Costco Frozen Pizzas Cooking Instructions (All Pizzas) + 6 Pro Tips
Costco Frozen Pizza Cooking Directions
Lost the box and need the cooking instructions for the frozen pizza you bought at Costco? I got you covered with the recommended cooking directions and 6 pro tips to turn your frozen pizza into a gourmet pizza.
This article covers the cooking instructions for Costco’s most popular brands of frozen pizza, including all 3 Kirkland Signature pizza choices.
Sabatasso’s Pizza Singles
Sabatasso’s Gluten Free Pizza (GF)
Milton’s Roasted Vegetable Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Motor City Detroit Style Pizza
Costco Kirkland Signature Supreme Cauliflower Pizza
Costco Kirkland Signature Cheese Pizza
Costco Kirkland Signature Pepperoni Pizza
Costco Frozen Pizza Taste Hacks!
Most people don’t think twice about how to cook a frozen pizza aside from just following the instructions. However, there are some important tips and tricks that can significantly improve the taste and look of your frozen pizzas.
I’ve included the cooking directions for all Costco frozen pizzas below. You can just read the cooking instructions if that’s all you need, but I recommend at least checkout out the cooking tips. You might find one or two of the cooking tips helpful for you, and that’s what we’re here for, right?
1. Thaw Your Frozen Pizza
Who said frozen pizza had to be frozen at the time of cooking? Thaw your pizza for 1 or 2 hours in the fridge before cooking. The pizza will more closely emulate that from a pizza shop, and the crust will be significantly more crispy.
Make sure not to exceed over 1 hour at room temperature as bacteria can begin to grow.
Keep in mind, if you do thaw your pizza beforehand, don’t use the officially provided pizza cooking directions from Costco. Thawed pizzas do not need to be cooked as long as frozen pizzas.
From a thawed state, reduce bake time to 5-8 minutes, depending on the oven temperature. You can check for doneness by looking for golden brown cheese and crust. Another indicator that the pizza is fully cooked is that it is piping hot throughout.
2. Brush The Crust
I know I’m often guilty of eating just the pizza and trashing the crust, as it is sometimes plain, boring, and brittle.
Fix this by brushing some olive oil onto the crust halfway through the cook. Toss on some cheese or garlic powder for extra flavor!
Not interested in frozen pizzas? Don’t forget about the Costco $9.95 Whole Pizzas.
3. Cook Directly On the Rack
We’ve all heard the saying “cardboard crust,” and in fact, I may have even used that phrase to describe a few of the frozen pizza options at Costco. You can fix this by simply placing the pizza directly onto the oven rack. Don’t use a baking tray or foil, but just throw it directly into the oven.
A few other great options are a pizza stone or a cast iron skillet.
4. Add Fresh Ingredients
I consider Costco frozen pizzas an excellent base for building your at-home gourmet pizza. You can transform a Costco cheese pizza into anything ranging from a Hawaiian pizza to a BBQ chicken pizza. Costco pepperoni pizzas are a great starter for a meat lover’s pizza.
You don’t have to accept every frozen pizza as-is and don’t be shy about adding your own toppings.
4. More Cheese Please
Most Costco frozen pizzas can benefit from the addition of more cheese. Any shredded cheese will do, but if you feel fancy, add some mozzarella, goat cheese, or aged parmesan.
5. Season to Taste
Sprinkle chopped garlic, basil, or oregano on to upgrade any frozen pizza. If you don’t have those on hand, no problem; use what you find in your spice cabinet.
I recommend Italian seasoning, garlic powder, or even some spicy seasoning.
6. Ignore The Recommended Heating Methods
Yes, the entire purpose of this article is to give you the cooking directions for Costco frozen pizzas, but what if I told you there was a better way to cook the pizza? Again, we want to emulate pizza shops as closely as possible, which means cooking at high heat.
Most of the Costco pizza directions call for ~400°F oven temperature, but a better option is to cook at the highest temperature your oven can cook at.
My max oven temperature is 500°F, and I found that cooking frozen pizzas for 6-8 minutes produced some extra crispy crust and melty, gooey cheese.
Costco Frozen Pizza Cooking Directions (All Pizzas)
Here are the heating/cooking directions for all of Costco’s Frozen Pizzas. The cooking directions are all taken directly from the back of the box.
Sabatasso’s Pizza Singles Cooking Directions
How To Cook Costco Sabatasso Pizza Singles
The Sabatasso Pizza Singles are single serving pizzas that are much smaller than the rest of the Costco frozen pizza lineup. They will have their own unique set of cooking instructions. You can cook them in the oven, microwave, or air fryer.
Conventional Oven Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Discard Plastic wrap and silver microwave tray.
- Place 1 Costco frozen mini pizza on a baking sheet on the center oven rack. Caution: Do not use silver microwave tray in the oven.
- Cook for 13-15 minutes or until the cheese turns golden brown.
Microwave Cooking Instructions
- Remove the overwrap from the pizza and silver microwave tray.
- Place 1 pizza on silver microwave tray and microwave safe plate.
- Cook on high. The pizza is ready when the cheese is melted.
