Pizza toppings -- what are your faves?

[Libby Pritchett]

So as I sit here eating my yummy ham, pineapple, black olive, and mushroom pizza from Papa John's... I'm thinking about how much I love pineapple on pizza. I never used to order it cause my ex didn't like it, but it's definitely my favorite. Something about that little kick of sweetness with the salty toppings... yum!

What's your very favorite pizza topping?

[KristinCB]

feta and fresh tomato :D

[SmallMoments]

fresh mushrooms and green peppers.

[rochelle789]

I also love pineapple on pizza. I used to order it with green peppers and onions. Yum!

Now I usually order onions, green peppers, black olives, tomatoes and spinach. Now I'm hungry for pizza!

[emmasmommy]

i like mushroom, black olives, tomato and feta

[isaacsmom]

Ham and pineapple are my faves. We always order from Papa Johns too! Love it!

[lauren grier]

well i don't eat pizza anymore..
BUT..

my fav was.. black olives, feta, garlic, and spinach.

[carriesmom]

garlic, spinach and ricotta. Or Buffalo chicken pizza with blue cheese crumbles.

[nonnie]

No fruit on dinner food - Meat meat meat and more meat!!! Ok - I love a good white pizza with GARLIC and chicken - Love garlic!!!

[BrattyMeg]

i'm boring..I only like cheese :0/ (dipped in ranch dressing yummmmmmmmmmm)

my kids and dh love ham and pineapple....blech
I'll pick at veggie pizza but nobody else likes it so I stick to cheese lol

[NeverendingJen]

if in italy? diavola, sorrentina, capriciosa

in america? meatlovers!

[eranslow]

I'm boring - pepperoni!

Regarding the ranch - when I moved out to CA I was super surprised to see everyone dip their pizza into ranch - definitely something you don't see very often in the Midwest!

[MandaBean]

Ask Heather Roselli how much I love cheese? DAMNIT! Also, I love this awesome BBQ chicken pizza that's at a local place and it's just delicious. But yeah..cheesier the better.

[Penny Springmann]

black olives and tomatoes :) with crushed red pepper sprinkled on top!

[xboxmom]

I make a wicked BBQ chicken pizza I put some red onion and black Beans on it! Its delicious! Also Alfrado sauce, Spinach and chicken pizza! :D

[DawnMarch]

pepperoni and black olive are my favorite. NO pineapple!

[4noisyboys]

I love a good veggie pizza, and I love to put pineapple on that too...also artichoke hearts, tomatoes, green peppers, etc...but NO olives.

But...I love pepperoni and jalapeno's! YUM!

[Julie Billingsley]

Pineapple and pepperoni :) Yum!

[digideb]

Meatlovers with mushrooms!!! And yes, ranch on the side to dip it in!

[lovely1m]

My favorite is a Margaurita pizza (yeah, not spelled right). But if I can't get that my fav is veggie or cheese.

And ranch on pizza? gross.

[littlekiwi]

Ham & Pineapple or Pepperoni & Cheese or BBQ Chicken & Bacon or if my work (Pizza Hut NZ) still had it Chicken & Cranberry

[Leila]

New York style thin crust (not crackery--just thin), cheese.

If we order Papa John's, I get the Hawaiian BBQ chicken pizza, hold the onions, extra cheese.

And when we go to Ian's, it's the NY style as above OR their mac & cheese pizza. OMG--so good!!

Oh, do not serve me deep dish. Ever. Ew. Cheese goes on top, sauce on bottom. Ew. :p

[MandaBean]

Ranch and pizza are a match made in heaven. Also, ranch as a dip for french fries. YUMM! Of course, this is from my previous experiences..ranch isn't the best thing for a weight watcher. Boo!

[littlekiwi]

Oh, do not serve me deep dish. Ever. :p

I agree, I like thin & crispy from one company and classic base from the other - I send back burnt and wrong pizzas even though I am staff & get a discount with Pizza Hut.

[emmasmommy]

Ranch on frozen pizza only, please :p

[Gemma]

Ham and pineapple. :thumbup:

Although OH doesn't like it, so I get chicken and garlic. :D

[BrattyMeg]

Ranch and pizza are a match made in heaven. Also, ranch as a dip for french fries. YUMM! Of course, this is from my previous experiences..ranch isn't the best thing for a weight watcher. Boo!

Ranch dressing

1 1/2 cups FF or lowfat buttermilk
1/2 cup reduced fat mayo
1 package of original ranch dressing mix.

Mix altogether. 1/4 C = 1 point

it's way better than any FF ranch out there

here's another too that I made..I like the first one better

Ingredients

* 1 1/3 cups low-fat buttermilk
* 2/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise
* 2/3 cup low-fat sour cream
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 teaspoon onion powder
* 2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
* 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
* 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper

(dried herbs is fine if you don't have fresh)

Directions

1. Whisk together the buttermilk, mayonnaise, and sour cream in a bowl. Stir in the garlic powder, onion powder, chives, dill, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.

