When it comes to pizza, I have to be honest, I could easily eat pizza for every meal.  Let's add the wood fired flavor from the Traeger to a our take on a  deep-dish pizza.

How To Make A Deep Dish Pizza On A Traeger

You'll love the flavor a pellet grill gives the roasted vegetables on this pizza.  Feel free to add in some of your favorite toppings as well on our version of a Chicago Style Pizza.

 

Yield: Makes 1 Pizza (serves 6-8)

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 30 - 45 Minutes (Depending on desired doneness)

 

Print Recipe:  Traeger - Veggie Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients

Measure       Ingredient                                                                   Prep Notes  

3 tbsp           Oil, Canola / Olive Blend

16 oz            Pizza Dough, Fresh not frozen                                

4-6 fl oz        Pizza Sauce                                                             

1 ½ cup        Cheese, Mozzarella, Shredded                             Use whole milk cheese

6 ea              Mushrooms, Roasted                                                Sliced

3 tbsp           Olive Tapenade                                                        

12 cloves      Garlic, Roasted                         

4 ea              Pepper, Peppadew                                                     Sliced

10 slices       Tomato, Roasted                                                      Sliced

4 ea              Artichoke Hearts                                                       Quartered

2 ea              Burrata, Fresh                                                            Sliced

 

Garnish

Taste            Cheese, Parmesan                                                   Shredded

10 leaves      Basil, Fresh                                                              Hand torn

10 leaves      Oregano, Fresh                                                        Hand Picked

 

Preparation Directions:

Remove pizza dough from the fridge 1-2 hours prior to pizza making

Keep covered and allow to reach room temperature

Load Traeger with Reserve Blend Pellets

Set Traeger to 450˚ and Ignite

Allow Traeger to reach temp

Add oil to 12” Lodge Cast Iron Skillet and fully coat pan bottom

Stretch pizza dough and place into the cast iron skillet

Push dough up the side and allow dough to stick to the side of the cast iron pan

Add the Sauce and spread to cover the bottom

Add the Mozzarella cheese

Add the sliced Mushrooms and sprinkle on to cover pizza

Add the olive tapenade and spread out

Add The garlic and arrange to cover

Add the sliced peppadew peppers

Add the roasted tomato slices

Add the Artichoke hearts

Last add the sliced burrata and arrange

Load pizza into 450˚ Traeger and close the lid

Cook for 20 Minutes before checking

Check pizza to see doneness – look for water from vegetables, check dough doneness

Adjust temp lower if overcooking

Continue to cook for another 10 minutes and check doneness again

If dough is done, pizza is done

If there is water on the surface from the veggies, adjust grill temp to 500˚ and cook in 5 minute increments until desired doneness.

Using heat proof gloves, remove the cast iron skillet and bring into the kitchen

Top with parmesan cheese and fresh basil and oregano

Let rest for 3 minutes

Slice and serve

   

Shopping List:

Traeger Ironwood 885                                                                     Ace SKU 8030462

Traeger Reserve Blend Pellets                                                        Ace SKU 8015887

Lodge 12” Cast Iron Skillet                                                              Ace SKU 6102982

   

Published on 2/9/2021.

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