An easy and quick way to have pizza on the grill. The bonus is still having pizza on the weekends without heating up your house.
Sunday Supper’s theme this week is Kids in the Kitchen. I have to say I love this idea. You all know mini-me helps me in the kitchen on occasion. I love for her to help make pizza. She actually works at a local pizza joint so she’s really good at making pizza.
Like better than me. And I’m pretty darn good at it. Lots of practice.
We make pizza a gazillion times a week. You learn some stuff. Like mini-me is better at stretching dough than her mom. Like loads better. She can make the perfect paper-thin crust. I mean thin as can be. You would be stunned if you saw this up close and personal. The dough is pure perfection. Apparently you get good at it working your way through University.
If you are unfamiliar with Sunday Supper you can visit Family Foodie to get more information. It’s a group of bloggers led by Isabel Foodie who are committed to bringing Sunday Supper back to tables around the globe. It’s a wonderful movement and I’m proud to be a part of such a fabulous group.
An easy and quick way to have pizza on the grill. The bonus is still having pizza on the weekends without heating up your house.
- 1 store bought or Pizzeria bought pizza dough
- ½ cup of pizza sauce more or less, to taste
- ½ cup of shredded pepperoni more or less, to taste
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella more or less, to taste
- You will also need flour for dusting and rolling
- A pizza pan since this is a super thin crust. One with holes is ideal.
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Preheat your grill.
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Roll and stretch your dough. Mini-me’s technique is to roll, then press with her hands, then hand stretch and throw. Do this until it’s thin enough to see through but it should not split or tear.
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Spray your pizza pan with non stick spray. Lay the dough on the pan.
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Spread with pizza sauce.
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Sprinkle cheese over top.
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Sprinkle pepperoni over top.
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Reduce heat of the grill to a medium heat.
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Place pan in the centre of the grill.
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Allow to cook for 5 to 10 minutes, the bottom should be brown but not black, and the top should be golden and pepperoni just starting to turn colour. Remove very carefully with oven mitts after turning off the grill.
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Take inside and place on a cutting board.
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Use a good pizza cutter to cut into slices.
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Serve with an ooey, gooey, melty, cheesy smile!
The cook time of grills can vary greatly. It depends on the size of your grill, whether it’s propane, charcoal or gas and how well it functions. So always use the bottom number I’ve given as a base number to start checking the food consistently. You need to get to know your grill and how it performs. The key to grilling is paying attention to the texture and look of the food. Do not walk away and ignore the food. Big mistake. But also don’t hover and keep opening the lid every 5 seconds. My best advice is to get to know how it works by grilling often and start small. Learn how to grill simple foods like hot dogs, burgers and veggies. Then you can move on to steak, chicken and even roasts. Do not fear the grill. Embrace it. But not literally cuz that’ll burn! Use your noggins!
See that, best pizza mini-me’s made to date. This girl rocks the pizza. She doesn’t seem to like to grill though. Gonna have to change that. All girls should get their grill on. It’s not just a boy’s toy any more. Get in there ladies. Do not let the grill intimidate you. Here’s a little tip, if it was THAT hard do you really think men would be offering to do it all the time. Ya, nuff said.
Okay so below is a peek at mini-me’s process. If you’d like to see more photos of her in action stop by our Deep Fried Panzerotti post. That will give you huge insight into how she does this amazing crust. For now here’s a few photos for you of today’s pizza. I did not adjust from outside to inside light well so excuse any overexposed photos. Apparently I was tired and overworked today. So pretty much like any day around here.
You want to use one of these pans if making paper thin crust! We got this at a small chef supply store in Windsor.
She’s so fast I need to start shooting in sport mode from now on. She’s also really messy!
She’s like a pizza ninja!
Super fast spreading of the sauce! Ninja sauce!
Ninja cheese tossing. That could be a new olympic sport!
Pepperoni galore! I’m just guessing but I think she really likes pepperoni! Most ninjas do!
Ninja cutting skills!
She may have ninja pizza making skills but I have ninja pizza eating skills!
So get out there and grill folks. If you do a paper-thin crust I’d suggest using a pan with holes, or even a pizza stone. If your pizza is going to be thick you can toss the dough right on the grill. Cook the dough solo on one side for a few minutes. Then flip it over and move over to the low heat side, or turn one side off. Add your toppings, put down the lid and wait for the magic to happen. Honestly it’s really easy and quick. The grill will be your new best friend.
So stop by some of my new best friends and say hello. These folks are all participating in Sunday Supper. I’d love for you to show them some Lunatic love.
