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03
Feb
2013

Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Spinach Recipe for #SundaySupper

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Happy Superbowl Sunday everyone! It’s game day…what are YOU making to eat for your festivities?

grilled pizza with sausage and spinach

For me, the Superbowl is a great excuse to make some fun food…and to watch funny commercials. As much as I’d like to say chicken wings and jalapeno poppers are on my menu…they aren’t on the top of my list. You know what is?

Pizza.

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Grilled pizza, to be exact. Justin and I are officially obsessed with creating grilled pizzas. I don’t know that I will ever go back to baking a pizza in the oven. If you like pizza crust that is well done with a bit of crunch, grilled pizzas are for you. I love that you get a little extra flavor added in from the grill itself. It just makes it better, I don’t know why or how to explain it other than that!

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I know it seems a bit scary to put pizza dough directly on the grill grates. Don’t be scared though – I promise you it won’t fall through the cracks! Pinky swear! And check out the nice grill marks you get on the crust. That’s just the way I like it…

grilled pizza crust

So – the next time you fire up your grill, why don’t you try out a pizza on there instead of burgers or chicken? You might just fall in love like we did!

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Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Spinach

 

Ingredients

Prepared pizza dough (our grocery store, Publix, makes awesome dough)

6 tablespoons marinara or pizza sauce

1-2 cups mozzarella cheese (amount according to taste preference)

6 oz fresh spinach leaves

1/2 pound cooked Italian sausage

1 tomato, sliced

Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach leaves, stir, and allow them to wilt (about 5-6 minutes). Place a few paper towels on top of a plate and scoop the cooked spinach on to the paper towels to drain. You can also use frozen spinach, but make sure to cook it and drain the excess liquid.

2. Meanwhile, preheat the grill and start rolling out your pizza dough. I roll my pizza dough about 1/4 inch thick (the outside edges tend to be a little thicker, however). Make sure you flour your pizza dough thoroughly. Place on a baking sheet or other surface to transfer to the grill.

3. When the grill is preheated, carefully transfer the pizza dough on to the grates. Cook for 5-6 minutes, until the bottom of the dough is golden brown. Transfer back to the pan, but flip the pizza dough so the bottom that was touching the grates is now facing up.

4. On the turned over pizza dough, spread about 6 tbsp marinara sauce, the cooked sausage, wilted spinach, mozzarella, and sliced tomato evenly. When this is complete, transfer the pizza back on to the grill for an additional 3-4 minutes, until the pizza is cooked through to desired levels and cheese is bubbly. Remove from the grill, slice with a pizza cutter, and enjoy!

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Make sure you check out the other awesome Superbowl offerings from the Sunday Supper crew!

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49 Comments on Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Spinach Recipe for #SundaySupper

  1. Shannon @VillageGirlBlog
    February 3, 2013 at 10:01 am (137 days ago)

    Pizza is always welcome at my home! This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Stacy
    Twitter: srushton1
    February 3, 2013 at 11:49 am (136 days ago)

    Your pizza is cooked exactly like we like ours! Next time we are grilling (charcoal grill so it’s a production to light for something that will cook for five minutes) I am going to plan a pizza to go along with whatever. Or maybe a pizza party and we’ll cook one after the other! The coloring on your crust reminds me of old time brick oven wood fire pizzas. So hard to find anymore. Love it!
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  12. Liz
    Twitter: thatskinnychick
    February 3, 2013 at 5:12 pm (136 days ago)

    Oh, I love grilled pizza! My hubby refuses to get a gas grill which makes it a bit trickier, but I love the smokey flavor. Your toppings sound incredible…perfect combo!

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  14. Susan 30A EATS
    February 3, 2013 at 7:38 pm (136 days ago)

    Grilled Pizza is perfect for the #SundaySupper #SuperBowl Party! Looks delicious!!

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    • Katie
      February 10, 2013 at 8:04 pm (129 days ago)

      Definitely give it a whirl – it is a great way to make the pizza in my opinion!

      Reply
  16. Bea
    February 3, 2013 at 8:39 pm (136 days ago)

    Such a fantastic idea!

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  18. The Ninja Baker
    February 4, 2013 at 12:10 am (136 days ago)

    Grilled pizza? Yes, please! Love the combo of spinach, marinara and mozzarella.

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  20. Lane @ Supper for a Steal
    February 4, 2013 at 10:09 am (136 days ago)

    I have grilled little naan pizzas, but I am totally terrified of placing raw dough on the grill. Like you said I’m scared of it falling through. Haha I guess I need to get over this fear and try it already. I just picked up some whole wheat dough at Trader Joe’s some kind of grilled pizza will make it onto our menu this week.
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    • Katie
      February 10, 2013 at 8:04 pm (129 days ago)

      I was seriously worried that it would just fall through the grates, but I swear it doesn’t! Somehow, the magic of the heat and such keeps it from doing so…who knew?

      Reply
  23. Susan
    February 4, 2013 at 5:11 pm (135 days ago)

    This just makes me sad that I can’t grill. I love the smokey flavor you end up getting and the car on the crust.
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  26. Sunithi
    February 7, 2013 at 3:48 pm (132 days ago)

    This sounds like such a great combo and looks very appetizing too. I love adding spinach to everyhing and with this combo you can get anyone to eat it ;) !
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    • Katie
      February 10, 2013 at 8:06 pm (129 days ago)

      I agree: putting spinach on pizza is definitely one of the first steps I took toward loving spinach…and look at me now…I eat spinach in so many ways. Yummm

      Reply

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