Who would have thought to grill pizza? I really don't remember where this inspiration came from but what I can tell you is that it is an absolute brilliant idea. It has turned into my favorite way to eat pizza at home. At first, the thought of putting floppy dough onto the grill without burning myself seemed daunting and I thought I would fail miserably. It's honestly not that bad. The hard part is keeping the dough from folding onto itself. So, my husband and I tried several other ways to make that process easier and we came up with a keeper. Lucky for you, I have it all worked out here and ready to present to you!
Nutritional Highlight: Grilling. Cooking foods on the grill is an easy way to pack in a lot of flavor without any additional fat. However, charring meats can release compounds within the proteins that can be carcinogenic, so be careful not to turn the grill up too high. Grilling also takes far less time than other cooking methods. Bonus!
Favorite Pizza Dough
Red Onion
1 Chicken Breast
BBQ Sauce
Cheddar Cheese
Cilantro
Olive Oil
Foil
Prepare the pizza dough about 2 hours in advance.
Heat grill to medium-high.
Once the grill is to temperature, place chicken on the grill. Cut the red onion into thick slices horizontally, keeping the rings intact. Brush both sides of the onion with olive oil. Place onions on the grill with the chicken. Flip chicken over after 10 minutes of cooking, then brush with BBQ sauce. Use tongs to flip the onions over after chicken is flipped. Chicken will cook another 10-15 minutes until done.
Let the chicken and onion rest 5 minutes before slicing into bite size pieces. Prep all of your toppings for the pizza.
Meanwhile, prepare the dough for grilling by rolling it out on a floured surface and stretching to the desired width. Tear off a piece of foil for each pizza. Place the stretched dough on top of the foil and brush the top side of the dough with olive oil. Place the dough onto the grill with the foil still underneath it. Once the dough starts to bubble, use a spatula to flip it over off of the foil.
Now is the fun part. You want to dress your pizza as quickly as possible. Brush with BBQ sauce, layer with chicken, onions, and cheese. Finally top with cilantro. The dough will set up rather quickly. Go ahead and turn the grill off and close the lid to allow the cheese to melt. Remove from the grill after a couple of minutes and enjoy!
Nutritional Analysis: (this is tricky because it will really depend on the type of BBQ sauce as well as the quantity of sauce and cheese you put on your own pizza. I will use the calorie count for how I make mine.)
Per 1/2 pizza: 246 calories, 7.8g fat, 30g carbohydrate, 15.55g protein. High in Vitamin B-6, Calcium, Niacin, Phosphorus, and Selenium
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