2 Tablespoonfuls=1 pt

You can also mix a ranch dry packet with Greek yogurt..i don't know the ratio though so might have to play and see...i haven't done that one but heard it's good

[Sharon Kay]

I like Ci-Ci's ham & cheddar with alfredo sauce...yum. I also like their BBQ with cheddar. ...but if I'm not at Ci-Ci's (which there is not one real close) ... I really do like a Hawaiian ... pineapple and ham. ...but since the family doesn't like any of the above ... most times we eat **hamburger**.

[Kiki]

Meat spaghetti sauce and fresh green peppers....don't knock it til you try it!

[meganmecrazy]

The more mushrooms the better! :D I love veggies on pizza!

[Lauren Reid]

i LOVE pinapple too!

my current fav is: veggie w/o cheese oh and you HAVE to add on banana peppers (you know those vinegary ones!)

the kids:
josh - cheese only
justin & jessica - black olives

:)

[Kat Stokes]

We LOVE Ham, Pineapple and Jalapenos. YUM!!! Of course I am a total pepperoni & black olive girl too. Actually, now that I think of it, I love MOST pizza toppings. A good combination, CPK's BBQ Chicken, a good garlic chicken. As long as there are no anchovies, I'm good. :D

[sarahbhb]

There were a couple of posts about ranch dressing on pizza. For those who have a Trader Joe's near you in the refrigerator section there is a low fat Parmesan ranch that is Yum! 30 calories and 1.5 grams of fat per 2Tbsp. (I think that's like 1 WW point but not sure). That and fat free Italian are all I eat on my salads anymore.

As far as pizza toppings go I'll eat any of the norms except for anchovies, olives and I agree about fruit on pizza..no pineapple!

[Tracyfish]

I love jalapenos and banana peppers, but can usually only get that on half because the guys don't like it.

[4noisyboys]

I love jalapenos and banana peppers, but can usually only get that on half because the guys don't like it.

same here...some of my boys like them, but my dh and one son can't take them...so we get half and half! I haven't tried the banana peppers on them...just the jalapenos, but we love them so I think I'll order it next time! Yum!!

[4noisyboys]

Oh...and no ranch for me on pizza or fries! Yuck!! I will dip Round Table's Parmesan Garlic Twists in ranch though...a match made in heaven!!

[Giseli Freitas]

Well, I'm a bit embarrassed to tell my favs pizza toppings, b/c they are so different from yours! :D
Pinneaple and Ham pizza is named California Pizza around here. Almost anyone likes it (I'm w/ the few who likes it) hehee
Mushrooms as pizza toppings? :blink: Here normally we eat only that most common mushroom called "champignon" (I don't know how you call it in USA.) Shitake and Shimeiji are known too, but only in Chinese/Japanese foods. The other types are a mistery to me...
Marguerita is one of my favs too. :)

Here we like to eat sweet pizzas toppings like banana w/ sugar & cinnamom, banana w/ chocolate or w/ Nutella, chocolate w/ ground cashew nuts, chocolate w/ ground coconut... w/ a scoop or two of ice cream on top of it!
Junk Food? Noooo.... banana is a fruit, btw :p

[Leila]

Well, I'm a bit embarrassed to tell my favs pizza toppings, b/c they are so different from yours! :D
Pinneaple and Ham pizza is named California Pizza around here. Almost anyone likes it (I'm w/ the few who likes it) hehee
Mushrooms as pizza toppings? :blink: Here normally we eat only that most common mushroom called "champignon" (I don't know how you call it in USA.) Shitake and Shimeiji are known too, but only in Chinese/Japanese foods. The other types are a mistery to me...
Marguerita is one of my favs too. :)

Here we like to eat sweet pizzas toppings like banana w/ sugar & cinnamom, banana w/ chocolate or w/ Nutella, chocolate w/ ground cashew nuts, chocolate w/ ground coconut... w/ a scoop or two of ice cream on top of it!
Junk Food? Noooo.... banana is a fruit, btw :p

That makes me think of the local place that I really like. They have a different specialty pizza each week. One week last month they had french toast pizza. Another they had s'mores pizza.

On the more savory side, they're offering chicken marsala pizza, tuna noodle casserole pizza and general tso's chicken pizza. Strange combos for sure, but knowing this place they'll be very good!!

[Libby Pritchett]

Oh wow! Bananas? That's definitely one I haven't heard of before! I love trying different toppings!

[ZaCola3]

My favorite is extra bacon-extra pineapple-light sauce...Makes me want Pizza NOW!

[Giseli Freitas]

LOL I knew it! But banana w/ sugar & cinnamon is one of my top 5. :)

Do you want the recipe? heheee

[DeepGirl]

My absolute top toppings combination is: cheese, ham, bacon, onion, garlic, corn... awww!

But sometimes I also chose: cheese, ham, mushrooms, olives, garlic.

