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    5 Cheese Pizza | Homemade Cheese Pizza Recipe

    Published: May 22, 2018 · Modified: Aug 16, 2023 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    5 Cheese Pizza is a classic pizza recipe where the base of the dough is topped with marinara sauce, five cheeses, and seasonings. Make this easy and delicious veg pizza with cheese at home for your dinner.

    While you are here, check out our mushroom pizza or caramelized onion pizza, an easy puff pastry pizza recipe.

    Best 5 Cheese Pizza - classic five-cheese pizza with homemade pizza dough.

    Jump to:
    • Classic Cheese Pizza
    • The best cheese for pizza
    • Ingredients
    • Step-by-step instructions
    • Tips
    • Variations
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Pizza Recipes
    • Recipe card
    • User Reviews

    Classic Cheese Pizza

    Cheese pizza may sound simple, but have you tried a blend of cheeses on your pizza? I especially do this pizza with cheese when I have small blocks of leftover cheese in my refrigerator to clear before a long vacation or after a holiday party.

    The cheese used on pizza is mozzarella for its texture when cooked. Use only one cheese if you want a traditional pizza flavor and no extra flavors. But if you want to surprise your family with something special for dinner, try this pizza with cheese blend. Use three-cheese, four-cheese, five-cheese, 6 or 7 anything you like.

    Today we made fresh pizza dough; my family likes an extra kick in pizza, so we seasoned store-bought marinara (pizza sauce) with seasonings and used five cheese.

    I sometimes use four cheeses to make four-cheese pizza (quattro formaggi pizza) popular recipe from Italian cuisine.

    Best Homemade Cheese Pizza Recipe - Five Cheese Pizza Slices.

    The best cheese for pizza

    • Mozzarella cheese is a go-to for pizza. It is preferred for its consistency, texture, and flavor.
    • The next 4 cheeses that go well with pizza are cheddar, provolone, gouda, and parmesan cheese.
    • Some other cheeses that you can blend or substitute for any other are fontina, feta, gruyere, ricotta, and goat cheese.
    Slices of the best & easy homemade 5 cheese pizza with five cheese, pizza sauce, and homemade dough.

    Ingredients

    Pizza dough: You need yeast, salt, sugar, oil, and flour with warm water to make homemade pizza dough. Suppose you are in a rush for dinner, then use store-bought pizza dough.

    5 Cheese: Use a blend of mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, gouda, and parmesan.

    Sauce: Use marinara sauce and season with onion, garlic powder, basil leaves, and Italian seasoning.

    See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

    Simple and easy homemade five cheese pizza with fresh pizza dough from scratch.

    Step-by-step instructions

    Best Pizza Dough Recipe

    • Add warm water and sugar to a bowl. Sprinkle yeast and leave it undisturbed for 10 minutes. Let the yeast activate. 
    • Add salt, olive oil, and flour in increments and knead to get a smooth yet slightly tacky dough. 
    • Transfer the dough to a greased bowl, cover, and let it rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
    Pulling homemade best pizza dough recipe.

    Prepare the sauce and cheese

    • Add marinara sauce and the optional seasoning mentioned in a small bowl, mix well, and keep it aside.
    • In another bowl, combine all the cheese and keep it aside.

    Bake the pizza

    • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease the pizza pan with olive oil or butter. 
    • Transfer the risen dough to the floured surface and roll it out to a 14-inch or 16-inch circle of desired thickness.
    • Transfer this to the prepared pizza pan.  
    • Top the crust with the sauce, followed by a cheese blend.
    • Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until the cheese melts and the crust becomes golden in color. 
    • Serve and enjoy with broccoli pasta or garlic parmesan bread twists.
    The best cheese on pizza - pizza slice with mozzarella, provolone, cheddar, parmesan, gouda.

    Tips

    • The time to bake a pizza may vary depending on the oven temperature and settings and thickness of the crust. Bake till the cheese melts and the crust becomes golden from the bottom.
    • You can use store-bought pizza dough to make this pizza.
    • Garnish pizza with fresh basil leaves and pepper flakes if desired.
    • I have used bottled pizza marinara sauce. You can use canned tomato sauce or even ketchup and flavor it for the recipe.
    • Adjust all the ingredients to taste.

    Variations

    • Include Margherita pizza topping like tomato and fresh basil leaves with a drizzle of olive oil.
    • Four cheese pizza or quattro formaggi pizza by using mozarella, fontina, parmesan and gorgonzola.
    • White pizza by skipping the pizza sauce and adding ricotta cheese.

    Recipe FAQs

    What are the four cheeses in a Quattro Formaggi pizza?

