Description

This grilled pizza recipe offers a quick and flavorful way to enjoy homemade pizza with a smoky twist. Using simple ingredients like homemade or store-bought pizza dough, olive oil, your favorite sauce, and toppings, the pizzas are cooked directly on a preheated grill for a crispy crust and deliciously melted cheese. Perfect for outdoor cooking enthusiasts, this method ensures a perfectly grilled crust with customizable toppings in just under half an hour.

Ingredients

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Dough

Pizza dough: homemade (recipe makes 2 large pizzas) or store-bought, divided into 5-8 portions depending on desired pizza size and thickness

Other Ingredients

2 Tablespoons olive oil
Pizza sauce: your choice of pizza sauce, 5-minute pizza sauce, white garlic sauce, BBQ sauce, or alfredo sauce
Desired toppings: cheese, pepperoni, assorted meats, vegetables, etc.

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Instructions

Prepare the Grill: Clean the grill thoroughly and oil the grates well to prevent the pizza crust from sticking. Preheat the grill to 425°F (medium-high heat).
Shape the Dough: Divide the pizza dough into 5 to 8 portions depending on your preferred pizza size and thickness. Stretch or roll out each portion to the desired size and place the dough on a piece of parchment paper.
Oil and Grill the Dough: Brush the top side of the prepared dough portions with olive oil. Carefully lift the parchment paper and flip the dough onto the grill, with the oiled side down. Remove the parchment paper from underneath the crust.
Initial Grilling: Cover the grill and cook the dough for 2 to 3 minutes. Check using tongs for grill marks and a golden-brown bottom crust.
Add Sauce and Toppings: Flip the grilled dough onto a plate so the cooked side is facing up. Spread your chosen sauce evenly over the grilled side, then add cheese and your desired toppings.
Finish Grilling: Reduce the heat slightly on the grill, then slide the pizza back onto the grill to cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Cook until the cheese melts and the bottom crust turns golden and crispy.

Notes

Using parchment paper makes transferring the dough onto the grill much easier and helps maintain the dough’s shape.
Adjust the number of dough portions to make thicker or thinner pizza crusts according to preference.
Keep an eye on the grill to prevent burning; cooking times may vary depending on your grill’s heat output and outdoor conditions.
If you prefer a less smoky flavor, you can finish the pizza in an oven after grilling the crust.
Be cautious when handling the hot grill and pizza to avoid burns.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 125 kcal
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 1 mg
Fat: 3.5 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 20 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 5 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg