Costco Frozen Pizza Cooking Directions (All Pizzas)

Costco’s Frozen Pizzas Cooking Instructions (All Pizzas) + 6 Pro Tips

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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 instructions for Costco’s most popular brands of frozen pizza, including all 3 Kirkland Signature pizza options. 

  • 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 on how to cook a frozen pizza aside from just following the instructions, but there are some crucial tips and hacks that can significantly improve the taste and appearance of your frozen pizzas. 

I have included the cooking directions for Costco’s frozen pizzas below so you can skip these tips if you just want the cooking instructions, but I do recommend at least taking a look. You might find one or two of the cooking tips helpful for you.

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 more than 1 hour at room temperature as bacteria can begin to grow. 

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Keep in mind, if you do thaw your pizza beforehand, you cannot use the officially provided pizza cooking directions from Costco, as the pizza is no longer frozen. 

The cooking time should be reduced to 5-8 minutes, depending on the oven temperature. Always rely on appearance to ensure the pizza is fully cooked.

2. Brush The Crust

I know I’m often guilty of eating just the pizza and trashing the crust, as it can be 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!

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Motor City Pizza - Great Crust

Not interested in frozen pizzas? Don’t forget about Costco’s $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. This doesn’t have to be the case and can be fixed 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’s frozen pizzas a good base for building your at-home gourmet pizza. This is especially true with a cheese pizza, which can be transformed into anything ranging from a Hawaiian pizza to a bbq chicken pizza. Costco’s pepperoni pizzas are a good base for a meat lover’s pizza.

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Costco Pepperoni Pizza With Green Chiles

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 of Costco’s 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.

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Costco Pizza With Mozzarella and Prosciutto

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’s 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.

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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's Frozen Pizza Cooking Directions (All Pizzas)

Sabatasso’s Pizza Singles Cooking Directions

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How To Cook Costco's Sabatasso Pizza Singles

The Sabatasso Pizza Singles’ cooking instructions will differ from the rest of the Costco frozen pizza selection as they are single-serving pizzas. They can be cooked in the oven, microwave, or air fried.

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 starts to turn golden brown.
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Microwave

  • 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
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Air Fryer (Recommended) 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. Ensure the product is cooked thoroughly.

Sabatasso’s Gluten-Free Pizza (GF) Cooking Instructions

How To Cook Costco's Gluten Free Pizza

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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’s gluten-free pizzas cook very similarly to the rest of the Costco’s frozen pizza collection. Heating it at 450°F for 10-13 minuting should do the trick. 

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Milton’s Roasted Vegetable Cauliflower Crust Cooking Instructions

How To Cook Costco's Veggie Pizza

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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’s Cauliflower Crust Veggie Pizza at 425°F for 12-15 minutes. The pizza crust will be crispy and the cheese will be golden brown. 

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Costco Motor City Detroit Style Pizza Cooking Directions (Deep Dish)

How To Cook Costco's Motor City Deep Dish PIzza

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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’s 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. 

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Costco Kirkland Signature Supreme Cauliflower Pizza Cooking Directions

How Do I Cook Costco's 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, the product should be heated 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's Cheese Pizza?

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Baking Instructions for Costco’s 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’s 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. 

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Costco Kirkland Signature Pepperoni Pizza Cooking Instructions

How Do I Cook Costco's Frozen Pepperoni Pizza?

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Conventional Oven Instructions for Costco's 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 Costco’s 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. 

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Costco Frozen Pizza Cooking Instructions (All Pizzas)

How to cook Costco's pizza to crispy perfection
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 400 kcal

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. 

Nutrition

Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 16gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 990mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5g
Keyword Cheese Pizza, Costco frozen pizza, Costco Pizza, Kirkland Signature Pizza, Motor City Deep Dish Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza
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