The Best Breakfast Pizza
This Easy Breakfast Pizza recipe comes together quickly and has minimal ingredients. It’s a huge family favorite and great for a crowd!
AN EASY FAMILY FAVORITE BREAKFAST
This recipe for Breakfast Pizza has been a favorite of ours for many years. It is perfect for a crowd or for a big family. You can whip this recipe up fairly quickly and easily. Set the pizza out for everyone to serve themselves along with some fruit and orange juice and you have a delicious meal. This bacon, egg and cheese breakfast pizza is sure to become one of your new favorite breakfast recipes!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Breakfast Pizza is a pizza-style dish that is typically eaten for breakfast. It usually consists of a pizza crust topped with scrambled eggs, cheese, and breakfast meats such as bacon, sausage, or ham. Vegetables like peppers, onions, and tomatoes may also be added for extra flavor!
You can use a homemade pizza pizza dough or a store bough pizza dough ball. This breakfast pizza can also be made in a more traditional round shape if you prefer.
Two cans of crescent roll dough sheets can be used instead of the pizza dough. Just make sure you push the seams together really well.
If you can’t find this canned sausage gravy, you can always purchase a packet of white pepper gravy and make it per the packet’s instructions and add some cooked breakfast sausage to it. Or try making my Homemade Sausage Gravy.
Use any shredded cheese you enjoy. Cheddar cheese, mozzarella, gouda and pepper jack are all good options.
You can usually find the packets of bacon near where the other salad toppings are located in your grocery store. If you still can’t find it, you can fry up some slices of bacon and crumble them. With most recipes, bacon should be measured with your heart. It’s like garlic. Use as little or as much as you like!
Don’t scramble your eggs too fast! This is a huge mistake for most cooks when it comes to scrambling eggs. If they cook too fast (because the heat is too high) they turn out rubbery. Just cook them gently at a low to medium heat in a nonstick pan. Gently scrape the bottom and the sides of the pan with a wooden or plastic spatula and move them around as they cook. You want the eggs to be softly scrambled.
Yes, you can make Breakfast Pizza ahead of time and store it (covered) in the fridge or freezer. To reheat, simply bake the pizza in the oven until heated through.
Leftover slices can be stored in an airtight container and will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Leftover breakfast pizza can also be frozen. Just wrap tightly in plastic wrap then wrap in foil. It can be kept frozen for up to 3 months.
To reheat, you can warm up individual slices in the microwave (covered with a paper towel) until heated through. Or slices can be put into a toaster oven until reheated.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
HOW TO MAKE BREAKFAST PIZZA
Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray a large baking sheet (10″x 15″) with nonstick cooking spray. Spread the pizza crust into the pan. Stretch it out to all the edges. Brush olive oil evenly on top of the crust. Poke the crust really well with a fork (this will keep it from puffing up too much.)
Bake the crust for about 7 minutes on a middle rack. It should just start to be getting very light brown in color.
While crust is baking, start making the scrambled eggs. In a medium-sized bowl, add eggs, salt, pepper and milk. Whisk eggs really well for at least 2 minutes to get it combined.
Preheat a pan on low to medium heat. Add butter. Once butter is melted, pour in the egg mixture. Gently scramble the eggs. The key to good scrambled eggs is to not cook them too fast or else they get rubbery. So just slowly move the eggs around until softly scrambled and fluffy. Turn off heat.
When crust is ready, remove it from the oven. Spread the sausage gravy evenly over the crust. Top the sausage gravy with scrambled eggs. Then top the eggs with shredded cheese. Finally, sprinkle the bacon pieces evenly over the cheese.
Place baking pan back into the oven (middle rack) and cook for another 6-7 minutes.
Slice into 12 slices. Then serve while warm.
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Originally published: March 2021
Updated photos and republished: March 2024
The Best Breakfast Pizza
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray a large baking sheet (10"x 15") with nonstick cooking spray.
- Spread the 13.8 ounce tube refrigerated pizza crust into the pan. Stretch it out to all the edges. Brush 2 Tablespoons olive oil evenly on top of the crust. Poke the crust really well with a fork (this will keep it from puffing up too much.)
- Bake the crust for about 7 minutes on a middle rack. It should just start to be getting very light brown in color.
- While crust is baking, start making the scrambled eggs. In a medium-sized bowl, add 8 large eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/3 cup milk. Whisk eggs really well for at least 2 minutes to combine.
- Preheat a pan on low to medium heat. Add 2 Tablespoons salted butter. Once butter is melted, pour in the egg mixture. Gently scramble the eggs. The key to good scrambled eggs is to not cook them too fast or else they get rubbery. So just slowly move the eggs around until softly scrambled and fluffy. Turn off heat.
- When crust is ready, remove it from the oven. Spread 15 ounce can Libbys Country Sausage Gravy evenly over the crust.
- Top the sausage gravy with scrambled eggs. Then top the eggs with 2 cups shredded Colby jack cheese. Finally, sprinkle 1/2 cup real bacon pieces evenly over the cheese.
