Today I wanted to show you how to grill pizza in literally 15 minutes. This quick and easy grilled pizza recipe is perfect for weeknight dinners and so fun to make!
How to grill pizza
Once you learn how to grill pizza, your family will want to do this all the time! Life is busy and when it is hot outside the last thing you want to do is heat up your kitchen.
This is why we love different grilling recipes. Pizza is a favorite around here and the grill makes it super fast and easy.
Can you grill pizza?
Yes! It is such an easy and fun way to make pizza. We just love it cooked on the grill.
Grilled pizza is one of those things I finally wanted to try my hands at, and I’m so glad I did. The kids love it, I love it, and it is a fun twist on our traditional Homemade pizza.
Do you need a pizza stone to grill pizza?
No, you don’t. You just place the pizza directly on the grill. It is so easy!
Ingredients for easy grilled pizza:
- premade 12″ pizza crust
- pizza sauce (we love our easy to make homemade pizza sauce)
- mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Parmesan cheese, shredded
- pepperoni
- fresh basil leaves (optional)
- and any additional pizza toppings you want!
How to grill pizza in 15 minutes:
First, go ahead and preheat the grill. My gas grill has a thermometer on the lid, so I preheat it to 400.
The high temp will give your pizza the crispy bottom crust. If you don’t have a thermometer for your grill, then I highly suggest you get one. Amazon has several on sale.
Spread pizza sauce onto the pizza crust.
Add cheese and pepperoni and place directly onto the grill grate. No special pans required! I told you this was very simple and easy!
It is also helpful to use a large cutting board to slide the pizza onto the grill. (I love this cutting board with the handle) You can also use a pizza pan, turn it upside down, place your crust on it and slide your pizza off of the pan onto the grill.
Pizza pans are even cheaper on Amazon right now.
Close the lid and grill for 6-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is brown on the bottom.
Remove from grill and slice with a pizza cutter. Serve with fresh basil leaves if desired.
This grilled pizza recipe is ready in 15 minutes!
See I told you this recipe was really easy to make. I know I cheat a little with the pre-made pizza crust, but you could use your own pizza crust, you would just need to cook it longer on the grill before adding toppings.
However, I just love this super easy grilled pizza recipe exactly the way it is. My pizza loving son, just loves this pizza and I love how I can serve it with a side salad and Dinner is done!
Money saving tips for grilled pizza recipe:
Make your own homemade pizza sauce. It wills save you money that way. Plus… you will love how easy and how great it tastes.
For the cheese, it is super easy to save on cheese. Can you Freeze Cheese? – yes you can! See how we stock up on cheese when it is low in price and freeze it until we need it.
I also learned how to grill corn on the cob and the kids love that too!
Topping ideas:
- bell peppers
- onion
- banana peppers
- Italian sausage
- pepperoni
- Various cheese blends for cheese lovers.
- mushrooms
- spinach
- black olives
- and anything you like!
Make this pizza your own and customize with all of your favorite toppings!
Give this grilled pizza a try!
Homemade pizza is so fun to make and saves a lot of money too. This is one of our favorite pizza recipes and everyone loves the pizza crust on the hot grill.
You can add any toppings you like. My kids are big fans of pepperoni but I like to add black olives, red peppers and Italian sausage.
The options are endless. Everyone can make the type of pizza they enjoy. So fun and delicious!
Homemade pizza is great for parties. You can set out a bunch of different toppings and let everyone make their own pizza.
It is so fun to customize and everyone always has a blast using their favorite toppings. This is also so frugal and great on the budget.
Print this grilled pizza recipe below:
How to Grill Pizza in 15 Minutes
Ingredients
- 4 premade 12″ pizza crust
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (shredded)
- 4 ounces pepperoni
- fresh basil leaves (optional)
- and any additional pizza toppings you want!
Instructions
- Preheat a grill. My gas grill has a thermometer on the lid, so I preheat it to 400, the high temp will give your pizza the crispy bottom crust.
- Spread pizza sauce onto the pizza crust.
- Add cheese and pepperoni and place directly onto the grill grate. I use a large cutting board to slide mine onto the grill.
- You can also use a pizza pan, turn it upside down, place your crust on it and slide your pizza off of the pan onto the grill.
- Close the cover and grill for 6-10 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is brown on the bottom.
- Remove from grill and slice. Serve with fresh basil leaves if desired.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Try these other easy Pizza Recipes:
- Homemade Flatbread Pizza
- Blackstone Griddle Pizza Recipe
- Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
- Easy Pizza Pocket Recipe
- Pepperoni Pizza Dip
- French Bread Pizza
- Pizza Stuffed Crescent Rolls
- Crockpot Pizza Soup
- Bubble Up Pizza
- Hawaiian Roll Pizza Sliders
- Pizza Cupcakes
Try these other grilling recipes:
- BBQ Ranch Grilled Chicken Marinade
- Parmesan Grilled Corn on the Cob
- 50 Healthy Grilling Recipes for you to try
- Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
- Grilled Balsamic Glazed Chicken
- Parmesan Grilled Zucchini
you really dont know how much i love pizza. but grilling it was a tough job, i loved reading your article and i have a query if you answer to it kindly. does the smoke change its taste while grilling it?
It makes it tastes like a wood fire grilled pizza. My family and I all love it!
Wow, nice and easy instruction! This guide for grill pizza, is really helpful for me. Thank you so much for this in-details instruction for grilling delicious pizza.
I’m so glad you enjoy it! We love making pizzas this way!