How To Cook A Frozen Pizza Without An Oven?

Do you find yourself hungry with a frozen pizza, yet without an oven to cook it in?

This very thing happened to me when I was staying in a vacation rental.

Luckily, there are a few different ways that you can cook your frozen pizza without an oven.

In fact, there are four ways you can cook a frozen pizza with no oven, which we will cover in the article below.

On The Stovetop or Cooktop

If you have a stovetop or cooktop that is working, then you can get that yummy pizza all cooked up.

However, you do need a skillet or frying pan that is big enough to fit the frozen pizza into.

Here’s what you need to do:

Add a small amount of cooking oil in in a large frying pan.
Place the frozen pizza in the frying pan and cover it with a lid.
Cook on medium-heat until you notice that the cheese on top is melting.
Keep a check on the crust to make sure that it is not burning before the cheese melts – you can lower the temperature setting to prevent the burning of the crust.

Don’t have access to an oven or a cooktop to heat up that frozen pizza?

If you have an electric griddle or electric skillet, then you can use one of these to cook a frozen pizza – assuming that the pizza fits into it.

Here’s how to use an electric griddle or electric skillet to cook a frozen pizza:

Place the frozen pizza in the electric skillet or on the electric griddle. If there is a lid, then cover it.
Cook on medium-heat until you notice that the cheese on top is melting.
Keep a check on the crust to make sure that it is not burning before the cheese melts – you can lower the temperature setting to prevent the burning of the crust.

If the reason you don’t have access to an oven is due to a power outage, then you can use your outdoor grill to cook up the frozen pizza.

Here’s how to do that:

Preheat gas grill on medium to 400F (takes around 8-10 minutes).
Take pizza out of plastic and place in middle of grill or on a pizza pan.
Cooked for around 15 minutes then rotate it and cook it for the other 15 minutes.

Probably the easiest way to cook a frozen pizza is in the microwave, if you have one that will fit the pizza.

In fact, many microwaves have a “pizza” button that is designed for frozen pizzas.

Here’s how to do it:

Take pizza out of plastic and place it on a microwave safe plate.
Put the plate with the pizza on it in your microwave and close the door.
Either use the “pizza” button or set the cook timer for between 4 to 6 minutes, depending on the size of the pizza. (or, refer to the directions on the pizza box)

Tip: I like to set mine to cook for 4 minutes and then do 30-second intervals so that I can check on when it is perfectly cooked to my liking.

Just remember that a pizza cooked in the microwave will have a softer crust that you’re used too.

As you can see, there are several ways that you can cook a frozen pizza without needing an oven.

Basically, any way that you can heat it up to defrost it and cook it will result in a yummy dinner of pizza.