- Place baking pan back into the oven (middle rack) and cook at 425F degrees for another 6-7 minutes until everything is warmed through and cheese is melted.
- Slice into 12 slices. Then serve while warm.
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Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
- Two cans of crescent roll dough sheets can be used instead of the pizza dough. Just make sure you push the seams together really well.
- I really like Libby’s Country Sausage Gravy in this recipe. It adds so much flavor. If you can’t find this canned sausage gravy, you can always purchase a packet of white pepper gravy and make it per the packet’s instructions or make my Homemade Sausage Gravy.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Thanks so much for this – it was a huge hit. We made your sausage gravy recipe and everyone absolutely loved it. I don’t always have time to make it from scratch so the Libby’s sausage gravy is very tasty. It tastes like the gravy from McDonalds biscuits and gravy.
I can’t believe how good this turned out! I usually get the breakfast pizza they sell at Walmart but let me tell you, it has NOTHING on this recipe. Yes, it’s a bit more work but it is worth it. Outstanding!!
I saw breakfast pizza as a fast food option while getting my cup of tea the other day so I thought I would try it at home. I used eggs, cheese and bacon. The pizza was delicious!!! I will make this again, thanks for the recipe!!
I have been making breakfast pizza for 25 years every Christmas morning and always try something new. This recipe was one of the easiest and by far the most delicious and the family was raving about it and wanted more the next day. Highly recommend this recipe
I want to make this for my boyfriend on Christmas morning, but he’s vegetarian. What might be a good alternative for the sausage gravy? For bacon, I’m just use plant based bacon. Just unsure how to navigate the sausage gravy.
Hi Kristina! I honestly don’t know much about a vegetarian diet. You could maybe make a homemade gravy with plant sausage. I would think you would make it just like a normal sausage gravy. Here is a link to my recipe if you want to have a look 🙂 https://www.thecountrycook.net/homemade-sausage-gravy/
Thank you!!! I look forward to trying this on Christmas morning with the vegetarian substitutions. I’ll be happy to report back how it turns out.
I successfully made a vegetarian version for my bocooking. I started with making the sausage gravy with 2 packages of vegetarian sausage and smashing them into pieces, following the recipe link shared when I asked about making this vegetarian (though I only used about 2 1/2 cups of milk) I bought vegetarian bacon and broke it up into pieces before cooking it. Once that was all ready, I followed the exact recipe and it came out really well. My boyfriend had three slices already lol. Thank you!! It’s a lot of fun expanding my skills in the kitchen and learning about making things vegetarian. Cooking is also a great way to show love. Thank you again.
It is so delicious! It was definitely a hit with my family. The only thing I might do differently next time is pre bake the crust a little longer. It wasn’t as crisp as we would like and the middle pieces kept losing toppings HA! But otherwise, it was delicious!
This is seriously the best breakfast pizza. I can’t even tell you how often this is requested at my house!
I’ve found that if you cut the pizza crust in half and make 2 pizzas on the same cookie sheet it cooks quicker and more evenly. Especially if you pile on the toppings.
Very good & easy…
This is an excellent recipe. I made it for our friends prior to going to a football game and everyone loved it. Thank you
Very good! will definitely be making it again.
The only change I made… I only had 1% milk to make the sausage gravy.
Super easy to make! It was also very delicious! My family and I enjoyed this and I will be saving this recipe to make it again!
Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and comment!
Can this be made ahead and frozen?
Yes you should be able to do that 🙂
Best breakfast pizza ever! I didn’t change a thing – so, so good! I should have made two – LOL
Giiirrllll!This was a huge hit this morning! I was trying to use what I had so I ended up making a bacon gravy, but next go around I am definitely going to get that sausage gravy. Deeeelicious ❤️
Yay!! Loved reading your comment – thanks SO very much!! Bacon gravy sounds amazing to me 🙂
I used basil pesto as a thin base and included sweet sopresetta and Mexican three cheese blend. No need to add any salt.
That sounds amazing Mary!
we do the pre church breakfast once a month.going to try this.it sounds good
Made this for breakfast and it was a big hit!
Yay!! Love hearing that! Thanks so much Stacie!
Much enjoyed. Thank you for the recipe.
I was introduced to my first Breakfast Pizza at a small country store in Northern NH while camping up in the mountains. I just wanted a nice hot cup of coffee but saw it and thought I would give it a try.. Wow! It was great!
For those who want to try it and don’t have a pizza crust handy try english muffins. They make a nice simple alternative.
For those who don’t like sausage gravy you can make it with no gravy at all. Just crumble up some bacon or sausage instead.
Enjoy!!
Thanks so much Dennis & great suggestions! I really appreciate it!
I can’t stand sausage gravy of any kind. Is there something I can use instead?
Just a regular milk or peppered gravy.
I just made this for our dinner tonight and it’s really yummy. My husband & I both enjoyed it! It will be going in my “Keeper” file for sure! Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
I am always honored when a recipe goes into the keeper file! Yay!