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    Home » Entertaining » Holidays » 4th of July » Grilled Pesto Pizza

    Grilled Pesto Pizza

    Published: Aug 24, 2015 Modified: Jul 5, 2019 by GG

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    With summer in full swing I take total advantage of grilling everything and anything, including my pizza! Pesto Pizza is inspired by my most recent trip to Omaha to visit with my son and his family. A shopping trip to the outlets has become a ritual of every Omaha visit...and I'm certainly not complaining about that! On our last shopping venture we needed to stop for a bite to eat to "refuel" so that we could do more shopping! We came across an eatery called Pieocracy where you build your own personalized pizza and it is baked while you wait.

    Learn all about pesto, what does pesto taste like, how to make it, store it and even freeze it, along with lots more easy pesto recipes!

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    Pesto Pizza

    My daughter-in-law and I both had a pizza with pesto, asiago cheese, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and bacon! Oh yes! Now we're talking pizza! I've made it easy for you to recreate this amazing flavor combination by using already prepared naan as your crust....oh, and I threw in some sundried tomatoes too! Make your pizza extra special and make it with Swirls' Kale Pesto or Pesto Florentine!

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    Grilled Pesto Pizza

    Grilled Pesto Pizza is bursting with the flavors of pesto, asiago cheese, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and bacon on a garlic naan crust!
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Italian
    Keyword grilled pizza, pesto pizza
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 8 minutes
    Total Time 18 minutes
    Servings 2
    Calories 670kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 2 Tbs. olive oil
    • 1 pkg. (8.8 oz.) garlic naan
    • 1/2 cup Kale Pesto or Pesto Florentine or store bought pesto
    • 1 cup shredded asiago cheese
    • 2 artichoke hearts, each sliced lengthwise into 4 slices
    • 1/4 cup grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
    • 2 Tbs. thinly sliced sundried tomatoes
    • 2 slices cherrywood smoked bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

    Instructions

    • Preheat grill* for direct heat grilling.
    • Brush tops of naan breads with 1 Tbs. olive oil. Place, oiled side down, on grill. Grill until hot and just beginning to blacken, 1-2 minutes. Meanwhile, brush remaining olive oil on pizza crust that is facing up (this will be the bottom of your pizza once you turn it).
    • Turn pizza crust so top of pizza is now facing up. Top with pesto, asiago, artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes, sundried tomatoes and bacon. Grill until cheese is melted and pizza is heated through, 3-4 minutes.

    Notes

    Prefer to bake Pesto Pizza in your oven? Just preheat oven to 425F. No need to brush the crust with olive oil. Just top with the pesto and the toppings and bake on a baking sheet until the cheese is melted and the pizza is heated through, about 8 minutes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 1544mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1839IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 697mg | Iron: 1mg

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    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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    1. chris

      August 24, 2015 at 10:27 am

      This looks delicious!!! I'm am sure it will be better than the original... Thanks for a great visit Mom!!!

      Love ya - Chris

    2. GG

      August 28, 2015 at 12:52 pm

      Great visit as always Chris! Love you too! Let me know how this recipe turns out for you!

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