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Grilled Flatbread Pizza Recipe: Easy Vegetarian Meal

May 27, 2023

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You’ll love this Grilled Flatbread Pizza Recipe that’s charred then topped with veggies and cheese. It’s certainly one of our tenting dinner recipes your entire household enjoys.

Grilled Flatbread Pizza Recipe by CampingForFoodies features a blue camping plate filled with toasted flat bread that’s topped with bright red cherry tomatoes, creamy white mozzarella cheese, kalamata olives and ribbons of bright green basil. The plate is set on a campfire log on a sunny day with a desert landscape in the background. — Grilled Flatbread Pizza Recipe by CampingForFoodies

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How I’ve Made It Easy For Camping

Grilled pizza makes use of a conventional pizza dough which is a yeast dough that will get rolled right into a dough ball. When you’re able to make the pie, you roll it out to the dimensions and form you need.

Instead of beginning with flatbread dough, we’re utilizing pre-baked flatbread or naan. We’ll toast them in order that they have a pillowy texture with a barely crispy char. This shortcut saves time whereas nonetheless delivering on the taste and texture of contemporary dough.

Recipe Prep

This is certainly one of my vegetarian tenting recipes that makes use of a mixture of veggies which are simply prepped.

I take advantage of pre-sliced child bella mushrooms so I don’t must slice them on the campsite. If you’re not making ready this recipe early in your journey, you could need to purchase complete mushrooms and slice them while you’re making ready this meal as a result of complete mushrooms are likely to last more in a cooler than pre-sliced mushrooms.

You’ll additionally must chop a pink bell pepper and cube a little bit of pink onion.

Fresh basil is an non-obligatory garnish which I extremely suggest as a result of it provides a lot taste to the dish. You’ll chiffonade the basil leaves into skinny ribbons.

Cooking Methods & Equipment

This recipe requires you to prepare dinner spices with veggies in a pan till they’re softened. Then, you’ll really grill one aspect of the bread, flip it over, then, prime with veggies and cheese to grill the second aspect.

This is certainly one of my tenting grill recipes that cooks so quick, I like utilizing my propane camp grill however you should utilize a charcoal grill too.

If you’re making this as certainly one of our simple campfire recipes, you should utilize a forged iron grill pan or use a grate instantly over your coals. Make positive you’re burning wooden that imparts a pleasant taste to meals, like oak or mesquite.

You can even make this as certainly one of our camp range recipes when you’ve got a forged iron grill pan. Depending on the dimension of your pan, you could must prepare dinner in batches.

Recipe Steps

Step 1. Prepare your substances, warmth supply and gear as directed.

Step 2. Cook the veggies. You’ll soften some butter in a pan then prepare dinner the mushrooms, pink peppers, onion, complete tomatoes, salt, pepper flakes and garlic powder. They want to only get a little bit tender.

Step 3. Pre-heat grill. You’ll be utilizing medium warmth, 350-450 F levels. That’s 5-6 seconds with the “hand test”.

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Hand Test For Cooking Temperatures

You don’t want a thermometer to find out the temperature of your warmth supply for cooking. Here’s steps for the “hand test”.

Hold the palm of your hand about 5 inches above the warmth supply (campfire coals, charcoal briquettes, propane grill and so on.) you’re utilizing for cooking. (Make positive nothing is flammable, like clothes or jewellery.)
Pull your hand away from the warmth earlier than it hurts and be aware what number of seconds have handed. Example: 5-6 seconds = medium warmth.

Heat Level	Temperature Range	Time
High Heat	450-550°F	2-3 seconds
Medium Heat	350-450°F	5-6 seconds
Low Heat	250-350°F	8-10 seconds

Hand Test For Cooking Temperatures

Step 4. Grill one aspect of flatbread. Brush each side of bread with oil. Lay first aspect down and grill until flippantly golden brown. Remove to counter, grill marks dealing with up.

Step 5. Add toppings. Spread pesto on the grilled aspect of the bread, then, layer the vegetable filling combination, cheese and olives.

Step 6. Return to grill. Place the pizzas again on the grill with the raw aspect down (toppings up), and prepare dinner till the second aspect is toasted and cheese barely melts.

Step 7. Slice and serve. Let the pizzas stand a couple of minutes earlier than slicing. Top with contemporary basil, if desired. Serve scorching.

Variations

I really like making grilled flatbread pizzas once I need simple tenting meals as a result of you may swap out a couple of substances and get an completely totally different taste profile relying on what you’re craving.

Make Jalapeno Poppers Pizzas by spreading a little bit of cream cheese on the bread and topping with chopped jalapeno peppers, cheddar cheese and crispy bacon bits.

Try making Sweet Corn Pizza by spreading a little bit of pizza sauce on the bread and topping with chopped artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese and corn kernels scraped from ears of corn or defrosted frozen corn.

Balsamic Glazed Chicken Pizza is at all times scrumptious. Spread mozzarella cheese over the bread and prime with roasted pink peppers, grilled and chopped juicy hen and pink onion. Drizzle balsamic glaze excessive simply earlier than serving.

What To Serve With This Recipe

I like serving this meal with a easy arugula or child spinach salad on the aspect tossed with a little bit of black pepper, kosher salt and a lightweight French dressing dressing.

Scaling Servings

This is a nice recipe for any important meal but it surely’s additionally the good celebration appetizer when sliced into bite-sized items. You can even make smaller pizzas by utilizing a smaller dimension bread.

It additionally simply scales down should you’re making tenting meals for 2.

Leftovers

Refrigerate leftovers lined with plastic wrap, or, wrap in foil to shortly reheat leftovers (simply to take the chilliness off) over a campfire.

Similar Recipes

This Campfire Flatbread With Prosciutto And Mozzarella could be very comparable however makes use of prosciutto within the topping layer. It gives great taste and provides a “no-cook meat” that meat-lovers crave.

This Dutch Oven Pizza makes use of flour and cornmeal to make a pourable-batter crust that’s baked and topped with Italian sausage and different conventional toppings.

Try this Upside Down Dutch Oven Deep Dish Pizza while you need “dinner & a show” as a result of it’s a sight to see! You’ll construct the “toppings” within the backside of your Dutch oven then prime them with refrigerated ready-to-bake pizza crust dough. After the pie is baked, you invert it onto a plate for serving.

If you’re in search of an almost-gourmet appetizer, do this Strawberry Basil Bruschetta. It makes use of Italian bread slices which are topped with goat cheese and a strawberry, basil topping.

Mornings can begin with pizza! This Dutch Oven Breakfast Pizza is topped with deli ham and completed off with a drizzle of bitter cream or honey, relying if you wish to add a little bit sweetness or saltiness to the dish.

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