BBQ Pan Pizza

An easy way to bake pizza using a cast-iron pan and your BBQ. Don't heat up your house this summer! Use your BBQ as an oven and enjoy delicious, homemade pizza.

Step 1: Heat Up the BBQ

The first step is to heat up the BBQ. If you're using gas, turn the burners on max. If you're using charcoal, light 8-10 charcoal briquettes. Place the grill over the heat source and close the lid. For charcoal, make sure the vents are open for maximum heat generation. Using a thermometer, my gas unit got up to 600F (315C).

This step preheats the BBQ and burns off any residue that may be present on the grill. You don't want your pizza tasting like burned steak!

Comments

[Raiders757]

Looks great! Not to be a stickler, but being that i'm an avid maker of BBQ, I have to be critical of one small thing. BBQing is a method of cooking that results in what we all know as BBQ. Your grill is not a BBQ, nor can this pizza be called BBQ Pizza under the definition of the cooking methods of true BBQ. BBQing is a slow and low cooking method, and not what you cook your food(a grill or pit). THe only way this can be called BBQ Pizza, is i fwere cooked slow and low for a few hours. Sorry to rant though. The pizza does look really good.

[BillybobT]

Here in most of the US of A, we call them "BBQ grills". Being a fan of low and slow cooking, I feel your pain when people call anything cooked on an outdoor grill "BBQ", but such is the life we live. Is everything in Steven Raichlen's BBQ Bible truly BBQ? Of course not!

On another note, why do we associate BBQ with low and slow when the word barbecue was actually derived from some other word that was used to describe cooking anything over fire. We are all guilty of misusing the American English language in one way or another, aren't we?

[legendofmatt]

so should we call it Grill-top pizza?

[sthealthraider]

err cant find how to make the dough, can you tell me?? how to prepare the dough and the ingredients. did u just add water to the wheat flower?

[lucek]

could you put in extra dough and make deep dish?

[I Am An Evil Taco]

I'd use a flat skillet, but i like a crispier crust and airflow is important. I'd probably just slap it on my pizza screens and do it that way. oh, btw. 50% marinara, 50% bbq sauce. then, chicken, red onion, pre-cooked chopped bacon. Then, a cheddar/mozzarella blend. bbq chicken pizza on a bbq. Mmmmmm. I'm doing this next week.

[Flumpkins]

Your name is awesome

[DuctTapeRules!]

These damn pizza instructables are making me hungry! I have to try this if I have anything to use.

[ScarletWitch]

HAH!! shoulda read down further!

[ScarletWitch]

hmm, i have a pizza stone in my oven, wonder how it'd turn out using that in my grill?

[john917v]

Keep your home cool by cooking outside, brilliant! For the greenies out there like me, you could probably make a vegetable-oil burner to heat the grill.

[619 rey]

can i use stove top

[seasprout]

This is seriously great! You inspired me to get out my cast iron and try a hand at it. Thanks a bunch for posting this :)

[bluGill]

You don't need the cast iron pan (you don't want pan style pizza obviously, I just put my dough right on the rack, wait 2 minutes, and then flip, put the condiments on the dough and back for 3 more minutes. When you do it this way you should be aiming for temperatures closer to 700!

[Yerboogieman]

how about you try it with white garlic sauce, my dad loves that stuff...

[taylooooor]

Thanks for the instructable! I've been using this basic method to make a chipotle chicken & basil pizza with smoked gouda and mozzarella. It's easily my new favorite pizza cooking method!

[slambo]

My swamp cooler thanks you!!! Excellent idea!!

[kdom22]

This looks delicious! I've never really thought about baking in my BBQ grill, but it sure would come in handy on those 95* days when you crave pizza!
And the stewed tomatoes? That looks interesting, may have to give that one a try next time!

[T3h_Muffinator]

MMMMMMM Looks so tasty!

[karen608]

Very nice. A must try recipe. We already use the grill for baking fish sticks, shake n bake chops...on a heavy pan, so this will be added to the list. Keeping heat out of house is important in the summer.

[Theiguanaman]

I've made pizza this way Yummy Deep dish pizza. I like to throw a little corn meal between steps 2 and 3. Makes a nice brown bottom crust. The reason to do it on the bbq is it gets HOT. More head=better pizza

[maxmax]

Thanks, guys! My bro-in-law actually makes a BBQ pizza using a pizza stone; maybe I'll get him to do an Instructable on that. :) It's much easier with the pan IMO.

[HamO]

Nice instructable. Thanks for sharing.

[mikesty]

Awesome. I like pizza. It looks tasty, but personally, I thought you overdid it on the cheese :)

[HamO]

overdid it on the cheese impossible!!!

[caledonian]

Thanks for the reference! Mmm BBQ AND pizza.