Enjoying a wood-fired pizza usually requires heading out to a trattoria, but when you have a Traeger, you can enjoy delicious wood-fired pizza at home. Here's how to do it.

Do You Need a Pizza Stone to Grill Pizza on a Pellet Grill?

You don’t have to use a pizza stone to grill a pizza. However, a pizza stone holds and distributes heat more evenly than a baking sheet. What that means for your pizza is that when the pizza stone is properly preheated, your crust will get a lot of heat the moment it hits the stone, which firms up the crust. It will also lead to a more evenly-cooked crust overall.

Also, the porous surface of a pizza stone helps draw the moisture out of the dough as it cooks, resulting in a nice, crispy crust.

How to Use a Pizza Stone on a Pellet Grill

When using a pizza stone or a pizza steel on a grill, it's important to preheat it. To do so, put it on the grates before you heat the grill, then set the Traeger as high as it will go, 450°F to 500°F. Once the grill is at temperature, wait another 15 minutes or so to ensure the stone thoroughly heated.

How to Cook Pizza on the Pellet Grill Without a Stone

If you don’t have a pizza stone, you can either grill your pizza on a baking sheet or directly on the grill grates. When grilling directly on the grates, it's best practice to cook the dough on both sides first to firm it up before adding any toppings

Just like with a pizza stone, you want the grill grates to be hot so the crust gets that quick burst of heat the moment it hits the grill. This will cause the crust to start cooking and firm up immediately.

How Long Does It Take to Cook Pizza on a Pellet Grill?

The time it takes to cook pizza on a grill depends on the temperature at which you set the grill and how well done you like your pizza. A hotter grill will cook pizza more quickly, and a cooler grill will cook it more slowly. On average, a fresh pizza will finish grilling in about 12 minutes.

How to Grill a Frozen Pizza on a Pellet Grill

Grilling a frozen pizza on a Traeger is as easy as baking it in an oven. To grill a frozen pizza, heat your grill to the recommended temperature according to the packaging, and grill until the crust is crispy and the cheese is melted. Because a Traeger doesn’t have open flame like a gas or charcoal grill, you don't have to worry about the crust burning. Simply set a temperature and cook, just like you would with your indoor oven.

What Wood Pellets Pair Well With Grilled Pizza?

In general, wood pellets with a stronger flavor profile like hickory, work best with meatier pizzas like our sausage-topped Combination Pizza because they hold their own against the stronger flavors of the meat.

Milder wood pellets like alder are great for vegetarian options like our Baked Wood-Fired Pizza because you don’t want the strong flavor of the wood pellets to overpower the more delicate flavors of your toppings.

https://www.traeger.com/recipes/wood-fired-pizza

Loaded to the brim with portobello mushrooms and artichoke hearts, this pizza isn’t just for vegetarians. It’s a hearty, satisfying pie that will help you get your daily serving of vegetables.

New York Style Pepperoni Pizza

https://www.traeger.com/recipes/pizza-margherita

Sometimes, you just want a classic pizza, and it doesn’t get more classic than the simple and elegant margherita pizza.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

https://www.traeger.com/recipes/bbq-chicken-pizza

BBQ chicken pizza is a delivery go-to, but it tastes even better when it’s grilled fresh on your Traeger.

Summary

How to Grill Pizza on a Pellet Grill:

1. Place your pizza stone on the grill grates.
2. Set your grill as high as it will go.
3. Let the stone preheat for an additional15 minutes.
4. Place the pizza on the stone.
5. Cook until the crust is nicely browned.
6. Remove from the pizza stone and let rest.
7. Slice and serve.