"Homemade" Grilled Margherita Pizza

Ok, So this isn't exactly pizza from scratch. But, its also not a pre-assembled, store-bought pizza. In the past, this would have included home-grown tomatoes and home-made sauce. But, life changes and now I'm a working mama. Don't fault me for not making it all. :)

We make our 'homemade' pizza on the grill. The grilled crust is AMAZING! One of the other best things about this pizza is that its cheap! About $6 for the whole pizza. It would be even cheaper if I still grew my own tomatoes! :)


Ingredients:
Frozen Pizza dough $1.79 (from Sprouts, for those of you in the Denver area)
Marinara Sauce $1.33 (I buy All Natural Old World Pizza Sauce--its actually 3 4oz pouches in a box for $3.99)
Fresh Tomatoes $.99/lb (about 50 cents of tomatoes)
Fresh Mozzarella $5.99/lb (about $2 worth of cheese)
Basil from garden FREE!

Directions:
Follow directions for dough.
Line a cookie sheet with tin foil, grease foil. (I use spray-able vegetable oil)
Spread dough on tin foil, poke with fork several times.
Put dough on grill, aluminum foil side up. Peel off foil. Grill until underside is desired brown-ness.
Take off grill, bring inside.
Invert dough on greased tin foil so 'raw' side is down.
Spread sauce over cooked side of dough. Top with sliced tomatoes, sliced mozzarella, basil leaves.
Put pizza back on grill, to finish raw side of dough and melt cheese.


The grilled crust and fresh mozzarella makes such a difference!! This same pizza with shredded mozz in the oven is just not the same! This is a great, quick, weeknight dinner for us. Its best enjoyed sitting outside with a beer! But, usually its eaten in a rush before I dash out the door for yoga!