- Pepperoni: 80-95 seconds
- Four-Cheese Pizza: 85-90 seconds
Air Fryer (Recommended) Sabatasso's Frozen Pizza Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 350°F for a pepperoni pizza or 325°F for Four-Cheese Pizza. Discard plastic wrap and silver microwave tray
- Place one mini pizza into the air fryer. Caution: Do not use silver microwave tray in the oven.
- Cook for 6-8 minutes. Crust edge and cheese may brown quickly. Cook the product thoroughly.
Sabatasso’s Gluten-Free Pizza (GF) Cooking Instructions
How To Cook Costco Gluten Free Pizza
Oven Cooking Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Remove the plastic wrap and cardboard and place the GF pizza directly on the center oven rack.
- Bake for 10 to 13 minutes until the cheese starts to turn golden brown.
Full Review
Costco gluten-free pizzas cook similarly to the rest of the Costco frozen pizza collection. Heating it at 450°F for 10-13 minuting should do the trick.
Milton’s Roasted Vegetable Cauliflower Crust Cooking Instructions
How To Cook Costco Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust)
Milton Cauliflower Crust Pizza Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- Remove the overwrap and cardboard and place the pizza directly on the center oven rack. (For best results, cook pizza from frozen and do not use a baking sheet.)
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.
- Let pizza cool for 2-3 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Cook Costco Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza at 425°F for 12-15 minutes. The pizza crust will be crispy and the cheese will be golden brown.
Costco Motor City Detroit Style Pizza Cooking Directions (Deep Dish)
How To Cook Costco Motor City Deep Dish PIzza
How to Cook Motor City Deep Dish Pizza from Costco - Heating Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- Remove the Motor City Detroit style pizza from the plastic wrapper but keep it in the tray.
- Place pizza on the center rack. Do not broil
- The baking tray should not touch the sides or back of the oven.
- Bake for 18-21 minutes
- Once the cheese is melted, remove the deep dish pizza from the oven.
- Serve and Enjoy
Remove the pizza from the tray before cutting.
CAUTION: Tray and pizza will be hot!
Full Review of Costco Motor City Detroit Deep Dish Pizza
Costco’s most meaty pizza is the Motor City Deep Dish Pizza. Cook this frozen pizza from Costco at 425°F for 18-21 minutes.
Costco Kirkland Signature Supreme Cauliflower Pizza Cooking Directions
How Do I Cook Costco Cauliflower Pizza?
Costco Cauliflower Pizza Cooking Instructions for Conventional Oven
- Heat Conventional oven to 425°F (220°C)
- Remove the overwrap and cardboard, and place the frozen pizza directly on the center oven rack.
- Bake for 17 to 19 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.
- Let pizza cool for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.
Costco Cauliflower Pizza Cooking Instructions for Convection Oven
- Heat Convection oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Remove the overwrap and cardboard, and place the frozen pizza directly on the center oven rack.
- Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.
- Let pizza cool for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.
For Food Safety and Quality purposes, here the product to 160°F.
Depending on your oven type, cook the frozen cauliflower pizza from Costco at 425°F between 14 and 16 minutes or between 17 and 19 minutes. The Costco cauliflower pizza should come out extra crispy and piping hot.
Costco Kirkland Signature Cheese Pizza Cooking Instructions
How Do I Cook Costco Cheese Pizza?
Baking Instructions for Costco cheese pizza
- Conventional & Convection Oven Cooking Instructions
- Heat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Remove pizza from all packaging.
- Place pizza directly on the center rack in the center position
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is brown and the cheese is melted and golden brown.
Ovens vary; rely on appearance.
Costco frozen cheese pizza follows similar directions to the rest of Costco’s pizza inventory.
The Kirkland Signature Cheese pizza cooks at 425°F for 13-15 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown. Depending on how the cheese pizza is looking, I’ll turn the oven off, but leave the pizza in the oven for a few more minutes. This helps cook the cheese for just a little longer and will give it that nice, golden brown, gooey texture.
Costco Kirkland Signature Pepperoni Pizza Cooking Instructions
How Do I Cook Costco Frozen Pepperoni Pizza?
Conventional Oven Instructions for Frozen Costco Pepperoni Pizza
- Preheat Conventional oven to 425°F
- Line the baking pan with foil and spray with cooking oil.
- Place pizza on a pan and place the pan directly on the center rack in the center position.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until crust is brown and cheese is melted and golden brown
Everybody loves the Costco frozen pepperoni pizza. The pizza cooks very well at 425°F for 12-15 minutes. The cheese comes out a nice gooey golden brown color and the crust is crispy and perfectly crusted.
Costco Frozen Pizza Cooking Instructions (All Pizzas)
Ingredients
- 1 Costco Kirkland Signature Frozen Pizza
Instructions
- These are general instructions for Costco's Frozen Pizza. Please find your specific pizza for exact cooking instructions
- Heat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Remove pizza from all packaging.
- Place pizza directly on the center rack in the center position
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is brown and the cheese is melted and golden brown.
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Greg Larkin is the founder and managing editor of Costco Food Database, the premiere site for honest takes on all things Costco food. A self-proclaimed Costco super-fan since childhood, Greg turned his obsession in a mission to properly rate and review all of Costco’s delicious buys. When he’s not busy navigating Costco aisles, you can find Greg smoking Kirkland Signature meats, meal prepping, or perfecting his homemade jerky recipes.