No one wants to turn their stove on 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 promotes so much conversation -- something not always easy with teenagers in the mix! I love that cooking together promotes family time and feeds the family.
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 degrees.
- 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 pizzas my family loves. The amount of ingredients here generously feeds our family of five!
Base ingredients:
- Grilled pizza dough
- 5 cups of red sauce
- 2 packages of shredded mozzarella cheese, 8oz each
- Salt and pepper to taste
The Meat-za
- 1/2 cup beef
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 cup of sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- 10 slices salami
- 10 slices pepperoni
Directions:
- Brush the crust with sauce.
- Add half the cheese.
- Add salami and pepperoni.
- Add beef and onion.
- Add second half of cheese.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Grill for six minutes at 500 degrees.
- Slice and serve.
Margarita Mamacita
- Tbsp. of garlic
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 6 basil leaves
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- 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 second half of cheese.
- Grill for 6 minutes at 500 degrees.
- Slice and serve.
Cheesy Stuffed Crust
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 4 Tbsp. sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- 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 degrees.
- Slice and serve.
We hope you enjoy grilling pizza as much as we do! Mangia!