Start your day:
- Panko Encrusted French Toast Sticks ~Doggie At the Dinner Table
- Pineapple Not-Upside Down Muffins ~In the Kitchen with Audrey
- Bacon, Egg & Sausage Breakfast Cups ~Daily Dish Recipes
- Buttermilk French Toast with Homemade Cinnamon – Raisin Bread ~What Smells So Good
Healthy Snackers:
- Snack Attack: 3 Healthy Choices for Little Nibblers ~Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Fruit Salad in an Orange Cup ~Mama’s Blissful Bites
Main Squeeze:
- Whole-wheat Pretzel Dogs ~Family Spice
- Poblano Mac ‘N Cheese ~Juanita’s Cocina
- Coconut Chicken and Shrimp ~Super for a Steal
- Hedgehog Meatballs and Chili Dog Pie ~Cooking by the Seat of our Pants
- Walking Tostada ~Shockingly Delicious
- Mini Sausage Rolls ~Small Wallet Big Appetite
- Mini Corn Dog Muffins ~In The Kitchen With KP
- Mexican Black Bean Quinoa Burgers with Homemade Guacamole ~Cupcakes and Kale Chips
- Threaded Spaghetti Hot Dog Bites ~Damn Delicious
- Golden Potato Patties ~My Trials in the Kitchen
- Grilled Chicken Wings in Sesame Flavors ~The Queen’s Notebook
- Spaghetti Tacos ~Girlichef
- Parmesan Corn on the Cob ~Home Cooking Memories
- Yum Yum Salmon ~Family Foodie
- Pad Thai ~Meal Planning Magic
- Chicken Tortilla Bake ~Mrs. Mama Hen
Sweet Treats:
- Chocolate Slab ~Happy Baking Days
- Chocolate Chip Cut-Out Cookies ~Chocolate Moosey
- Self-Crust Coconut Pie ~Magnolia Days
- Fresh Cherry Clafoutis ~The Meltaways
- Wolf’s Wonderful Peanut Butter-Brownie Fudge Sundaes ~The Weekend Gourmet
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream ~The Messy Baker Blog
- Healthy Creamy Caramel Apple Parfaits with Greek Yogurt ~Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Chocolate and Salted Caramel Pudding Pops ~Hezzi-D’s Cooks and Books
- Chocolate Cheese Turnover ~Basic and Delicious
- Chocotorta Vintage Kitchen Notes
- Oatmeal and M&M Cookies ~That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Purple Blueberry Cake ~Tora’s Real Food
- Tropical Popsicles ~Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
- Carrot Cupcakes ~Diabetic Foodie
Note to my followers, I won’t be participating in the twitter party. I’ll be out with the family. Hubs had to work on Father’s Day so we are going out tomorrow to see a flick together since we didn’t get to do that last month. Tradition here is all birthdays and special days are celebrated with a flick and dinner. So I’ll be hanging with the family which is always a good thing. Kind of what Sunday Supper is all about really. Feel free to go forth and tweet without me. Join the others, they’re a great group of bloggers. But I just wanted to let you know why I won’t be there. Cuz I know y’all miss Lunie when she’s gone. *stifles a giggle*
Toodles and smoochies! xx
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says
I’ve never grilled a pizza before but this looks pretty good!
Kim Bee says
You gotta try it Maureen. It’s so good.
Renee says
Great idea for grilling pizza in the summertime to keep the heat out of the kitchen.
Kim Bee says
Thanks so much Renee. I wish I had a stove in the garage as well as a BBQ outside. It’s on my wish list. My house gets so hot. It’s scorching here today. Over 100 right now.
Family Foodie says
You are inspiring me to try Grilled Pizza…. love this recipe and love the name even more!
Kim Bee says
You must Isabel. It’s so good. Plus the kids can do small individual ones. You are so sweet, I adore naming things after my daughter. Thanks for another great week fearless leader. xx
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious says
That is a beautifully thin crust! (Visiting you from #SS!)
Kim Bee says
Thanks so much Dorothy. Mini-me sure knows how to make pizza crust.
Jen @ Juanita's Cocina says
Mmmmmm. I’m dyin’ here.
I want that pizza SO bad.
Also, I want that pepperoni. I ate pepperoni in those big round circles. I want shredded pepperoni. *humph*
Kim Bee says
I may have eaten it all. My bad.
Mini-me’s work always does shredded pepperoni. At first I was resistant to it but now I’ve embraced it big time. It’s so good.
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes says
I like the step-by-step pictures. Your pizza looks really yummy, especially at noon when I haven´t had a proper breakfast yet!
Kim Bee says
Thanks. It would make a great lunch for sure. Love pizza for lunch. And dinner. And breakfast.
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
This grilled pizza looks so cheesy and delicious. I need to get one of those pizza grill pans. Happy #SundaySupper!
Kim Bee says
Thanks so much. You can get them at most Walmarts and places like that too. Happy #SundaySupper to you too.
diabeticFoodie says
I tried grilling pizza once – it cooked instantly. (That’s another way of saying it, uh, burned.) I think my fire was too hot and it was way too windy to be grilling. You’ve inspired me to try again!
