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Pizza And Flatbread Recipes (10 Recipes, 1 Article)

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A great pizza is incredibly easy to make from scratch at home, even the dough, whether you cook it outdoors or in, but beware, once you get the hang of it, you’ll never be satisfied with eating pizza in a restaurant again. Grilled pizza comes closer to the brick oven pizza than anything you can do indoors, and it beats the snot out of the stuff that arrives steamed and soggy in the cardboard box. Here’s the concepts you need to make yourself into a first class pizzaiolo.

pizza on a plate

The Science Of Pizza On The Grill

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Grilled pizza is closer to brick oven pizza like you get in Italy or France than anything you can do indoors. A great pizza is incredibly easy to make from scratch at home, even the dough, and once you try it you'll never want delivery pizza again. Here are the secrets to making and grilling a perfect pizza at home.
pizza Margherita

Grilled Pizza Margherita Recipe

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Perfectly crisp and full of deep smoky flavor, grilled Margherita pizza comes closer to brick oven pizza like you get in Italy or France than anything you can do indoors. Unlike many pizzas that go overboard with toppings, this recipe for grilled pizza Margherita is a simple, yet elegant, blend of dough, cheese, tomatoes, and basil.
capicola pizza raw

Grilled Capicola Pizza, Delivery Pizza’s Worst Nightmare

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Grilled pizza comes close to the brick oven style pizza we all love but without the cost of installing a brick oven. Here is a rustic grilled pizza recipe that features Capicola, a traditional cured and lightly smoked pork product from Naples, related to bacon, and some good examples are made in the US and Canada.
drizzling oil on pepe's white clam pizza

Pepe’s Style White Clam Pizza Recipe

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Pepe's on Wooster St. in New Haven CT is one of the most famous pizza places in the world, and their most famous pie is the White Clam Pizza. Duplicating Pepe's pies is impossible, but you can come close at home with the right ingredients, and a little love. Here's the recipe for creating a delicious white clam pizza in your kitchen.
caramelized onion pizza

Grilled Caramelized Onion Pizza, An Outdoor Twist On French Pissaladiere

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

A French twist on traditional Italian pizza, the pissaladiere packs a ton of flavor in the form of caramelized onions, olives, garlic, anchovies, and herbs. Taking it one step further, this recipe for the classic pissaladiere (sans sauce and fromage) is cooked on the grill, rendering it perfectly crisp and smoky.
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Grilled pizza on a pizza stone, sitting on round grill grate

How to Make Kamado Grilled Sausage Pizza

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Dave Joachim

A grill makes a crisp pizza, and kamado style grills offer distinct advantages. Here's how to make sausage pizza on a Big Green Egg or other kamado, including techniques and recipes for grilled pizza from renowned Italian chef, Marc Vetri.
pizza Margherita

This Perfect Neapolitan Style Pizza Dough Recipe Needs No Kneading

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Create delicious Neapolitan style pizza on the grill thanks to this no knead pizza dough recipe. True authentic Neapolitan pizzas have a tender, pillowy bottom with big blistery bubbles in it after cooking very quickly over extremely high heat. When cut, it is pliable and bends easily under the weight of toppings.
Marc Vetri making Naples style pizza dough

Try Marc Vetri’s Naples Style Pizza Dough for Your Next Pizza

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Dave Joachim

Renowned Philadelphia chef Marc Vetri shares his recipe for Naples style pizza dough from his book, Mastering Pizza. It's the perfect dough for making grilled Neapolitan pizza in a kamado.
rolling pizza dough

You’ll Love This No Knead Roman-Style Pizza Crust Recipe

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Great grilled pizza begins with a great pizza dough such as this simple-to-follow recipe for no knead Roman-style pizza dough. It can be used for thin crust or thick crust, and even for focaccia. When followed precisely, the recipe's end result is a crispy, smoky grilled pizza similar to that from a brick oven.
tomatoes

How to Make the World’s Easiest Pizza Sauce

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Dave Joachim

The best pizza sauce is also the easiest. Tomatoes, olive oil, basil and salt. What more do you need? You can blend up this sauce recipe right in a tall 1-quart container. Then use it make the pizza of your dreams. Or refrigerate it for a few days.
Heating tomato sauce in a skillet

Grilled Marinara Sauce That Would Make Grandma Proud

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Meathead, BBQ Hall of Famer

Take your pasta dishes over the top with this incredibly rich and deeply smoky grilled marinara sauce recipe. Marinara is the classic Italian tomato sauce from Naples but you can amplify the flavors by grilling the tomatoes and other fresh ingredients. The end result is something that is truly special.

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Published On: 5/3/2019 Last Modified: 4/15/2021

 

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