Grilled pizza is a great easy summer recipe for grilling fans! Take a break from burgers and hot dogs to make this easy grilled pizza margherita recipe, or use your favorite toppings to create your own grilled pizza masterpiece.
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How to Make Grilled Pizza at Home
Grilling your own pizza on the BBQ is a great way to cook an easy pizza dinner without using the oven to heat up your house!
First, gather your ingredients:
- pizza crust (pre-made or using the crust recipe from our pizza recipe here or this recipe here)
- pizza sauce (pre-made or using the sauce recipe from our deep dish pizza recipe here)
- toppings: handmade mozzarella cheese and fresh basil for margherita pizza, or any combination of fresh herbs and vegetables and meat that you like.
Then, prep the pizza crust:
- Roll out a thin rectangle of pizza dough to fit the grill.
- Heat the grill to medium-high heat, and coat the grates with vegetable oil.
- Cook the pizza for 2-3 minutes, until the crust is grilled and brown.
Finish with toppings:
- Flip the crust on the grates.
- Add sauce, cheese, and toppings.
- Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted.
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Topping Ideas for Grilled Pizza
You can add any toppings you like to grilled pizza to create your own delicious pizza at home. Some of our favorite topping combinations:
Margherita Pizza: a simple rustic Italian combination of cubed mozzarella cheese (fresh is best!) and fresh basil leaves with marinara sauce. You can also add fresh tomatoes and a sprinkling of fresh grated parmesan cheese.
Meat Lovers: Italian sausage, chopped pepperoni, bacon, ham, and grilled chicken (with shredded mozzarella and marinara sauce)
Traditional Twist: from our deep dish pizza recipe – ground beef, Italian sausage, onion, and yellow red peppers for a contrast from the traditional red or green pepper
Bacon and Veggie: spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, and real bacon bits (with feta and mozzarella cheeses) – plus a delicious crust seasoning in the recipe here
BBQ Chicken: grilled chicken chunks, pineapple, bacon bits, and red onion (with Monterey Jack cheese and barbecue sauce)
Hamburger and Grape Tomato: use the grape tomatoes from your garden, paired with ground beef and onions – easy and delicious
What to Serve With Grilled Pizza
Grilled pizza is an all-in-one dish (fruits, veggies, meat and grains!) We like to pair it with a fun summer drink to cool off and follow up with a grilled dessert like these. Try basil passionfruit lemonade or a strawberry coconut mocktail!
Grilled Pizza Margherita
Grilled Pizza
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough - homemade or store bought
- Pizza sauce - homemade or store bought
- Flour for rolling out dough
- Olive oil for pizza
- Vegetable Oil for grill
- Toppings
- Mozzarella cheese shredded or sliced
- Parmesan cheese shredded
- Italian sausage cooked
- Pepperoni
- Bacon
- Ham diced
- Chicken cooked and diced
- Mushrooms
- Green peppers or multi-colored peppers
- Tomatoes
- Red or white onions
- Black olives sliced
- Fresh herbs
- Arugula
- Dried oregano
- Dried basil
Instructions
- Prepare sauce and all toppings, set aside
- Roll out pizza dough into a thin rectangle using a small dusting of flour so the dough doesn’t stick. Place dough on large baking sheet or pizza paddle
- Heat grill to medium-high heat
- Coat grates of grill with vegetable oil using a folded paper towel
- Slide pizza dough onto heated grates
- Cook for 2-3 minutes or until bottom is lightly brown
- Flip pizza over and brush lightly with olive oil
- Spread on pizza sauce and top with mozzarella cheese and toppings of your choice
- Close the lid and grill for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted and toppings are lightly browned
- Remove from grill and transfer to cutting board
- Add fresh herbs and parmesan cheese if desired
- Serve immediately
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