Grilled Pizza

Fire up your grill and enjoy a homemade pizza in minutes!

By: Jodie Shield, RDN

Who needs a wood-fired oven? If you have an outdoor grill, a homemade pizza with a thin, crispy-crust is only minutes away. The Chicago Tribune ran a grilled pizza recipe with caramelized onions that’s to die for. But I wanted to experiment using other toppings, and the results were delicious. I like to slather sauce on my pizza, along with fresh veggies and lots of shredded cheese. For this recipe, I added Italian sausage, but leave it off if you want. While you can make your own crust, for convenience I recommend Trader Joes fresh pizza dough. Another tip, Williams-Sonoma sells a 12-inch round, stainless steel pizza pan made especially for the grill. It absorbs and transfers heat so you’re guaranteed a golden crust and perfectly cooked toppings. The perforated design brings the crust in contact with the flame to impart a smokey, wood-fired flavor. Plus, the pan has handles for easy flipping and serving. Bottom line: This grilled pizza recipe is so easy, use it as a base and add whatever toppings you want.  For more tasty grilling recipes like Tropical Flank Steak, Blackened Fish, and Pineapple Chicken Skewers download my FREE app Time To Eat Healthy: Homemade Meals in Minutes.

Grilled Pizza

Serves 4

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

½ pound Italian sausage (about 3 links), casings removed divided use (optional)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup fresh veggies, diced (peppers, onion, mushrooms – whatever you like)

1-pound pizza dough

flour for rolling pizza dough

olive oil cooking spray

½ cup pizza sauce

2 cups Manchego cheese, shredded (8 ounces)

Steps:

1. Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage; brown, breaking up meat with a spatula as it cooks, 6-7 minutes. Drain sausage on paper towels; set aside in small bowl.
2. In same skillet, heat olive oil until sizzling. Add chopped veggies; stir-fry 6-7 minutes until crisp-tender. Remove from pan; set aside in small bowl.
3. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to thin 12-inch round. Coat both side with olive oil cooking spray. Place on lightly oiled baking sheet.
4. Heat grill to medium-high. Arrange topping ingredients next to grill. Transfer pizza dough to grate; grill until dough begins to puff and light grill makes appear on bottom, 1 ½ to 2 minutes.
5. Flip over pizza; move to coolest par to grill. Add pizza sauce, ½ the cheese; top with sausage, vegetables, basil, then add remaining cheese. Move pizza back to center of grill and close cover; grill, 3 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is crisp and lightly charred, 2-3 minutes. Remove from grill; cool for 5 minutes before cutting.

Nutritional Information per Serving (1 slice): 393 calories, 13 grams protein, 28 grams carbohydrate, 18 grams fat, 9 grams saturated fat, 27 milligrams cholesterol, 2 grams fiber, 910 milligrams sodium

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