Can You Freeze Leftover Pizza?
Yes, you can freeze it.
1-2 months
Freezing individual slices rather than a whole pie is worth the extra few minutes of prep, since it turns pizza into a genuinely convenient single-serving freezer item rather than an all-or-nothing thaw — a real practical advantage over freezing one large frozen disc. Whatever meat topping is on a given slice is really what should govern how cautiously it's treated both before and after freezing, since a plain cheese slice and a meat-topped one aren't equally perishable even under this page's shared general guidance.
Wrapping each slice individually in plastic wrap before placing them together in a freezer bag prevents the slices from freezing into one fused stack, and also cuts down on the freezer burn a loosely bagged, unwrapped slice is prone to, especially around the exposed edge of the crust where moisture escapes fastest.
A frozen slice reheats better straight from frozen in an oven or air fryer than after thawing on the counter first — thawing beforehand tends to leave the crust soggy from condensation, while going straight from freezer to a hot oven lets the crust re-crisp as the toppings heat through together. A deep-dish or stuffed-crust pizza, with considerably more dough and cheese per slice than a thin-crust style, takes longer to freeze solid and longer to reheat through evenly than a standard thin slice — worth accounting for with a slightly longer reheating time from frozen rather than assuming every pizza style behaves identically.
Storage times and safe temperatures are general guidance from USDA FoodKeeper, USDA FSIS, and FDA sources — they are not a guarantee of safety. When in doubt, throw it out. This is not a substitute for professional food-safety advice.
Source: USDA FoodKeeper data, checked 2026-07-12.