This Grilled Flatbread Pizza is easy, delicious, and fun to make! The dough takes just 15 minutes to prepare and when grilled, tastes very close to a wood fired pizza crust.
The choice of toppings is endless so choose whatever you love on a pizza.
Grilling pizza is a super fun and romantic date night idea. Try them for a simple lunch or dinner. We enjoyed our individual grilled pizzas so much that we made them two nights in a row.
Optional topping ideas
Pizza sauce
Pepperoni, onions, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese
BBQ chicken, bacon, ranch dressing
Ham, pineapple
Caramelized onion, bacon, spinach
Dessert pizza toppings
Whatever you want!
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How to Grill Flatbread Pizza
For the homemade Flatbread
In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm (110 degrees F, 43.33 degrees C) water. The temperature is right when it feels warm to your fingers but not hot. Water that is too hot will kill the yeast.
Let the yeast mixture stand for 10 minutes until it becomes frothy.
In a bowl add the flour, oil, salt, and yeast mixture. Stir with a spoon (or mix by hand, or stand mixer) until a soft dough forms. If the dough is to wet, mix in additional flour a tablespoon at a time until it is no longer sticky. If it's too dry, mix in additional water a tablespoon at a time.
Roll the dough into a ball and let it rest for about 5 minutes while you gather and prepare your desired pizza toppings.
Divide the dough into two pieces.
On a clean floured surface roll each piece of dough into a circle about ¼” thick.
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Click for a baking sheet.
How to Grill Pizza
Preheat a gas grill on low for direct grilling.
When the grill is hot and ready, brush the grates with some olive oil.
Optional: Brush both sides of the dough with olive oil for darker grill marks on the dough.
Slide the pizza dough off the baking sheet and onto the grill.
Close the grill and cook the dough for about 5 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on your grill and the heat level so watch it closely and check it often.
Check if the dough is browned underneath. If it’s not browned, give it another minute.
Take the dough off the grill with a large grilling spatula and put it on top of the cookie sheet. Click for a large grilling spatula.
After they have cooled slightly, turn the pizza crusts over, browned sides up.
Spread sauce over each crust, if using.
Add the desired toppings like shredded cheese, onions, pepperoni, and mushrooms.
Put the pizza back on the grill using the large spatula and close the lid.
Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and melted and the crust is browned. If the crust is getting too brown but the toppings aren’t done yet, move the pizza to a higher warming rack and close the lid to continue cooking.
Pull the pizza off the grill onto a cutting board and let it rest for a minute or so before cutting it.
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Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 ¼ teaspoon quick rise yeast (from a jar)
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ cup warm water (feels warm but not hot)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon cooking oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Optional topping ideas:
- Pizza sauce
- Pepperoni, onions, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese
- BBQ chicken, bacon, ranch dressing
- Ham, pineapple
- Caramelized onion, bacon, spinach
- Dessert pizza toppings
- Whatever you want!
Instructions
For the dough:
- In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in warm (110 degrees F, 43.33 degrees C) water. The temperature is right when it feels warm to your fingers but not hot. Water that is too hot will kill the yeast.
- Let the yeast mixture stand for 10 minutes until it becomes frothy.
- In a bowl add the flour, oil, salt, and yeast mixture. Stir with a spoon (or mix by hand, or stand mixer) until a soft dough forms. If the dough is to wet mix in additional flour a tablespoon at a time until it is no longer sticky. If it's too dry, mix in additional water a tablespoon at a time.
- Roll the dough into a ball and let it rest about 5 minutes while you gather and prepare your desired pizza toppings.
- Divide the dough into two pieces.
- On a clean floured surface roll each piece of dough into a circle about ¼” thick and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
How to make grilled pizza:
- Preheat the grill on low for direct grilling.
- When the grill is hot and ready, brush the grates with some olive oil.
- Optional: Brush both sides of the dough with olive oil for darker grill marks on the dough.
- Slide the pizza dough off the baking sheet and onto the grill.
- Close the grill and cook the dough for about 5 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on your grill and the heat level so watch it closely and check it often.
- Check if the dough is browned underneath. If it’s not browned, give it another minute.
- Take the dough off the grill with a large grilling spatula and put it on top of the cookie sheet.
- After they have cooled slightly, turn the pizza crusts over, browned-sides up.
- Spread sauce over each crust, if using.
- Add the desired toppings like shredded cheese, onions, pepperoni, and mushrooms.
- Put the pizza back on the grill using the large spatula and close the lid.
- Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and melted and the crust is browned. If the crust is getting too brown but the toppings aren’t done yet, move the pizza to a higher warming rack and close the lid to continue cooking.
- Pull the pizza off the grill onto a cutting board and let it rest for a minute or so before cutting it.
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Notes
- Nutritional information is based on the flatbread pizza dough only and does not include any toppings you choose to add.
Nutrition
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Karen Davidson
Sunday 30th of May 2021
The grilled pizza sounds amazing. What temperature do you set the Bag at, low, med or hot? And do you grill directly over the heat ? Thanks
Zona
Monday 31st of May 2021
Hi Karen, we pre-heat the grill on low heat and grill directly over the heat. Thanks for your question :)
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