Grilled Pulled Pork Pizza

Grilled Pulled Pork Pizza: Rethink leftover pulled pork and create a delicious grilled pizza topped with barbecue sauce, pulled pork, sharp cheese, red onion and cilantro. 

Are you stuck in a pizza rut? Have you limited yourself to the traditional flavors of marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and veggies? While those are all delicious, changing up your pizza routine is NEVER a bad idea.

From Buffalo Chicken Pizza, to Strawberry Pizza, to Chicken Fajita Pizza, I am all about variety when it comes to homemade pizza. And I have a feeling, you are going to love my take on Pulled Pork Pizza.

Grilled BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza

Just like with my Taco Pizza, I start my Pulled Pork Pizza recipe with leftovers. Leftover Slow Cooked Pulled Pork or Instant Pot Pork in this case. This pizza is the perfect way to stretch that bit of leftover barbecue meat to make one more meal–and pulled pork on pizza is incredibly tasty!

How to Grill Pizza

Have you ever grilled a pizza?

After trying this method for grilling pizza, you may never turn your oven on again for pizza. At least in the summer months!

By grilling pizza dough, you are able to achieve a flavor and texture similar to that of those fancy pizza ovens at pizzerias, thanks to the high heat that a grill achieves. Not to mention grilling pizza dough is QUICK and keeps the heat out of the kitchen.

Steps to Grilling Pizza Dough

Step One: Preheat your grill to high heat. Aim for 550-600 degrees.

Step Two: Prepare your pizza dough. Start with your favorite homemade  or store bought pizza dough. Roll it out into a pizza shape. And really, who cares if it is a rectangle, square, circle, oval, or star? I even let my kids go crazy and roll it out themselves. It gets their energy out. And saves me a step in the kitchen!

Step Three: Brush your dough with olive oil. After rolling out the dough, lightly brush both sides of the dough with some olive oil. This helps prevent the dough from sticking on your grill. Tip: You can also just brush one side of your pizza dough with olive oil, and then place it on the grill greased side down and brush the opposite side, once on the grill.

Step Four: Grill the pizza dough for 2-3 minutes, with grill open; 1-2 minutes per side with grill closed. The goal here is to cook the pizza dough until just browned. The dough will bubble up slightly and then will easily be able to be flipped with long tongs and/or spatula. If your pizza dough seems stuck to grates, give it another 30 seconds or so. Much like meat, dough will release from grill easier once cooked through.

Step Five: Flip Pizza Dough and grill another 1-2 minutes. It will not take long to grill the 2nd side of the pizza, so do not leave unattended. Once pizza dough is just browned, remove dough to a large cookie sheet. Close grill lid, and turn to medium-high heat.

Step Six: Top pizza dough. In the case of Pulled Pork pizza, that would be a bit of BBQ sauce, Pulled pork, and shredded cheese.

Step Seven: Finish Pizza on Grill. To finish pizza on grill, place cookie sheet with loaded pizza directly on your grill and close the grill lid. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. If you place your pizza directly on grates of grill instead of using a cookie sheet, your pulled pork pizza will be ready in 2-3 minutes.

Step Eight: Serve. Once the cheese is melted, allow to rest, top with cilantro if desired and serve Pulled Pork Pizza.

Notes on BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza

• The best advice I have for making grilled pizza of any kind is to BE PREPARED with your supplies before hand. Be sure to have long tongs, spatula and baking sheet (that will fit on your grill and hold your pizza) ready prior to beginning grilling pizza. Grilling pizza dough is a quick process and you want to be prepared to move fast.
• You can also bake this Pulled Pork Pizza in the oven. To do so, roll out your pizza dough on a baking sheet and top the dough with barbecue sauce, pork, and cheese. Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
• Shredded colby, cheddar, white cheddar, or mozzarella work on this pizza. A combination of cheeses is even better.
• Feel free to substitute shredded chicken in place of shredded pork. In fact, you can use my recipe for Shredded Chicken cooked in pineapple juice and then just toss it with a bit of your favorite BBQ sauce.

Recipe for Barbecue Pizza

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Pulled Pork Pizza

Rethink leftover pulled pork and create a delicious grilled pizza topped with barbecue sauce, pulled pork, sharp cheese, red onion and cilantro. 

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword BBQ Pizza, Grilled Pizza, Pulled Pork Pizza

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 390 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 lb pizza dough
• 1 lb leftover BBQ meat chicken or pork
• 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
• 1/4 cup cilantro chopped (optional)
• 2-4 tablespoons diced red onion optional

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the grill to medium high.
2. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick and brush both sides with olive oil.
3. Place dough on heated grill and close grill. Grill for about 4 minutes per side until dough gets starts to brown. Flip carefully and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
4. Remove the dough onto a large sheet tray or pizza pan.
5. Evenly spread the BBQ meat unto the pizza and then cover with cheese. Top with cilantro and jalapeno slices if desired.
6. Place the sheet tray onto your grill and close the grill. Cook for 6-8 minutes until cheese is melted and gooey.
7. Remove from grill and allow to rest for about 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

• The best advice I have for making grilled pizza of any kind is to BE PREPARED with your supplies before hand. Be sure to have long tongs, spatula and baking sheet (that will fit on your grill and hold your pizza) ready prior to beginning grilling pizza. Grilling pizza dough is a quick process and you want to be prepared to move fast. 
• You can also bake this Pulled Pork Pizza in the oven. To do so, roll out your pizza dough on a baking sheet and top the dough with barbecue sauce, pork, and cheese. Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
• Shredded colby, cheddar, white cheddar, or mozzarella work on this pizza. A combination of cheeses is even better. 
• Feel free to substitute shredded chicken in place of shredded pork. In fact, you can use my recipe for Shredded Chicken cooked in pineapple juice and then just toss it with a bit of your favorite BBQ sauce. 

Nutrition Facts

Pulled Pork Pizza

Amount Per Serving

Calories 390 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 80mg 27%

Sodium 1039mg 43%

Potassium 243mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 4g

Protein 35g 70%

Vitamin A 3.1%

Vitamin C 0.2%

Calcium 16.8%

Iron 14.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.