Happy Superbowl Sunday everyone! It’s game day…what are YOU making to eat for your festivities?
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.
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!
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…
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!
Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Spinach
- 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
- ½ pound cooked Italian sausage
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 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.
- Meanwhile, preheat the grill and start rolling out your pizza dough. I roll my pizza dough about ¼ 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.
- 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.
- 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!
#SundaySupper Super Bowl Appetizers & Snacks:
- All American Ranch Cheese Ball from The Weekend Gourmet
- Bacon Double Cheese Burger Dip from In the Kitchen with KP
- Bacon Kettle Corn from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Baked Crab Cakes from The Meltaways
- Buffalo Chicken filled Pull-Apart Loaf from Small Wallet Big Appetite
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza On A Stick from Neighborfood
- Buffalo Tofu Bites from Soni’s Food
- Cheeseburger Bites from Momma’s Meals
- Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Dip from Daily Dish Recipes
- Cranberry Glazed Meatballs from Curious Cuisiniere
- Easy White Queso with Chorizo from Supper for a Steal
- Eggplant Lentil Fritters With Orange Salsa from Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- #GlutenFree 7 Layer Bean Dip from Cooking Underwriter
- Gulf Coast Smoked Tuna Dip from 30A Eats
- Ham & Cheese Crescents from Masala Herb
- Ham Crescents {Schinkenhoernle} #DairyFree from Galactopdx
- Little Filo Cheese Rolls from Food Lust People Love
- Mini Crab Bites from Webicurean
- Muffuletta Skewers from Magnolia Days
- Onion Cheddar Cheese Ciabatta from Family Foodie
- Peach Jalapeno Fritters from I Run for Wine
- Philly Cheesesteak Bites from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Pizza Pretzel Rolls from Cravings of a Lunatic
- Pizza Wontons from Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Refried Black Beans with Pita Chips from Basic N Delicious
- Roasted Garlic-Bacon Dip from girlichef
- Roasted Red Pepper Hummus from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Stamp & Go! from The Lovely Pantry
- Sweet and Spicy Bacon Wrapped Dates from Noshing with the Nolands
- Tandoori Spiced Popcorn from MarocMama
- Wonton Cones Filled with Oriental Salad from Simply Gourmet
#SundaySupper Super Bowl Main Dishes:
- Bacon-Wrapped Chili Cheese Dogs from Damn Delicious
- Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Sandwiches from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Chicken in Passion Fruit Crunch from The Urban Mrs.
- Green Chile Cheeseburgers from Juanita’s Cocina
- Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Spinach from Ruffles & Truffles
- Marinated Rump Steak with Chimichurri Sliders from Vintage Kitchen Notes
- Meatball Sub Sliders from Country Girl in the Village
- Oven-Fried Catfish Fingers with Mango-Chili Dip from Pescetarian Journal
- Pigs in Sleeping Bags from Comfy Cuisine
- Turkey Sliders with Roasted Tomatoes from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Vegan “Hamburger Helper” Soup from What Smells So Good?
#SundaySupper Super Bowl Desserts:
- Shortbread Brownies from Baker Street
- Smores Blossom Cookies from Chocolate Moosey
- Sweet Little Pastries from Happy Baking Days
- Sweet Potato Cake Pops from Ninja Baking
- Toddler Truffles from In the Kitchen with Audrey
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Pizza is always welcome at my home! This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!
I´ve gotten quite addicted to grilled pizza in the last years, though I never made it myself. It looks amazing, especially with sausage in the topping!
WHY have I never grilled pizza? I need to get on that!
Pizza is the most perfect dish for today! Well, anytime! I kind of have a sinking love for pizza! Love the recipe!
Pizza is the absolute game day food, I so agree with that. I am not sure now if I ever had grilled pizza. Gorgeous Pizza, thank you for sharing! =)
I’m totally with you on this – that little bit of char flavor from the grill brings pizza up a few notches…this looks so good!
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!
What a madly creative and delicious idea for a Superbowl Sunday meal–right in front of the television! I love the grill marks on the pizza!
I’ve yet to grill a pizza and seeing this one is making it move up on my to-do list for sure.
Grilled pizza is perfect, we love making those in the summer. We need to get back on that!! Thanks for sharing on #SundaySupper!
Grilled pizza? What a great idea! I am definitely going to try this!
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!
Grilled Pizza sounds so good and your pics are beautiful 🙂 Love the sausage and spinach here and can imagine how delicious they must taste!
Grilled Pizza is perfect for the #SundaySupper #SuperBowl Party! Looks delicious!!
OH. MY. WORD. Love that you put it right on the racks, I have to try this!!
Definitely give it a whirl – it is a great way to make the pizza in my opinion!
Such a fantastic idea!
I am ALL about the grilled ‘za!
Grilled pizza? Yes, please! Love the combo of spinach, marinara and mozzarella.
YUM YUM YUM!! This makes me miss having a grill so much. I want grilled pizza now, thanks 😉
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.
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?
Love the way the grill makes pizza taste! Yours looks amazing!
I love grilled pizza! We made sum for the first time this year and it’s awesome! Love the pinky swear that it won’t fall through the cracks! lol
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.
Its not a party without pizza!
I love grilled pizza! And sausage and spinach is a perfect combination!
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 😉 !
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
I made my first grilled pizza a few years ago and we have never looked back. It is not a Summer staple in our house. This recipe looks wonderful.