You can still host a great get-together even if cooking isn’t your idea of a good time. By ordering some gourmet pizzas you can save yourself from cooking and still please the crowd. Here are some tips for hosting a stylish pizza party.
If you can find a place with wood burning or brick ovens order your pizza there. Their pizzas will generally have a crispy, thin crust with lots of flavor. Another option is to order from a pizza place that offers lots of different toppings so you can create your own flavor combinations.
A few of my favorite combinations are:
- Goat cheese, spinach and sun-dried tomato
- Portabella mushroom, sausage and spinach
- White pizza (garlic and olive oil base) with fresh tomatoes and basil
- White pizza with arugula, figs and goat cheese
- Spinach, roasted red pepper, black olive and feta cheese
- Pesto pizza with grilled chicken and fresh tomatoes
- BBQ sauce base with grilled chicken, red onion, bacon and jack cheese
If you are ordering from a basic pizza place that doesn’t have an extensive topping selection, pick up a bunch of fresh basil and sprinkle chopped or torn basil over a traditional margarita pizza to add a dash of fresh flavor and bright color.
A few presentation ideas: serve pizza on a wooden pizza peel, a large cutting board, or a plain cake stand.
To round out the meal, serve pizza with a simple salad with homemade vinaigrette (balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, Dijon mustard, fresh basil and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice).
Sliced tomatoes and fresh buffalo mozzarella drizzled with olive oil would be a good appetizer.
Dessert can be anything from tiramisu or gelato (for an Italian-inspired theme) to a seasonal fruit pie (to stick with the pizza “pie” theme).
Pick up a few menus on your way home tonight and invite some people over. You don’t even need to turn on the oven!
Great idea! Taking cooking out of the equation makes it so much easier for me to entertain, especially with my busy schedule! Good tip HH! This would also be fun to put together as a part of a beer-tasting party. Who doesn’t love the beer-and-pizza combo?
Love your ideas!
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