Name: Grilled Ham and Pineapple Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce (or tomato puree); 1/4 onion, (very finely diced); 1 clove garlic (minced); 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning; 1 tablespoon corn grits; 1 pizza dough ((homemade or store-bought)); 10 ounces shredded cheese; 10 ounces smoked ham (diced); 1 can (8 oz) chunks pineapple (drained); 1 teaspoon herb rub

This is a grilled ham and pineapple pizza, which is sometimes referred to as a ‘Hawaiian pizza’. It is both sweet and savory and it is better than anything you can achieve in your home oven.

Grilling it in a closed barbecue or very hot smoker provides a very high dry heat creating a perfect crust. The slight smoke flavor that comes from a barbecue also helps boost the flavor.

The instructions use a pizza stone. Without this, there is a risk of burning the bottom of your pizza. If you use a thin tray to avoid this burning, make sure that it is placed in a space in the barbecue where there is no direct heat underneath it.

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Close up of an assembled ham and pineapple pizza resting on a pizza stone, ready to be cooked.

The assembled pizza will cook best on a pizza stone.

Overhead view of an almost fully cooked ham and pineapple pizza on a pizza stone that is sitting on a grill in a BBQ.

Cook the pizza on a preheated pizza stone in a preheated BBQ or smoker.

Close up of a slice of grilled ham and pineapple pizza ready to be eaten.

The pizza is ready to serve as soon as it is done baking in the BBQ or smoker.

Close up of an almost fully cooked ham and pineapple pizza on a pizza stone that is sitting on a grill in a BBQ.

Bake the pizza until the dough is cooked through and the cheese is melted, 10 to 15 minutes.

Grilled Ham and Pineapple Pizza Recipe

Ash Hodgson

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This is a grilled ham and pineapple pizza, which is sometimes referred to as a ‘Hawaiian pizza’. It is both sweet and savory and it is better than anything you can achieve in your home oven.

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Preparation 10

Cook 10

Ready in 20

Servings Servings

CourseLunch

InfluenceItaly

DifficultySeasoned

MethodBake

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Ingredients

Pizza Sauce

1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce or tomato puree
1/4 onion, very finely diced
1 clove garlic minced
2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning

Making the Pizza

1 tablespoon corn grits
1 pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)
10 ounces shredded cheese
10 ounces smoked ham diced
1 can (8 oz) chunks pineapple drained
1 teaspoon herb rub

Equipment

small bowl
pizza stone
grill

Directions

Preheat a closed BBQ or smoker to its highest temperature of 600 degrees F (315 degrees C) with the pizza stone inside.

Pizza Sauce

In a small bowl add the tomato sauce, diced onion, garlic, and Italian herbs then stir until well combined.

Making the Pizza

Sprinkle the corn grits on a large chopping board or tray. Place the dough already shaped into a large thin disk on top.
Cover the pizza dough with a layer of homemade pizza sauce. Sprinkle ⅓ of the cheese over the base, then add the ham and pineapple. Top with the remaining cheese. Sprinkle with the herb rub.
Slide the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone in the preheated BBQ.
Bake until the dough is cooked through and the cheese is melted, 10 minutes to 15 minutes depending on the heat of your BBQ. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 24gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 1342mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 344IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 259mgIron: 3mg