Are you looking for a smoked pizza recipe? This pizza was just smoked a Pit Boss vertical smoker.
Have you ever really wanted homemade pizza, but it’s a super hot day? The last you want to do is put the oven on and heat your house up!!
So you should trying smoking your pizza outside. What a bloody ingenious idea! Let’s find out how to bake in your Pit Boss grill
What Ingredients You Need for Smoked Pizza
- Betty Crocker pizza crust mix (I suggest using 2 packets for a thicker crust)
- Sausage
- Pepperoni
- Pizza sauce
- Mozzarella cheese
- Plus any other toppings you like!
How to Make Pit Boss Smoked Pizza
Here are the 9 easy steps to making smoked pizza!
1. Preheat Your Pit Boss
To smoke pizza you want to set your Pit Boss at 350°F. You can use a pizza stone or a cast iron pan or a cookie sheet.
If you use a pizza stone add it to the smoker when you turn it on to allow it to heat up.
Note: If you use a cast iron pan, do not leave it in the pan, it will keep baking until you end up with a hard crust!
2. Make Your Pizza Dough
Following the instructions on the pizza mix pouch makes your pizza dough, or you can make it from scratch, here is a recipe our families uses sometimes with our sourdough starter.
3. Divide Up your Dough
Dust your hands and bench with some flour and cut your dough into balls. Then place each ball in an oiled bowl and cover for at least 20 minutes
4. Prep the Sausage
Remove the sausage from the casing. Heat a pan on the stove with some oil and fry the sausage until it is slightly browned
5. Prep Your Toppings
Get all your toppings out. I make sure everything is cut into nice bite-sized pieces.
You only need a little bit of tomato sauce for each base. Too much and the pizza won’t get crispy.
6. Roll out your Dough
One at a time, flatten one of the balls of dough on a floured surface. Using your rolling pin, roll the dough in a circle or rectangle shape.
Make sure you start from the middle and work your way outwards. Make sure you dust your bases when you’re done.
7. Add your Topping to The Pizza.
Cover the base in your sauce, then evenly distribute all the toppings.
Always add more cheese than you think (you can never have enough cheese!) Jodi used Sausage, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese. Remember toad anything else you like on pizza!
8. Smoke Your Pizza
Once your smoker is the 350°F your pizza in the smoker.
If you’re using a pizza stone, it’s best to sprinkle it with semolina or cornmeal. This will stop it from sticking to the pizza stone.
9. How Long to Smoke Your Pizza From
Place in the smoker for 35 minutes or until it reaches the level of crispiness you like.
Customize Your Pizza!
Remember a pizza is like a sandwich. You can add anything YOU like! I like to add roasted vegetables and feta sometimes. Or my family loves a lamb, pickled onion, and goat cheese pizza!
Don’t Have a Pit Boss? Have a Traeger?
If you have a Trager grill, here are the exact steps to smoking a pizza in your Traeger.
Pit Boss Smoked Pizza
Equipment
- Smoker
Ingredients
- 2 boxes Betty Crocker pizza crust mixes
- 2 whole Sausages
- 1 cup Pepperoni
- 1 cup Pizza sauce
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Get your smoker up to 350°F
- Following the instructions on the pizza mix pouch makes your pizza dough, or you can make it from scratch
- Divide up your dough. Dust your hands and bench with some flour and cut your dough into balls. Then place each ball in an oiled bowl and cover for at least 20 minutes
- Remove the sausage from the casing. Heat a pan on the stove with some oil and fry the sausage until it slightly browned
- Get all your toppings out. I make sure everything is cut into nice bite-sized pieces. You only need a little bit of tomato sauce for each base. Too much hand the pizza won't get crispy.
- One at a time, flatten one of the balls of dough on a floured surface. Using your rolling pin, roll the dough in a circle or rectangle shape. . Make sure you start from the middle and work your way outwards. Make sure you dust your bases when you're done.
- cover the base in your sauce, then evenly distribute all the toppings. Always add more cheese than you think (you can never have enough cheese!) Jodi used Sausage, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese. Remember to ad anything else you like on pizza!
- Once your smoker is the 350°F your pizza in the smoker. If you're using a pizza stone, it's best to sprinkle it with semolina or cornmeal. This will stop it from sticking to the pizza stone. Cook for 35 minutes
- After 30 minutes, keep a close eye on your pizza and remove when its reaches the level of crispiness you like.
Hope you enjoyed our awesome recipe and pictures. Our family can’t wait to see what you cook next!
Thank you for sharing! Smoke on!!! Jodi
Our family loooved your smoked pizza Jodi, tanks so much for sharing it with us!! Smoke on!!!