No one wants to turn on their stove in the hot summer months! But that doesn't mean you have to give up a family favorite... PIZZA! Instead, put that pizza on the grill for a delicious — and easy — dinner the whole family will love.
One of the things I love about pizza is that it's easy to get your kids involved in the process. I give each kiddo their own pizza crust and let them choose toppings, even if they are just leftovers from the fridge!
I love working together in the kitchen as a family because it encourages so much conversation, something not always easy with teenagers in the mix! I love that cooking together promotes family time and feeds the family.
We hope you enjoy grilling pizza as much as we do! Mangia!
Base ingredients:
- Grilled pizza dough
- 5 cups prepared pizza sauce (or make your own)
- 1 (16 ounces) package shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
Grill the dough:
- Take your dough out of the fridge and let it get to room temperature.
- Heat up the grill.
- Spray your pizza stone, cookie sheet, or pizza grill pan generously with olive oil.
- Stretch out your dough and put it on your pan.
- Brush the top with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Close the grill and cook for six minutes at 500˚F.
- Take off and let cool.
Once your dough is made, it's time to get ready for the fun part: adding your toppings! Here are three ideas for pizza my family loves. The amount of ingredients here generously feeds our family of five!
The Meat-za
- ½ cup beef
- ½ onion, chopped
- ½ cup sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 10 slices salami
- 10 slices pepperoni
Brush the crust with sauce.
Add half the cheese.
Add salami and pepperoni.
Add beef and onion.
Add the second half of cheese.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Grill for six minutes at 500˚F.
Slice and serve.
Margherita Mamacita
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- Olive oil
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 6 basil leaves
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper
Brush with light olive oil.
Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Add half of the cheese.
Sprinkle minced garlic.
Add tomato.
Add basil.
Add the second half of cheese.
Grill for 6 minutes at 500˚F.
Slice and serve.
Cheesy Stuffed Crust
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 Tablespoons. sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Add light sauce.
Add shredded mozzarella cheese.
Layer the mozzarella heavy on the outside of the crust.
Fold the dough over the cheese and tuck it under.
Add salt and pepper.
Grill for 6 minutes at 500˚F.
Slice and serve.
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