[Jenn Barrette]

I have 2 favs
- pepperoni, bacon, tomato, and mushrooms
- chicken, tomato, feta, black olives, fresh basil

[rachaelsscraps]

Xtra cheese, mushrooms and pepperoni... but not too much pepperoni if it's really salty pepperoni. yuck! (i say that because I find Pizza Hut pepperoni to be very salty compared to local joints!)
I also like green peppers and tomato on pizza but haven't had them on it in a while because my guy isn't into veggies.

[adrianka]

My favourite one is Pepperoni...

In addition I'm also a big fan of goat cheese, so each time there's one like on offer, I usually try it. I discovered my favourite of this kind, curiously enough, in England. Pizza Express has a pizza called Padana, containing "goat cheese, spinach and red onion with tangy caramelised onions and a drizzle of garlic oil" which I love to pieces. The combination of goat cheese and caramelised onions is yummy. At least I think so. :-)

[kscwgirl]

my favorite if I get to choose is bacon, tomatoes, hamburger and pineapple. I usu. don't get to choose. Jeff likes meatlovers, the kids like cheese.

When we went to the bar all the time, I would walk down the street to the pizza place and get a slice of cheese and pour honey all over it. Yummmmmmmmmmmm.

[hollyxann]

My favorite toppings are onion, green pepper, banana pepper, olives and bacon.

[LeeAndra]

Margherita pizza sans onions is my fave, but no one else likes that, so we usually end up with boring pepperoni. Tyler will only eat Papa John's cheese. Now that Jeff is GF, though, I get my pizza fix when I visit my parents'. :)

[scrapperjade]

Does the US have Boston Pizza? They have this amazing pizza called "Spicy Perogy". When DH and I first started dating, he insisted I try it, even though I thought I wouldn't like it. But I LOVED it, its by far my favorite pizza EVER.

It has sour cream instead of tomato sauce, paper thin slices of spicy potato (sounds weird I know - I didn't get it till I tried it and went to heaven, lol), cheese, crumbled bacon & green onion.

Great. Now guess what I'm craving!

[Leila]

We have a place called Boston's, but it doesn't look like the same thing. Our Boston's does this amazing lobster pizza. I wish it were a year round item!!

[Nutmeg]

mushrooms, green peppers, olives, and pepperoni

[lovely1m]

When we went to the bar all the time, I would walk down the street to the pizza place and get a slice of cheese and pour honey all over it. Yummmmmmmmmmmm.

I had some friends that did that! So gross! lol

[jessica31876]

Im kinda boring with my pizza. I like double pepperoni thin crust pizza from Dominos with the sprinkly seasoning they use (its like oregano or something) with grated parmesan on it while it is still hot. I cannot eat cold pizza and wont reheat it either. Yuck. Pizza Hut used to make a pizza called "the Edge". It was thin crust with toppings all the way to the edge with this tasty seasoning stuff all over it. Not sure what was in the seasoning but it was a little spicy and gave the pizza a really savory taste. I also really really really loved Pizza Hut's dessert pizza. I miss it!!! :( They just stopped making them completely. OMGosh it was so yummy. It was really thin crust with apple (or cherry/blueberry) topping with cinnamony crumble topping and icing piped zig/zaggy across the top. Seriously so good!! Maybe they will start making it again. I found a recipe online for it so I might need to try making it myself. So I guess thats a little more then what you asked LOL. Needless to say pizza is one of my favorite foods!

[lovely1m]

. I also really really really loved Pizza Hut's dessert pizza. I miss it!!! :( They just stopped making them completely. OMGosh it was so yummy. It was really thin crust with apple (or cherry/blueberry) topping with cinnamony crumble topping and icing piped zig/zaggy across the top. Seriously so good!! Maybe they will start making it again. I found a recipe online for it so I might need to try making it myself. !

They make that here still.

[jessica31876]

Awww I wish the still did here. All of our Pizza Hut restaurants where you eat in have pretty much closed. All there is left are the little ones which are delivery/carry out now. I think there might be one sit down one left and even it changed to be kind of a fast food type Pizza Hut. The last time I went there the lady who waited on us told me they stopped making dessert pizzas when the sit-down restaurants all closed.

[tuneskids]

pepperoni, bacon and mushroom is what we normally have around here, or meat lovers with mushrooms added.

if I had my way, and didn't have to share, one of the places here makes a BBQ chicken pizza that I love - BBQ Sauce Base, Chicken, Onion, Green Pepper, Tomato, Bacon, Mozza & Cheddar (I get it without tomato and cheddar).

[lovely1m]

Yeah, we only have 1 sit-down one left.

[scrapmonkey]

My favorite pizza topping combination is bacon, (fresh) mushrooms and onions. Sometimes substitute the bacon with salami. We usually get Papa John's, but recently have loved the Domino's new style of pizza - SO much better than their old style. But I have to give it up to the small Italian mom-n-pops back in the Northeast - best pizza.
My favorite pizza memory though is of taco pizza - yes, taco sauce with ground hamburger, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream (the last three were added after cooking) - back at college at the only pizza joint on campus or for 10 miles for that matter.
Of course now that I'm trying to go gluten-free, I'm going to have to find gluten-free dough and make my own...