Thin crust pizza that has just the right amount of crispy to chewy ratio is topped with tomato sauce, the perfect amount of mozzarella cheese, summer sausage, and fresh basil. This organic pizza will take you down memory lane while enjoying a better for you pie!

If you love pizza, check out my BBQ Veggie Pizza, Supreme Pizza Pot Pie, or my Mushroom Broccoli Pizza!

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

If you love pizza then you probably love pepperoni pizza. It is the most standard pizza out there, but that also means it's the most classic and nostalgic! This thin crust Pepperoni Pizza is the perfect balance of chewy and crusty pizza crust and it's topped with the classics toppings, tomato sauce, and mozzarella. But, I use Organic Prairie Summer Sausage on this pie that tastes very similar to pepperoni but is an organic option!

I do know a thing or two about pizza as I worked in a pizza place for years in high school. Yes, I answered the phone, took orders, made pizzas, assembled boxes, mopped the floors and more. Little did I know it would prepare me for later in life – doing all of those things but in cookie form haha.

And one of the perks of working there was I got to bring home pizzas often. I got to experiment and make my own pizzas as well, which was always super fun as there are literally endless combinations for pizza! But, if we're talking traditional pepperoni pizza there are just a few basic ingredients for pepperoni pizza. And, if you want to make this easy and comforting pizza at home, all you need are a few simple ingredients for pepperoni pizza.

Ingredients for Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza

Pizza Dough You can find my homemade thin crust pizza dough recipe here. This is what I used for this pizza recipe.

Tomato Sauce You can use any kind of tomato sauce you want here. I used a simple store bought organic tomato basil sauce. It's what I have in my pantry for pasta and other things, and it works just great for this simple pizza recipe.

Mozzarella Cheese I prefer to buy a block of organic mozzarella cheese and grate it myself. A lot of grated cheeses have additives in them to prevent them from caking or clumping, even organic ones! And sometimes those ingredients can upset my stomach, so this is why I stick to the block mozzarella cheese. But, you can buy whichever you like best.

Pepperonis Well, it is difficult to find organic pepperonis. So, I actually use Organic Prairie Summer Sausage on my pizzas and it looks and tastes just like pepperoni, the best organic version of it!

Fresh Parmesan This is something I always add on top of pizza. Optional, of course, but fresh parmesan beats the store bought kind any day! Get a block of it and grate it yourself on top of pizza, or you can even buy organic grated parmesan that is an amazing ingredient to have on hand too.

Fresh Basil This is optional, but totally necessary in my opinion. I love adding fresh basil on top of pizza! It gives it an amazing flavor.

Tips for Making the Best Pepperoni Pizza

• Make your pizza dough at least 24 to 48 hours in advance of when you plan to make the pizza. I know this is difficult to do sometimes as it involves planning. But, this will give you the best homemade pizza crust!

• Because my homemade pizza dough is so chewy and delicious, it can be challenging to roll out sometimes as the dough is so stretchy! Use your hands more over a rolling pin, I find this helps to move and stretch the dough (think like in a pizzeria!). And make sure to use extra flour as it can get sticky!

• You can bake this pizza on a baking sheet with parchment paper or on a pizza stone. The pizza stone I have can be found here. And it works in the oven and also on the grill!

• This recipe is for one 8-inch pizza. The pizza dough recipe makes two 8-inch pizza doughs. You can make both at one time (just double the ingredients for pepperoni pizza below) or you can save a dough for the following day or in a couple days as the dough stays good for a week in the fridge.

• I also bought a pizza peel, which you can find here. I find the stainless steel pizza peels are the best. And if you are going to make pizza on the regular, it's an inexpensive investment that can make pizza making much easier!

• Don't over sauce your pizza. It seems like you may not be putting enough sauce on, but trust me this dough cannot handle a ton of sauce or it becomes soggy. So, the key to crispy and chewy dough is less sauce!

• Same goes for the cheese! It may seem like not enough to your eye when dressing the pizza. But, trust me, it's perfect.

• You can reheat extra pizza in the oven or in your air fryer for easy leftovers!

Why go organic?

You may be wondering why I push organic ingredients for everything, even savory and healthy dishes. Organic ingredients go beyond just health and wellness, and contribute so much to the taste and flavor of a recipe. So, if you think that you're making something healthy and buying fruits, veggies, or meats so maybe you don't need to spend the extra to go organic here – let me sway your thinking.

Organic ingredients are made in a more pure way, therefore using no additives, no GMOs, and minimal ingredients. This really allows the true ingredients to shine – and because of that their flavor shines through. Therefore, organic ingredients are more flavorful than their non organic counterparts. So, just because it's already a healthy recipe, or you're already buying good for you ingredients – it doesn't mean you can skip organic! Trust me here, and make the switch. Your body and your taste buds will thank you!

So, I highly recommend that you buy the best organic ingredients for this recipe! You can also shop my Amazon Storefront for all my favorite organic ingredients here. Tip – hover over each ingredient to see the name. And if you want to learn more about organic foods and the difference, read my post here on Food Labels and What They Mean.