Grilled Pizza

Grilled Pizza

Refrigerated pizza dough (from deli section)

Olive oil

Flour

Salt

Pepper

Nonstick grill spray

Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. The dough will plump while grilling, so go thinner than you want the crust to be in the end. After rolling out the dough, brush one side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat grill to high heat, spray grill with nonstick grill spray. Grill dough olive oil side down for 2 minutes with grill lid open. While grilling, brush other side of dough with olive oil and salt and pepper. Flip the dough over after 2 minutes, then turn grill heat down to medium. Immediately put toppings on pizza, then close grill lid for about 5 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is brown.

Chicken (boiled and diced)

Bacon (cooked and crumbled)

Feta cheese

Olive oil

Minced garlic

Fresh oregano

Italian seasoning

Shredded mozzarella

Mix olive oil, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning in small bowl. Allow to sit for a few minutes. After flipping pizza over, spread olive oil mixture as sauce on crust. Top with mozzarella, chicken, bacon, feta, and oregano.

Pepperoni (lightly cooked)

Italian sausage (sliced and cooked)

Cappicola

Gorgonzola

Fresh oregano

Pizza sauce

Mozzarella

Spread pizza sauce on crust after flipping. Top with mozzarella. Add pepperoni, Italian sausage, and cappicola. Top with crumbled gorgonzola and fresh oregano.

Grilled Flank Steak

Grilled Flank Steak

juice from 1 lemon
1/4 cup soy sauce
2-3 tbsp olive oil
celery seed
garlic salt
Montreal steak seasoning
1 flank steak
Mix all ingredients in large ziploc bag.  Add flank steak and marinate over night.  Grill over medium high heat until medium-well (or until cooked how desired).

Grilled BBQ Ribs

Grilled BBQ Ribs

4 lbs baby back ribs
3 garlic cloves, minced (I used the already minced kind)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
For BBQ sauce:
1 small onion, finely diced
2 tbsp butter
1 c ketchup
1/4 c brown sugar
3 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp celery salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Rub ribs with garlic; place in a shallow roasting pan.  Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours.  Cool slightly.  Combine first 6 seasonings and rub over ribs.  Refrigerate covered overnight (or at least 8 hours).
In a small saucepan, saute onion and butter.  Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and cook 10 minutes or until thick.  Remove from heat, reserve 3/4 cup sauce.
Grill ribs, covered, over medium heat for 12 minutes, turning and basting with remaining sauce.

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Sandwiches

These sandwiches are super easy and really good!  The pineapple really adds a good touch to the flavor of this meal.  It's a great summer go to meal for the grill.

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Sandwiches

2 chicken breasts
1/2 bottle teriyaki marinade (I used Mrs. Dash Spicy Teriyaki with no salt added & no MSG)
2 slices of pineapple (cored and peeled)
2 slices swiss cheese
2 crispy hamburger style buns (a crispy bun works better, too soft and the bread gets mushy)
2 tbsp butter
Using a meat pounder, flatten chicken breasts to preferred thickness.  Place chicken and marinade in large ziploc bag, allow to marinade in refrigerator at least 1 hour.  Grill chicken until no longer pink, about 10-15 minutes.  Brush pineapple slices with melted butter.  Grill pineapple about 5 minutes, until nice grill marks show.  Top each chicken breast with a slice of cheese and allow cheese to melt.  Toast bun then spread with a little more teriyaki sauce.  Layer chicken then pineapple on bun.  Serve with grilled veggies.
Adapted from http://livinglight58.blogspot.com/

Chipotle Crusted Pork Tenderloin

So, did you know that a chipotle pepper is really just a jalapeno that has stayed on the plant too long, turned, red, then smoked?  This recipe can be very hot...so if you don't like spicy, tone down the chili powder.  Also, the longer you marinate it, the hotter it is.  I marinated it 24 hours once, and it was SUPER hot!

Chipotle Crusted Pork Tenderloin

1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
3 tbsp chipotle chili powder (I found this at Publix in the McCormick seasonings, but I've also been told it's hard to find)
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp brown sugar
1 pork tenderloin
Mix above ingredients in large ziploc bag.  Add pork, marinate in refrigerator at least one hour.  Grill over medium high heat until pork is no longer pink.