A pizza oven isn’t just for pizza! Whether you have an Ooni, Gozney, Ninja, you can cook everything from sizzling steak to gooey cream cheese. Here are 10 delicious ideas to make the most of your pizza oven beyond pizza!

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1. Hot Honey Cream Cheese

This easy, smoky appetizer takes cream cheese to the next level by adding a flavorful spice rub and a drizzle of sweet and spicy hot honey.

The pizza oven’s high heat gives the cheese a slightly charred, caramelized crust while keeping the inside soft and creamy.

Recipe: Pizza Oven Smoked Cream Cheese

2. Red Pepper Salsa in the Pizza Oven

This smoky, fire-roasted salsa takes full advantage of your pizza oven’s high heat, giving red peppers, tomatoes, onions, and garlic a deep, charred flavor. Blended with lime juice, cilantro, and spices, this salsa is bold, vibrant, and perfect for dipping with tortilla chips or serving alongside grilled meats

Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Salsa in a Pizza Oven

3. Chicken Wings

These crispy, smoky chicken wings cook beautifully in a pizza oven, developing a flavorful char while staying juicy inside.

Seasoned with a bold dry rub and roasted over high heat, they come out perfectly golden and packed with flavor. What sets them apart is the tangy, creamy Alabama white sauce, made with mayo, vinegar, and spices for a delicious dipping sauce.

Recipe: Smoked Chicken Wings in the Pizza Oven

4. Pepperoni Pizza Rolls

We’re getting close to pizza with this one, but these cheesy, golden-brown pizza rolls still fit the bill! Rolled up with pepperoni, mozzarella, and marinara sauce, they cook quickly in a pizza oven, developing a crispy, golden crust while staying soft and gooey inside.

They’re perfect for parties, game nights, or a fun twist on pizza night.

Recipe: Pepperoni Pizza Rolls in a Pizza Oven

5. Jalapeño Popper Dip

This creamy, cheesy dip brings all the flavors of classic jalapeño poppers but in an easy-to-make, shareable dish. Baked in a cast iron pan, the combination of cream cheese, cheddar, crispy bacon, and spicy jalapeños develops a smoky depth when cooked in a pizza oven.

Recipe: Pizza Oven Jalapeño Popper Dip

6. Wood Fired Bread

Freshly baked bread might be one of the best smells and tastes in the world, and, despite what Paul Hollywood would have you believe, it’s really not that hard to make.

7. Porterhouse Steak with Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Tomatoes

The high temperatures a wood-fired oven can reach make it a surprisingly good method for cooking thick-cut steak, and the wood imparts a lovely smokey flavor to the meat.

To properly cook a steak, however, you will need a Tuscan grill, which is a simple cast-iron grill grate that sits inside your oven.

8. Wood-Fired Paella

Paella is a delicious one-pot Spanish feast filled with vegetables, richly-flavored rice, and seafood. To cook it properly, you will need a large flat paella pan or something similar. Just make sure the mouth of your oven is big enough to fit the paella pan.

9. Wood-Fired Chocolate Brownies

Desserts aren’t something that generally come to mind when cooking in a wood-fired oven, but these delicious, melty, fudgy chocolate brownies are sure to change that. They’re also pretty easy to make.

10. Crispy Porchetta (Rolled Pork Belly)

Porchetta is an Italian boneless pork roast generally made of a fatty roll of pork belly, stuffed with herbs. Since the Italian culinary tradition is the inspiration for the pizza oven, it should come as no surprise that this recipe works extraordinarily well in a wood-fired oven.