Grilled BBQ Chicken Pizza

 

1 package store bought Pizza Dough

1 Large Chicken Breast

1 teaspoon Ancho Powder

1/4 cup BBQ Sauce

1 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded 

1/4 cup Black Olives, sliced

1/4 cup Green Onion, chopped

1/4 cup Blue cheese Crumbles 

Salt, Pepper to taste

2 tablespoons Olive Oil 

Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.  Tenderize chicken with a meat hammer.  Season chicken breast with ancho powder, salt, and pepper on both sides.  Brush with one tablespoon of olive oil.

Grill chicken for about ten minutes, flipping once.  Thinly slice.

Roll pizza dough out  on the lightly floured surface as thin as possible. Brush one side with the reaming olive oil and place the dough (the oiled side) down right on the grill. Grill for 2 minutes.   Flip the dough and spread BBQ sauce evenly.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Cover the lid and let the cheese melt for about 2 minutes.

Remove pizza off the grill.  Add chicken slices, olives, green onion, and blue cheese crumbles. 

Serves 3

*Grilling pizza takes no time at all.  Perfect week-night dinner.  Use left over chicken if you like. 

Grilled Cheese Pizza with Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

One package Pizza Dough

3/4 cup Sun-dried Tomato Pesto

6 oz Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded

Fresh Basil, chopped

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

Preheat a grill to medium-high heat. Roll out the dough on slightly floured surface. Brush one side with olive oil. Place the rolled out dough directly on the grill, oiled side down. Flip it after two minutes, brush sun-dried tomato pesto and sprinkle with shredded cheese.  Grill it for two more minutes, or until the cheese is all melted.  Remove off the grill and sprinkle with chopped basil.

Serves 4

Grilled Elephant Ears

One Package of Pizza Dough

1/2 stick Butter, melted

1/4 cup Sugar

2 teaspoons Cinnamon

Preheat grill to 500 degrees F.  On a lightly flowered surface cut dough into five pieces and roll out thinly.

Place rolled out pieces of dough directly on a grill and cook for 2 minutes on each side.

Remove off the grill and brush each side with melted butter.

Mix sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle each side of the grilled bread.

Serves 5

*Bring Fair Food to your Home :)

Grilled Pizza with Prosciutto and Bufala Mozzarella

One package of store bought Pizza Dough

3/4 cup Pesto

2 Bufala Mozzarella Balls, thinly sliced

8 slices Prosciutto, thinly sliced

2 Roasted Peppers (from  a jar)

Fresh Basil

2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Fresh Cracked Black Pepper

Pre-heat  barbecue until it reaches 400 degrees. Cut roasted peppers into bite size pieces.

Roll pizza dough out  on the lightly floured surface as thin as possible. Brush one side with olive oil and place the dough (the oiled side) down right on the grill. Grill for 2-3 minutes. Flip the dough and spread pesto evenly. Place mozzarella, prosciutto, and roasted peppers over the pesto.  Cook until the cheese is all melted, which is about 2-3 minutes.

Remove the pizza off the BBQ. Grind fresh black pepper over the pizza and sprinkle with fresh basil.

Serves 3-4

Smoked Salmon Pizza

One package of store bought Pizza Dough

5 oz Smoked Salmon

8 oz fresh Mozzarella

3 tablespoons Cream Fraiche

1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/2 cup roasted tomatoes, store bought

2 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Fresh Basil

Fresh Cracked Black Pepper

Pre-heat  barbecue until it reaches 400 degrees. Roll pizza dough out  on the lightly floured surface as thin as possible. Brush one side with olive oil and place the dough (the oiled side) down right on the grill. Grill for 2-3 minutes. Flip the dough, place mozzarella that has been thinly sliced, and sprinkle Parmesan cheese. Cook until the cheese is all melted, which is about 2-3 minutes. Remove the pizza off the BBQ.

Slice smoked salmon and roasted tomatoes into small bite sized pieces, and spread them evenly over the pizza. Drizzle Cream Fraiche and crack black pepper (black pepper can be left out if you like). Top with fresh basil for color.

Serves 2-3

*You can find roasted tomatoes in an antipasto section at your local grocery store.

*Pizza dough that is cooked on the BBQ is thin and crispy, just like from the pizza oven. Use any favorite topping. You can do no wrong :-)