Quick naan bread pizza with mozzarella takes flatbread and tops it with your favorite pizza toppings to deliver a healthy and filling dinner your family will love! Done in just 10 minutes in the oven or air fryer and with only 3 ingredients - a crispy golden crust, gooey mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce.
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If your family loves pizza as much as ours, then this flatbread pizza has to go on your regular menu. It's our go-to easy meal when weeknights are busy and we have no time to prep dinner.
Sometimes we do pizza on the grill or even make our own homemade flatbread pizza crust. But when you only have 10 minutes, naan bread pizza in the oven or air fryer wins!
Serve with a salad and you will have one easy weeknight meal that your entire family will love!
Why You'll Love This Recipe!
- Quick & easy to make - only 10 minutes! Prep takes less than 2 minutes and baked in just about 8 minutes. No yeast or rise time required.
- Customizable & budget friendly: Great recipe to clean out your refrigerator for topping ideas. See below for a full list of pizza topping ideas.
- Ready for any occasion: Uses pantry ingredients making it the best easy recipe for serving an appetizer to party guests, making a simple lunch or eating a quick dinner. It's also a great recipe for camping!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.
- Flatbread: Store-bought naan can be found in full or mini size under names like Stonefire or store brands from Sam's Club or Trader Joe's. These flatbreads generally come in original and garlic flavor and can be found in the bread section or freezer section.
- Pizza sauce: Store-bought pizza sauce such as Rao's or Delallo are my two favorites. Marinara sauce, canned tomatoes or no sauce options like olive oil or pesto also work.
- Cheese: This recipe is made with mozzarella. I also add in parmesan and you can substitute other cheeses like ricotta or goat cheese according to your preferences.
How to Make This Recipe
This is a step-by-step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. The recipe card at the bottom shows the exact cook time and temperatures.
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 450F or the air fryer to 375F. Place naan flatbreads on a baking sheet and spread ¼ cup pizza sauce per flatbread.
Step 2
Top each with ¼ cup cheese and 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese.
Step 3:
Sprinkle pizzas with dried oregano and sea salt if desired.
Step 4
Bake flatbreads for 6-8 minutes in the oven or air fryer or until the desired level of doneness and crispiness. Allow pizzas to cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Topping Ideas
Here is a list of topping ideas for naan bread pizza to customize it to your own preferences:
- Pepperoni: Top with pepperoni, mini pepperoni, meatballs or sausage for a meat-lovers recipe.
- Breakfast: Top flatbread with scrambled eggs, chopped bacon and a drizzle of hot sauce for a yummy breakfast pizza.
- Mediterranean: Use olive oil or hummus in place of tomato sauce for this flatbread without sauce. Top with feta or goat cheese, Greek seasoning, chicken, arugula kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Mexican: Top with taco sauce and ground beef, Mexican cheese blend, lettuce, salsa and guacamole.
- Caprese: A no-sauce pizza that uses olive oil or pesto for sauce and top with Roma tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. Top with torn basil and a drizzle of balsamic glaze and pesto.
- Vegetarian: Load up on healthy pre-cooked veggies like broccoli, peppers, mushrooms, onions and more! Roasted veggies also taste great.
- Three Cheese: Add in some more of your favorite cheeses like ricotta, goat cheese, parmesan and/or mozzarella for an extra cheesy version.
- Dairy Free: Use dairy-free cheese or opt for no cheese and load up on veggies and sauce.
Make Ahead, Storage, Reheat & Freezer Tips
Make Ahead
Can be made ahead and stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 day prior to cooking. If making ahead the crust will not be as crisp due to the sauce soaking in.
You may consider either cooking on a pizza stone or directly on the oven rack to get the crust crispier.
How to Store
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
How to Reheat
Reheat in the oven at 400F for 5-7 minutes or until it is heated through. You can also reheat it in the air fryer at 360 for about 5 minutes.
I don't recommend using the microwave as the crust will lose its crispiness.
Freezer
Keep a stash of frozen flatbread in the freezer for when you need a quick meal! Meal prep these beforehand and store them in freezer-safe containers for up to 3 months.
They can be baked straight from frozen - just add a few extra minutes to account for that.
Other Expert Tips
- Extra crispy crust: Pre-bake naan without toppings for 2-3 minutes before adding toppings to crisp the flatbread even more.
- How to make this recipe without an oven: Use a toaster oven and follow the directions per the recipe. To make in an air fryer, air fry at 375F for 6-8 minutes or until desired crispiness.
- Even more healthy version: Look for whole wheat Naan in your grocery store.
Recipe FAQs
Although many of the ingredients are similar, naan bread pizza dough does include dairy as many show yogurt as an ingredient. Naan bread tends to be more like a flatbread and less doughy than traditional pizza crush.
Pre-bake the flatbread in the oven for 2-3 minutes before adding toppings to create a crisp surface and avoid sogginess.
Pizza ovens tend to have much higher heat than a traditional oven or an air fryer. You can bake it in the oven, however, it may only take a few minutes to bake at high temperatures.
The basic recipe for store-bought naan like Stonefire or Member's Mark includes water, yeast, flour, sugar, olive oil, egg, salt, and butter.
Naan is an Indian flatbread that originates from Asia and India. It has a tandoori cooking origin as it was originally baked in a tandoor.
I found the Wikipedia article about Naan to help me learn more!
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8 Minute Naan Bread Pizza
Ingredients
- 4 pieces Naan bread
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup parmesan cheese
- oregano to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Place naan flatbreads on a baking sheet and spread ¼ cup pizza sauce per flatbread. Top each with ¼ cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese.4 pieces Naan bread, 1 cup pizza sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, ½ cup parmesan cheese
- Sprinkle pizzas with dried oregano and sea salt.oregano, salt
- Bake flatbreads for 6-8 minutes or until desired level of doneness and crisp. Allow pizzas to cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Extra crispy crust: Pre-bake naan bread pizza without toppings for 2-3 minutes before adding toppings to crisp the flatbread even more.
- How to make this recipe without an oven: If there is no oven available, you could also make this recipe in a toaster oven or an air fryer. For the toaster oven follow the directions per the recipe. To make in an air fryer, air fry at 375F for 6-8 minutes or until desired crispiness.
- Make Ahead: Naan bread pizza can be made ahead and stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 day prior to cooking. If making ahead the crust will not be as crisp due to the sauce soaking in. You may consider either cooking on a pizza stone or directly on the oven rack to get the crust crispier.
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Reheat: Reheat in the oven at 400F for 5-7 minutes or until it is heated through. You can also reheat it in the air fryer at 360 for about 5 minutes. I don't recommend using the microwave as the crust will lose its crispiness.
- Freezer: Keep a stash of frozen flatbread in the freezer for when you need a quick meal! Meal prep these beforehand and store them in freezer-safe containers for up to 3 months. They can be baked straight from frozen - just add a few extra minutes to account for that.
Erlene Johnson
Is this shredded parmesan cheese?
Lyndsey
I usually use a mix of grated parmesan and shredded mozarella