Blackstone Pizza is an easy way to make homemade pizza with a perfectly crispy crust and melty cheese right on your griddle. This simple method gives you that restaurant-style texture without needing a pizza oven.
We make this Blackstone pizza recipe all the time because it’s quick, customizable, and perfect for feeding a hungry family. If you already love cooking on your Blackstone, this is one recipe you’ll want to add to your weekly rotation.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
Pizza on Blackstone Griddle has become a weekly meal at our house. My family loves pizza and my boys can eat every night if I let them. Since we have been cooking a lot of meals on our Blackstone, pizza was something they requested. Cooking Pizza on the Blackstone is easy to do. The crust heats to perfection and it comes out just like if we went to a fancy pizza place.
- Crispy crust without a pizza oven
- Easy to customize with your favorite toppings
- Great way to use your Blackstone more
- Budget-friendly with simple ingredients
- Cooks faster than traditional oven pizza
If try this Blackstone pizza recipe, then you must try Blackstone Tortilla Pizza, Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza, Frozen Pizza on Blackstone, and Blackstone Mexican Pizza, Blackstone Flatbread Pizza.
Ingredients
- Pre-made 12″ Pizza Crust – You may even like this Blackstone Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe. You can also make Homemade Naan Bread or Grilled Homemade Pizza Crust.
- Pizza Sauce – Learn How to Make Pizza Sauce
- Mozzarella Cheese – We recommend to shred cheese by hand for the best flavor
- Pepperoni and Sausage – Use any meat topping your prefer
- Red Onion, Bell Peppers – We like to use a Vegetable Chopper to dice the veggies about the same size.
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How to Cook Pizza on the Blackstone
Step 1 – Prepare the Griddle – Preheat the Blackstone grill or Blackstone Pizza Oven over medium high heat approximately 350 degrees F.
Step 2 – Cook the Sausage – Brown the sausage on the Blackstone and sauté the vegetables until soft and tender (5-6 minutes) on the flat top grill. Then heat the pepperonis on the Blackstone grill.
Step 3 – Continue cooking Sausage – Make sure the sausage is cooked and the vegetables are soft.
Step 4 – Begin Preparing Pizza – Then assemble the pizzas by spreading olive oil. Spread approximately a thin layer of pizza sauce on each pre-made pizza crust.
Step 5 – Then sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese and the toppings.
Step 6 – Place Pizza on Griddle – Then slide the prepared Blackstone Griddle pizza onto the grill. Cover and cook for 6-12 minutes until the bottom of the crusts are golden brown and the cheese on top has melted.
Step 7 – Heat, Serve and Enjoy – Carefully remove the pizzas from the griddle surface, let them sit for a few minutes. Then they are ready to slice, serve and enjoy.
Tips for Success
- Preheat fully before adding pizza (helps crisp the crust)
- Don’t overload toppings (prevents soggy crust)
- Cover while cooking (creates oven-like heat)
- Use medium heat to avoid burning the bottom
- Rotate pizza if needed for even cooking
Variations & Substitutions
- Use naan or flatbread instead of pizza crust
- Make it vegetarian with just veggies and cheese
- Try BBQ sauce or Alfredo instead of pizza sauce
- Use leftover chicken or ground beef
- Make personal-sized pizzas for kids
What to Serve with Pizza?
Serve with simple sides for an easy meal
These easy sides keep dinner simple and help stretch your meal for a family.
Storage & Freezer Instructions
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days
Freezer
- Cool completely, then wrap slices individually
- Freeze up to 2 months
Reheating
- Reheat on Blackstone for crispy crust
- Or use oven or air fryer
- Avoid microwave (soft crust)
Frequently Asked Questions
The Blackstone griddle is actually very easy to clean. See How to Clean Blackstone Griddle for our full tutorial.
Yes, you can make pizza on the Blackstone Griddle. Cooking the pizza is easy to do with a simple process. The pizza comes out tasting amazing almost as if you cooked it in a wood burning stove.
The key to getting the crunchy crust and melted cheese is to cover the pizza. This creates a oven like dome over the pizza so that all the ingredients heat up evenly.
Cook at medium heat (around 350°F) for best results.
Use medium heat and avoid placing pizza directly over hot spots. Covering the pizza helps cook toppings without burning the crust.
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Blackstone Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 Pre-made 12″ Pizza Crust
- 2/3 cup Pizza Sauce
- 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 20 Slices Pepperoni
- 1/2 pound sausage
- 1/4 Red Onion sliced
- 1/2 Red Bell Pepper diced
- 1/2 Green Bell Pepper diced
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Instructions
- Preheat the Blackstone grill over medium high heat (approximately 350 degrees F).
- Brown ½ pound sausage on the Blackstone and sauté ¼ sliced red onion, ½ diced red bell pepper, and ½ diced green bell pepper until the vegetables are soft and tender, about 5 to 6 minutes. Then heat 20 slices pepperoni on the Blackstone grill for 30 seconds on each side.
- Assemble the pizzas by spreading approximately ⅓ cup pizza sauce on each of the 2 pre-made 12″ pizza crusts. Then top the pizzas with 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese, the cooked sausage, the warmed pepperoni, ¼ sliced red onion, ½ diced red bell pepper, and ½ diced green bell pepper.
- Then slide the prepared pizzas onto the grill. Cover and cook for 6-12 minutes until the bottom of the crusts are golden brown and the cheese on top has melted.
- Carefully remove the pizzas from the grill, let them sit for a few minutes. Then they are ready to slice, serve and enjoy!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Bell Peppers
- Onion
- Banana Peppers
- Italian Sausage
- Pepperoni
- Various cheese blends for cheese lovers.
- Mushrooms
- Spinach
- Black Olives
