Grilled Pizza
Updated May 28, 2025
Make grilled pizza at home with this simple tutorial and step-by-step photos. The crust gets crisp on the outside, but soft on the inside!
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Make Pizza on the Grill!
Grilled pizza has kind of ruined oven pizza for me, in the best way. The crust gets those crisp edges and a little smoky flavor that you just can’t get from baking. It only takes about 10 minutes on the grill, too. I don’t always make my own dough, but when I do, I use this pizza dough recipe. Most of the time, though, I grab a ball of store-bought dough and call it a win. It still turns out great.
When we do pizza night, I’ll usually divide the dough into smaller portions so the kids can make their own. Everyone picks their toppings, we line them up, and toss them on the grill. It’s less mess in the kitchen, way faster than delivery, and honestly more fun. If you’ve never grilled pizza before, this is a solid place to start and if it’s too cold outside, you can use a grill pan!
Happy Grilling!
– Yumna
Grilled Pizza Ingredients
- Pizza dough: Use your favorite store-bought dough or use my pizza dough recipe.
- Oil: Make sure it’s high-cooking oil like regular olive oil or avocado oil. Avoid extra virgin olive oil.
- Seasoning: Use 1 ½ teaspoon of any pizza seasoning or combination of garlic powder, onion powder and oregano.
- Pizza sauce: I keep jarred pizza sauce in my pantry to whip up grilled pizza quickly but it’s also really easy to make homemade pizza sauce
- Toppings: You’ll definitely want some shredded mozzarella cheese along with basil and crushed red pepper for a classic margarita pizza, but just like regular homemade pizza, use any toppings you like.
How to Make Grilled Pizza
Recipe Tips
- Use room temperature pizza dough. Cold dough is less pliable and more likely to rip. Letting the dough rise by coming to room temperature will make it easier to handle and give the crust a better texture once cooked.
- Don’t skip the parchment paper. This really helps you handle the pizza on the hot grill with ease. Without it the dough may rip or tear and it will be tricky to get the pizza placed on the hot grill safely.
- Add seasoning to your dough. After brushing the dough with olive oil, add a little Italian seasoning or even just salt and pepper.
- Preheat your grill. The trick to grilling pizza dough is to have the grill super hot so that it mimics a pizza oven. Don’t be tempted to put it on too early. The high heat of the grill (around 500-600 degrees) gets much closer to a real pizza oven than your standard oven ever could. If you’re using an indoor grill pan, go high.
Grilled Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons pizza seasoning or ½ each garlic powder, onion powder & oregano
- 1 cup Tomato sauce store-bought or homemade
- 16 ounces Sliced Mozzarella 1 package
- Toppings of choice fresh basil and crushed red pepper for margherita pizza
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Allow store-bought dough to rise at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Cut the pizza dough into 2 to 8 portions depending on how big and thick you want each pizza. Roll the dough into desired size and thickness and transfer to a parchment paper.
- Brush the olive oil on top of the pizza dough. Lift the pizza dough off the surface with the parchment paper below it and carefully flip it onto the grill, oil side down. Peel the parchment paper off.
- Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes and check for doneness with tongs to see if the bottom side has grill marks and is lightly golden. Flip the pizza(s) onto a plate and add seasoning, sauce, cheese and any toppings to the cooked side.
- Lower the grill heat slightly and slide pizzas back onto the grill to cook the bottom side for another 3-5 minutes, until cheese is melted and bottom crust is golden.
- Use tongs to remove the pizza from the grill. Let cool for a few minutes and then slice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
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Serving Ideas
FAQs
This grilled pizza is best served as soon as it’s ready, but if you have leftovers, they will keep well for 3 to 4 days. Reheat in a hot oven or toaster oven to get it nice and crispy again.
Yes! You can make grilled pizzas and freeze them. Just reheat from frozen on a baking sheet at 350°F until heated through.
The hotter the grill, the better! Try getting it between 500°F and 600°F for the crispiest pizza base. Preheat it while you are waiting for the dough to come to room temperature.
This pizza takes less than 10 minutes to cook, so keep your eye on it! It will need 2 minutes on the first side. Then once you add the toppings, it will take another 5 minutes maximum. Way quicker than takeout!
Comments
Yes, it is fast. It is fun. It is flipping delicious.