Cheese Pizza (With Homemade Pizza Sauce!)

Here’s how to make goat cheese pizza with gooey pockets of cheese and a tangy tomato sauce. It’s irresistible!

When it comes to pizza toppings, there’s one that is always a hit in our house. Goat cheese! This goat cheese pizza is a true masterpiece, pairing soft pockets of chèvre with tangy, garlicky tomato sauce.

Sprinkle a few sliced onions and fresh basil, and I promise the slices will be gone in a flash! This one is a massive crowd pleaser. Here’s a bonus if you love game nights. My son loves it because it reminds him of the game Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza!

Ingredient ideas

There are loads of different types of toppings you can use for goat cheese pizza, but my favorites are simple and classic. Start with a homemade pizza sauce, mozzarella, and pockets of fluffy chèvre. The combo of flavors reminds me of another crowd-pleaser, my Baked Goat Cheese Dip, inspired by a favorite dish at a local pizzeria.

Here are the elements you’ll need:

• Pizza dough: I’ll share my favorites in the next section, but a homemade dough will really take all of your pizza recipes to the next level.
• Pizza sauce: This homemade pizza sauce is a must! The flavor is the best you’ll ever have. (I promise!)
• Shredded mozzarella cheese: It’s a must to hold together the texture, even with the goat cheese.
• Soft goat cheese (chèvre): Opt for a soft log of goat cheese, not the aged stuff or crumbles.
• Red onion slices
• Dried oregano
• Fresh basil, for garnish

For the pizza dough

The trick to the best pizza is homemade pizza dough. There are several options for dough depending on your preferences and what tools you have available. Here are a few options:

• Best Pizza Dough: This is the standard! This is the best oven-baked pizza dough, and works best on a pizza stone.
• Thin Crust Pizza Dough: It’s easy, and you can roll it out instead of stretching it. It’s also slightly healthier since there is less dough.
• Pizza Oven Dough: Got a pizza oven? This is the dough recipe for you.
• Perfect Pan Pizza: Make your pizza in a cast-iron skillet! It takes a little longer, but no special tools are required.
• Best-Ever Sheet Pan Pizza: This one makes a double recipe in a large sheet pan. It’s perfect for serving a crowd!

Homemade pizza sauce is a must

When I say you must make this homemade pizza sauce, I mean it! This recipe is one of the most loved on this website and the most made in our house. Here’s why:

• It tastes incredible. One spoonful and you’ll be singing its praises! Fire-roasted canned tomatoes make magic with their sweet, smoky flavor.
• It takes 5 minutes! There’s no cooking required. It’s SO simple to whip up in a blender.

Pizza variations

Call me basic, but my favorite pizzas are red sauce pizzas. If you want to mix things up, there are lots of ways to accessorize this one with different flavors:

• White pizza: Substitute the red sauce for ricotta in this White Pizza. (Make sure the goat cheese is room temperature so it’s easy to spread.)
• Caramelized onions: Spread olive oil on the dough, then top with caramelized onions and dollops of cheese.
• Avocado: Make a veggie and avocado pizza with bell peppers, avocado, goat cheese, and basil.
• Prosciutto: Add prosciutto to the recipe below for even more savory flavor.
• Arugula: Top your pizza with lightly dressed baby arugula for the Ultimate Arugula Pizza.

More goat cheese recipes

If you’re as goat cheese obsessed as I am, try these delicious goat cheese recipes next:

• Try Cranberry Goat Cheese, Blueberry Goat Cheese, or this Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer.
• Blend up Whipped Goat Cheese.
• Grab Goat Cheese Salad with Arugula & Apple.
• Make a Goat Cheese Omelette.
• Try Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates.

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Baked Goat Cheese Dip

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Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta

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Goat Cheese Salad with Arugula & Apple

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Whipped Goat Cheese

This goat cheese pizza recipe is…

Vegetarian. For gluten-free, try my Gluten-Free Pizza Dough.

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