When Is A Pizza Not A Pizza?

When is a pizza not a pizza? When it's one of these 35 pizza-flavored recipes that aren't actually pizza. You can find your favorite pizza flavors in everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to monkey bread.

A hearty "pizza" soup made with onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, tomatoes, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese.

Bite sized pizzas with zucchini slice 'crusts'

These Savory Greek Waffle Pizzas are a fun and fresh new way to enjoy your favorite flavor of hummus!

Classic eggs Benedict served pizza-style. Pizza dough is topped with Hollandaise sauce, Canadian bacon, cheese, and beaten eggs then baked until golden brown.

Pizza flavored egg rolls - so good!

Hawaiian Pizza Grilled Cheese with a spicy twist - pizza sauce, pineapple, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese!

Sure, many of us have enjoyed mushrooms as a delicious topping on our pizza; but how about stuffing some mushrooms with pizza instead, with these Pizza Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms?

This recipe is easy to adapt to your family's tastes. We used hamburger and mini pepperoni. You can add your favorite pizza toppings - sausage, peppers, onions, olives, mushrooms. Anything goes! Get creative!

I mean, what’s not to love about pepperoni, mozzarella and green peppers rolled up in a buttery crescent roll and served with pizza sauce??

If you’re looking to get your pizza fix on without needing (or kneading) the dough, so to speak, then a BBQ Chicken “Pizza” Grilled Cheese will totally be the perfect “slice” to park on your plate.

Layers after layers of cheesy gooey goodness spiraled with corned beef and sauerkraut come together for a tasty pizza recipe you’ll want to make over and over again.

These cute pizza sandwiches are just right for a family dinner, potluck, or party!

A savory monkey bread loaded with all of the amazing flavors that come in a pepperoni pizza.

Kids love pizza and they also love to eat with their fingers, which is why our playful pizza “bundles” should hit the spot.

This fun Pizza Pasta Salad is a perfect lunch box recipe. Add some fresh fruit and veggies, and your lunch packing just got a whole lot easier!

Whether you’re looking for a fun twist on taco night or new tailgating recipes, these Taco Pizza Roll Ups will be an instant crowd pleaser. All you have to do is roll up pizza dough with ground beef, salsa, and cheese.

English Muffin Pizzas are one of my favorite weeknight meals. They are so easy to make and taste great. I started wondering how this would taste tossed together as a casserole. I gave it a try and it turned out great! This is similar to the Bubble Up Pizza, but you don't have to worry about the dough baking.

All of the flavors of a pepperoni pizza in a low carb cauliflower casserole!

Sushi is most commonly served in single bite serving sizes but this recipe puts all the delicious sushi ingredients into one larger pizza-like presentation.

Add a bit of diced pepperoni or even pancetta in place of a bit of the diced mozzarella, or switch up the spices to suit your tastes. They freeze very nicely and then defrost well in the refrigerator or on the counter, and are pretty much guaranteed to please everyone in the family.

Meatballs made with ground beef, panko bread crumbs, and various seasonings are filled with a small cube of mozzarella cheese and baked in the oven. They are then transferred to a crockpot to simmer in a tasty tomato sauce until ready to serve. Shown here served as an appetizer but could easily be served as an entree as well.

Pepperoni pizza ingredients rolled into a monkey-bread style recipe

These are addictive with every bite having a profound basil and cheesy flavor. Not too cheesy though - just right. To us, black olives resonate with pizza and hence have added to this as well. Adding fresh Mozzarella is really a game changer if you ask me. Since these keep well in fridge (and freezer), they make for a welcome snack.

This is a perfectly melty and delicious sandwich that exudes ultimate comfort food. A pizza in grilled cheese form? Yes, please!

This grilled cheese is, in a word, PACKED with cheese. As it should be.

This is a totally yummy, kid-friendly meal that goes together in 30 minutes or less.

These quick and easy breakfast pizzas are great for breakfast...or anytime of the day!

Easy to make snack sticks made with refrigerated breadstick dough, pepperoni slices, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and seasonings. Serve with heated pizza sauce for dipping.

This quiche is pretty simple, just some chopped tomatoes, black olives and lots of fresh basil and mozzarella. I then top the quiche with lots of pepperoni before baking it. To save on fat and calories, I used turkey pepperoni.

All your favorite pizza ingredients baked into a hearty casserole. Made with ground beef, pepperoni, elbow macaroni, pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

These pizza dough pretzel bites are just as chewy and delicious as the real thing. Your guests will not know the difference. No waiting for the dough to rise. In 30 minutes your hungry game watchers can be enjoying a platter of pretzel bites.

They are only 6 ingredients. Virtually no dishes to clean up. And they’re super quick to put together.

An AMAZING gooey, cheesy Pepperoni Pizza bread made with King’s Hawaiian Bread

This makes fun side dish with a meal or my kids even liked them as an after school snack.

These pizza poppers a so easy to make! You pretty much just roll out the pizza dough, cut it into squares, top it with your favorite pizza ingredients, wrap the up and fry them. After they have been cooked you can sprinkle on some parmesan and seasonings and serve them with hot pizza sauce for dipping.