    Quattro Formaggi is a popular pizza with four-cheese from Italian cuisine prepared using mozzarella, gorgonzola, fontina, and parmesan cheese.

    What types of crust are typically used for cheese pizza?

    Thin crust tastes the best, but you can also use a stuffed crust, thick crust, etc.

    Calories in a slice of cheese pizza

    A slice of cheese pizza contains 282 calories with 12g of protein.

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    Recipe card

    Best 5 Cheese Pizza Recipe - Classic Cheese Pizza with homemade dough.

    5 Cheese Pizza | Homemade Cheese Pizza Recipe

    Kushi
    5 Cheese Pizza is a classic pizza recipe where the base of the dough is topped with marinara sauce, five cheeses, and seasonings. Make this easy and delicious veg cheese pizza at home for your dinner.
    5 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Resting Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 57 minutes mins
    Course Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine American, Italian
    Servings 8
    Calories 282 kcal

    Equipment

    • Pizza pan or Baking pan

    Ingredients
      

    Pizza Dough

    • 1 package Active dry yeast 2 ¼ tsp
    • ¾ cup Warm water
    • 1 teaspoon Sugar
    • ¾ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
    • 2 to 2 ⅓ cups All-purpose flour

    Cheese (shredded or grated)

    • ⅓ cup Mozzarella cheese
    • ⅓ cup Sharp cheddar
    • ⅓ cup Provolone
    • ⅓ cup Gouda
    • ⅓ cup Parmesan

    Other ingredients

    • 1 cup Pizza sauce Marinara sauce
    • ½ teaspoon Red chile powder optional
    • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder optional
    • ½ teaspoon Onion powder optional
    • 1 teaspoon Dried basil leaves optional
    • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning optional

    Instructions
     

    Best Pizza Dough Recipe

    • Add warm water and sugar to a bowl. Sprinkle yeast and leave it undisturbed for 10 minutes. Let the yeast activate.
      1 package Active dry yeast, ¾ cup Warm water, 1 teaspoon Sugar
    • Add salt, olive oil, and flour in increments and knead to get a smooth yet slightly tacky dough.
      ¾ teaspoon Salt, 2 tablespoon Olive oil, 2 to 2 ⅓ cups All-purpose flour
    • Transfer the dough to a greased bowl, cover, and let it rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

    Prepare the sauce and cheese

    • Add marinara sauce and the optional seasoning mentioned in a small bowl, mix well, and keep it aside.
      1 cup Pizza sauce, ½ teaspoon Red chile powder, ½ teaspoon Garlic powder, ½ teaspoon Onion powder, 1 teaspoon Dried basil leaves, ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • In another bowl, combine all the cheese and keep it aside.
      ⅓ cup Mozzarella cheese, ⅓ cup Sharp cheddar, ⅓ cup Provolone, ⅓ cup Gouda, ⅓ cup Parmesan

    Bake the pizza

    • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease the pizza pan with olive oil or butter.
    • Transfer the risen dough to the floured surface and roll it out to a 14-inch or 16-inch circle of desired thickness.
    • Transfer this to the prepared pizza pan.
    • Top the crust with the sauce, followed by a cheese blend.
    • Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until the cheese melts and the crust becomes golden in color.
    • Serve and enjoy with broccoli pasta or garlic parmesan bread twists.

    Notes

    • The time to bake a pizza may vary depending on the oven temperature and settings and thickness of the crust. Bake till the cheese melts and the crust becomes golden from the bottom.
    • You can use store-bought pizza dough to make this cheese pizza.
    • Garnish pizza with fresh basil leaves and pepper flakes if desired.
    • I have used bottled pizza marinara sauce. You can use canned tomato sauce or even ketchup and flavor it for the recipe.
    • Adjust all the ingredients to taste.

    Variations

    • Include Margherita pizza topping like tomato and fresh basil leaves with a drizzle of olive oil.
    • Four cheese pizza or quattro formaggi pizza by using mozarella, fontina, parmesan and gorgonzola.
    • White pizza by skipping the pizza sauce and adding ricotta cheese.

    What kind of cheese is used for pizza?

    • Mozzarella cheese is a go-to for pizza. It is preferred for its consistency, texture, and flavor.
    • The next 4 cheeses that go well with pizza are cheddar, provolone, gouda, and parmesan cheese.
    • Some other cheeses that you can blend or substitute for any other are fontina, feta, gruyere, ricotta, and goat cheese.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 12gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 615mgPotassium: 180mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 389IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 233mgIron: 2mg
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    Note: We originally posted this recipe in May 2018. It has now been modified in August 2023 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.

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    1. Jessica Pinney

      May 28, 2018 at 11:54 pm

      5 stars
      I just found my next pizza night recipe! Thanks for sharing.

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