Look, sometimes you want pizza but you also want to eat it with a spoon. Enter: pizza soup. It’s comforting, cheesy, and tastes like your favorite slice without having to preheat a thing. I lean on pantry ingredients and simple steps so it works for real weeknights when you’re not trying to make everything from scratch. After years of developing dinner recipes that don’t disappoint, trust me when I say this one does not come out boring.
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I am on a mission to turn all of my favorite foods into soup recipes. Eating your favorite take out foods as a soup is super convenient because the meal tastes even better the next day, is great for meal prep, and freezer friendly too.
Pizza Soup Ingredients
- Onions
- Bell Peppers
- Ground Beef, Ground Turkey, or Italian Sausage: I use organic, grass-finished beef, Italian Sausage, and pepperoni. You can also use ground turkey, ground sausage, ground chicken, or whatever you like. You can also make this a meatless soup if you wish.
- Italian Seasoning, Salt, and Pepper
- Pepperoni: My preference is uncured nitrate-free pepperoni. It's made without the added preservatives that come with most processed deli meat.
- Marinara or Pizza Sauce: You can use my Homemade Marinara Sauce Recipe here or grab any of your favorite store-bought sauce. Marinara sauce or pizza sauce will work. Marinara sauce is a lot thicker than pizza sauce since pizza sauce is meant to spread over crust. I prefer to use marinara in this recipe for that reason...because I like thick soup. Marinara sauce also typically has more flavor.
- Fire Roasted Tomatoes (canned)
- Broth
- Mozzarella Cheese
How to Make Pizza Soup
Detailed measurements and full instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Heat a Dutch oven or large pot on medium-high heat.
- Add the meat to the Dutch oven or large pot with onions, bell peppers, garlic, Italian Seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste. Break down the meat.
- Stir and cook until the meat is no longer pink.
- Add pepperoni, marinara sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, and broth to the pot and stir.
- Adjust the heat to low and place a lid on the pot. Simmer.
- Top the soup with shredded mozzarella cheese.
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Easy Pizza Soup
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Ingredients
- ½ cup chopped onions
- ½ cup chopped green bell peppers
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 1 pound ground beef, ground turkey, or ground Italian Sausage
- 1 ½ teaspoons Italian Seasoning Adjust to taste.
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 oz pepperoni This was ¼ cup. Sliced in half or into small pieces.
- 2 cups marinara or pizza sauce
- 14.5 oz canned fire roasted tomatoes
- 2-3 cups broth Any broth beef, chicken, vegetable, etc. Less broth for thick soup.
- shredded mozzarella cheese Optional topping.
Instructions
- Heat a Dutch oven or large pot on medium-high heat.
- Add the ground beef or Italian sausage to the Dutch oven or large pot with the onions, bell peppers, garlic, Italian Seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste. Break down the meat with a meat chopper.
- Stir and cook until the meat is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat from the meat if necessary.
- Add the pepperoni, marinara sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, and broth to the pot and stir.
- Adjust the heat to low and place a lid on the pot. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until thick and the ingredients are well combined.
- Top the soup with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Data
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Frequently Asked Questions and Recipe Pro Tips
You can, but it’ll make the soup sweeter and a lot thicker. I like marinara or crushed tomatoes so the broth stays “soupy” and not just melted pizza in a pot.
Low-moisture mozzarella gives you the best melt and stretch, just like a classic pizza slice. If you really want that pull, grate it yourself, pre-shredded has anti-caking starches that stop the cheese from melting smoothly.
Nope, you can skip it or swap it. The pepperoni does add flavor because the oil renders into the broth, so if you skip it, add a splash of olive oil or some Italian sausage so you don’t lose that richness.
Yes, absolutely. Bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, spinach, and even olives work great. Sauté them with the aromatics so they soften and build flavor.
This is a great soup for leftovers and reheating. This dish can be reheated in the microwave or on the stove.
Leftovers can be stored tightly covered and sealed and stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.
You can freeze this soup. I like to use these freezer molds from Amazon. It allows you to freeze the soup in individual portions. Defrost overnight in the fridge.
Substitution Ideas
- Bacon
- Bell peppers
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Spinach
- Olives
- Italian sausage
- Ground beef
- Bacon
- Ham
- Salami
- Banana peppers
- Jalapeños
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Artichoke hearts
- Fresh basil
- Fresh parsley
- Red pepper flakes
- Parmesan
- Provolone
- Ricotta dollops
- Croutons
- Garlic knots (for serving)
- Parmesan crisps (for serving)
How to Serve and What to Serve With the Soup
Air Fryer Garlic Bread
Homemade Classic Southern Cornbread
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Caeren says
I made this soup today for lunch! Just like the title says, easy. It was full of flavor, too. This will definitely be in the Fall/Winter soup rotation.
staysnatched says
So glad to hear!
A.G says
This was delicious! I had a pizza craving this week but trying to cut back on carbs, this hit the spot! I substituted Turkey Italian sausage for the beef and it was perfect.
staysnatched says
Love that sub!
Bri says
I made this for dinner last night. I added mushrooms and fresh basil. It was delicious! Thank you for the recipe.
staysnatched says
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Brandy says
Hi! Is there a white sauce version of the pizza soup you can recommend?
staysnatched says
Hi, no not of this soup. If you search Alfredo on my site you can make those white sauce recipes.
Ashley says
Delicious and easy soup the whole family enjoyed! Love that you can add whatever “toppings” you want to switch it up! Thanks for the recipe!
staysnatched says
Yes! Exactly. You're welcome.