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.

Homemade Meat Lover's Pizza

We are big fans of pizza in our house!  Take-out pizza can often be greasy and expensive.  This is a simple pizza that you can adapt to what you like.

Homemade Meat Lover's Pizza

bakery pizza dough (in the refrigerated area of the bakery)
pizza sauce
2 c shredded Italian blend cheese
sliced pepperoni
hot Italian sausage
3 tbsp butter
2 tsp pizza seasoning (or you can sub Italian seasoning)
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic salt
Drizzle olive oil in medium skillet.  Brown Italian sausage links for about 5-10 minutes, until browned on each side.  Add water to skillet and boil Italian sausage links for 15-20 more minutes until cooked through.  Remove from water and slice thin.  Prepare pizza dough by rolling with a floured rolling pin to desired thickness.  (You can also try tossing it if you want!)  Spread pizza sauce over pizza dough, sprinkle with pizza seasoning.  Top with cheese and desired toppings.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (or until dough has browned).  While pizza is cooking, place butter in bowl and top with garlic salt and Italian seasoning.  Melt butter in microwave.  Brush over crust immediately after removing from oven.  Allow pizza to sit 5 minutes before cutting.

Calzones

This recipe is a great weekend treat!  It is super easy for a Friday or Saturday night, and you can fill it with whatever you want! 

Calzones

1 pkg refrigerated thin pizza dough crust (regular works okay if you can't find thin, just get the roll near the biscuits)
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 lb ground hot sausage, browned and drained
pepperoni
other favorite pizza toppings (hamburger, onions, peppers, etc)
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1-2 cups pizza/marinara sauce
Roll out pizza crust on greased cookie sheet.  Cut into two equal sections.  Layer mozzarella cheese and fillings on one side of each section of crust.  Fold crust over, roll edges to create a seal.  Bake according to pizza crust directions.  You may not need to cook it as long as the package says, so keep an eye on it.  When it begins to turn light brown, it's done!  Remove calzones from oven.  Mix melted butter, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning--brush on top of HOT calzones.  Don't be stingy...this is the best part!  Serve with pizza sauce on the side.  Makes 2 fairly large calzones...works great as left-overs.