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YIELD

8 servings

TYPE

Lunch Dinner

TIME

45 minutes

LEVEL

Beginner

Here's What You'll Need

1

pizza dough, olive oil, hot italian sausage, fennel, sweet onion, rosemary, lemon, red pepper flakes, marinara sauce, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, pecorino romano, basil

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Brown the Sausage

2

Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add sausage, use a spoon to break up into smaller pieces. Cook until mostly cooked through and browned on all sides. Transfer the sausage to a medium bowl.

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Sauté the Veggies

3

To the same skillet, add thinly sliced fennel and onion. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until they begin to brown and caramelize.

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Season the Veggies

4

Add chopped rosemary, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes, then stir to combine.

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Roll Out the Pizza Dough

5

While the grill is preheating, use a rolling pin to roll out the pizza dough. You can make two small pizzas or one large, family-style pizza. For either, go for a thickness of about ½ – ¾".

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Cook the Dough on One Side

6

Transfer pizza dough to the grill. Cook for 3-5 minutes, then use tongs to transfer the partially cooked pizza dough to a rimmed baking sheet. Turn off half the burners on the grill. 

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Assemble the Pizza

7

Spread marinara sauce evenly on top. Sprinkle half the mozzarella, then sausage, caramelized onion and fennel, and roasted red pepper strips. Top with remaining mozzarella.

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Return Pizza to the Grill

8

Gently slide the pizza onto the grill. Cover and cook until the bottom of the crust is crispy and the cheese has melted. Rotate the pizza halfway through cooking so the crust cooks evenly.

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Finish Pizza Off the Grill

9

Drizzle the pizza with a high quality extra virgin olive oil, then sprinkle with freshly grated Pecorino Romano. Finish by adding ripped basil on top.

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