White Pizza with Garlic Pizza Sauce

Learn how to make delicious white pizza with garlic pizza sauce. This gourmet pizza is easy to make and the perfect cheese pizza!

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Surprise your family with this amazingly delicious vegetarian white pizza with garlic pizza sauce on your next pizza night. This crispy oven baked pizza topped with creamy and garlicy “Alfredo” like pizza sauce, lots of yummy cheese and aromatic fresh basil is simply to die for.

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White pizza is immensely flavorful and ready in only 20 minutes. Serve this easy to make cheese pizza with a nutritious salad like our Italian Salad and yummy roasted vegetables.

crispy white pizza on a piece of parchment paper sprinkled with fresh basil

You can easily personalize this recipe by adding some of your favorite pizza toppings, such as ham, grilled chicken, olives or crumbled up bacon. You will absolutely love the incredible flavor of this perfect cheese pizza.

WHAT IS WHITE PIZZA?

White pizza, also called pizza bianca, is pizza made without marinara or tomato pizza sauce. White pizza uses a béchamel based sauce that is seasoned with garlic and parmesan cheese, and is then topped with white cheeses such as mozzarella or provolone, for example. Even though, white pizza has a different flavor profile than regular pizza, it is every bit as delicious.

❤️ WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS GARLIC PARMESAN PIZZA RECIPE

✔️ Unbeatable creamy, cheesy and garlicy flavor. Everyone raves about this.

✔️ Comes together in only 20 minutes.

✔️ It’s a vegetarian pizza recipe. Add some of your favorite veggies if you want.

✔️ Uses preservative-free, homemade white pizza sauce.

WHITE PIZZA INGREDIENTS

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for white garlic parmesan pizza, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

You may have all of these white pizza with garlic pizza sauce ingredients in your refrigerator or pantry and not need to make a trip to the grocery store. See recipe card below for ingredient amounts.

Pizza Dough: Use your favorite refrigerated pizza dough from the grocery store or make your own. Have you tried our favorite homemade pizza crust recipe?
Mozzarella Cheese: For best results, shred your own mozzarella cheese. Pre-shredded cheese contains preservatives and doesn’t melt as well or taste as good. Use low moisture mozzarella not the fresh kind stored in liquid.
Garlic Pizza Sauce(Parmesan Garlic Sauce): This béchamel based garlic pizza sauce recipe is amazing, but you can substitute store bought garlic pizza sauce or Alfredo sauce for this recipe.
Parmesan Cheese:We recommend freshly shredded parmesan cheese for best flavors.
Italian Seasoning: You can substitute plain oregano, or make your own Italian seasoning by mixing oregano, dried basil, and thyme.
Olive Oil

ingredients for white pizza with garlic pizza sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

This section shows how to cook white cheese pizza in the oven, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique. For full instructions, nutritional information, to print the recipe or to have the recipe scaled to double or triple, see the recipe card below.

PREPARE GARLIC PIZZA SAUCE: Take a look at our garlic parmesan sauce post for detailed instructions on how to make this out of this world yummy pizza sauce.

🔴 TIP: Make your own pizza sauce, You can use a jar of store bought garlic pizza sauce or alfredo sauce but this garlic pizza sauce recipe is amazing!

PREPARE PIZZA CRUST: First, stretch out the pizza dough, then brush with oil, sprinkle with seasoning and top with white pizza sauce.

🔴 TIP: Don’t roll your pizza crust with a rolling pin, Try to stretch the dough with your hands on the pizza pan. This will allow it to maintain its elasticity.

ADD TOPPINGS AND BAKE: Generously top with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, then bake at 450ºF until the crust is cooked through and the cheese is melted.

🔴 TIP: Use lots of cheese, Don’t try to cut back on the cheese.

SERVE: Garnish with fresh basil chiffonade, cut into slices and serve.

TIPS FOR THE BEST WHITE PIZZA

Follow these tips to make the best garlic parmesan pizza.

✔️ Make your own sauce! You can use a jar of store bought garlic pizza sauce or Alfredo sauce but this garlic pizza sauce recipe is amazing!

✔️ Don’t use a rolling pin. Try to stretch the dough with your hands on the pizza pan. This will allow it to maintain its elasticity.

✔️ Use lots of cheese. Don’t try to cut back on the cheese.

✔️ Bake until golden brown and melty. Cook until the crust is cooked through and the cheese on the top is bubbly and melted.

STORAGE TIPS

Refrigerate: Place parchment paper or wax paper between pizza slices and wrap in a cling film or place in an airtight food storage bag for up to 3 days.

Freeze: You can freeze oven baked white pizza for up to 2 weeks. Place parchment or wax paper between the slices to prevent them from sticking together. Then place them in an airtight freezer bag.

Defrosting: Thaw on the counter for 1-2 hours or in the refrigerator overnight.

close up of pizza slices sprinkled with basil

WHAT TO SERVE WITH PIZZA

Serve white pizza with garlic pizza sauce with a healthy side dish, such as a crunchy salad. We love Caprese Salad, Italian Salad, Greek Salad, Chopped Asparagus Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette or Raw Asparagus Salad.

Or if you prefer to make your side dish in the air fryer, check out our amazing air fryer vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus or green beans, for example.

You can also combine this fabulous cheese pizza with Italian Salad and Italian Sausage Pasta for a great Italian dinner party.

MORE PIZZA RECIPES

If you love love white pizza you’ll enjoy our Breakfast Pizza, Hot Pizza Dip, Air Fryer Naan Pizza, Pizza Dough Garlic Knots, Air Fryer Pizza bites, or Stef’s Fig Prosciutto Pizza.

Have you tried our super scrumptious calzone recipes? You will love our Pepperoni Calzone, Chicken Pesto Calzone, 3 Meat Calzone and Meatball Calzone.

This BBQ season you also have to give Andrea’s fabulous Grilled Pizza a try. It is really easy to make and incredibly flavorful.

If you are looking for a low carb and keto friendly pizza alternative try our insanely delicious Cheesy Cauliflower Breadsticks.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For perfect results every time, here are answers to the most common questions about cooking white garlic pizza.

Are there any substitutions for mozzarella cheese on pizza?

Mozzarella is definitely the preferred cheese when it comes to making pizza. However, you can substitute provolone, cheddar cheese, gouda, Monterey jack or a pre-packaged pizza blend in a pinch. Most importantly, choose a cheese that melts well.

What is béchamel sauce?

Béchamel is a mixture of flour and butter that has been cooked together (also called a roux) and milk with just a bit of seasoning. It’s often called a “mother sauce” because it is a sauce used to make other sauces. Béchamel sauce is also an essential part of so many amazing dishes, like lasagna, and mac and cheese! Our garlic parmesan sauce is made from a béchamel sauce. It’s somewhat thick and clings to food the way you would want a sauce to.

Can I add other toppings to this pizza?

Of course. Try adding some cooked crumbled up bacon, red onion, olives, roasted red bell pepper or ham, for example. You can also add some grilled chicken, then drizzle the finished pizza with some homemade BBQ sauce, for an amazing BBQ chicken pizza. Or have you ever tried putting some fresh arugula on a pizza? So yummy!