Kim Bee says
It cooks super fast if the grill is not turned down. I’ve burned some stuff too. Like chicken. I always forget the juices drip. You gotta try it again. It’s so good.
Laura @ Family Spice says
Oh yeah, pizza is always fun to assemble with the kiddos!
Kim Bee says
It sure is. We are pizza addicts.
Jerry says
You can’t go wrong with pizza! Definitely a good thing. Even better that the youngster is an expert at it.
Kim Bee says
Thanks Jerry. Mini-me is a pizza expert.
kitchenriffs says
I’ve never grilled pizza! In fact I rarely make it (St. Louis, where I live, has some terrific pizza joints, 3 within 2 miles of my house – so it’s always take out for us). But I really do need to make pizza again someday, and grilling is a nice idea. And I have to say, it looks like Mini-Me has made pizza making skills! Stretching that dough is trickier than it looks. Fun post – thanks.
Kim Bee says
You do live in a great pizza location so I can see why. We have about 6 pizza joints within 5 minutes, and my daughter works at one yet I still make it a couple times a week. We eat WAY too much pizza really. What’s funny is we live in a teeny tiny little town and we have a ton of pizza places. It’s so weird.
sunithi says
pretty perfect pizza ! lovely pics too 🙂
Kim Bee says
Thanks so much. I love pizza. Could eat it every day.
Mama F says
That looks so good. Now I want some pizza!
Kim Bee says
Thanks so much. You must have some.
Terra says
I am such a pizza addict, so this looks amazing! I love grilling pizza, it is so delicious:-) Hugs, Terra
Kim Bee says
Me too. We eat it way too much. I think we must have pizza at least a couple of times per week. Grilling is such a great way to do it in the summer. Anything to keep my house from being scorching hot.
Laura Hunter says
I love grilling my pizza. For my birthday last year my husband bought a pizza stone but we have decided that we actually prefer it on the grill.
Kim Bee says
I love my pizza stone. It’s so amazing for pizza, but also for bread and cookies.
Hezzi-D says
I’ve been dying to try a grilled pizza. I didn’t know they made pans for it! I need to try this stat!
Kim Bee says
The ones I bought are for ovens but they work on grills. If I’m not mistaken you can buy special grill ones. But they probably cost more and work the same. I use casserole dishes on my grill for things like potatoes too. You can put a pizza stone on them as well. Just know the pan won’t clean up as easily as it would if you used your oven. Takes a bit more elbow grease to clean. I’ve been know to use cast iron skillets on it too. Lol!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips says
I love grilled pizza. I just throw the dough right on the grill. Though when I do that, the shape usually ends up kind of, well, umm, rustic.
Kim Bee says
I love rustic though. Rustic is awesome. Makes it more interesting.
Kristen says
I picked up some of those ready made gf pizza crusts last week. Maybe I could grill them… In the mean time, I’ll go get the rag to mop up the drool on my computer screen.
Kim Bee says
I am so glad you found gf crust. Super yummy and good for the bellah.
Faye Leong says
It such a great idea of grilling pizza….must try!
Kim Bee says
It’s so good like this.
Carla says
I’ve only ever grilled hot dogs and burgers. Pizza seems pretty easy, although I can’t really uh make a nice round one LOL I make rustic pizza 😉
Kim Bee says
Rustic is totally fun. I love a rustic pizza. I love when gals grill. It’s so much fun.
[email protected] says
Two words…. yes, please. Ok, so that was four words but still. Damn, now it’s fifteen, seventeen, eighteen, *runs screaming in search of this pizza.
Twenty five.
Admit it. You counted.
Kim Bee says
I had one of those old grocery clickers ready for this one.
DB-The Foodie Stuntman says
Grilled pizza! YUM!
Kim Bee says
SO good!
Lea's Cooking says
Grilled pizza sounds delicious!!! I want to make it soon:))) Thank you Kim for detailed pictures:)
Kim Bee says
Thanks so much Lea. You are most welcome for the pictures. Hope it helps.
The Ninja Baker says
You and Mini Me are pizza maestros. Thanks for encouragement about grilling. Love your statement about how hard can it be if the men folk are offering up assistance to grill. Tee hee.
amy says
Kim, I have to tell you that this post actually made me go on-line and buy a pizza pan for use on the grill! I used the Chef Boyardee pizza dough mix for the dough and using a similar size round pan lined with parchment I pressed the dough out and then flopped over to transfer it to the pizza pan so I wouldn’t press the dough thru the holes. On charcoal medium coals it only took 5-7 minutes on direct heat. It was the BEST!!! Your photography of the process inspired me, great job and great ideas!!! You and Mini rock!