Pizza on the Grill

I heard that it's great, so I just had to find it and try it--pizza on the grill. Of course, the first question I had was: can't I just take a pizza out of a box and heat it up. I suppose you can but I don't want to have to describe the end product, so I just do it this way that I found in the Southern Living Cookbook:

• Preheat the grill to a low to medium heat of about 300 degrees.
• Start with a 12 x 18-inch piece of heavy duty aluminum foil sprayed with cooking spray or brushed with olive oil.
• Open a package of pizza crust and starting from the middle, spread it toward the edges until it is about the size of the foil piece, about 1/2 inch thick.
• Invert it onto the grill grate and peel off the foil. Grill from 3 o 5 minutes until it is light brown on the bottom side.
• Carefully remove it from the grill with a large tongs and spatula. Invert it and grill for 1 to 3 more minutes until it is staying together and the second side is light brown.
• Remove from the grill and place it back on the foil or on a cookie sheet. Brush it with pizza sauce and then add the toppings, spices and cheeses.
• Return to the grill and close the cover, heating the toppings through and melting the cheeses.
• ENJOY!

See? Not so hard and you can make any kind of pizza you want. I like chicken and bacon - with both precooked and cut into small pieces. I also like it just full of olives, peppers, onions, and everything I can throw on top. See what you can come up with. It is a real company pleaser!

You can cook this on any kind of grill, adjusting the heat and watching it carefully. This one pictured is out Pro Deluxe Grill and it's at a great price right now. We have a variety of grills on our website for you to choose from - that's on bestbackyardchef.com.

And here are some barbecue tools from Best Backyard Chef-these have the John Deere logo- for inverting that pizza crust.

You can also find the Southwest Living Cookbook on our bfcookbooks.com website.