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    Grilled Shakshuka Pizza

    December 3, 2024

    Eggs cook to sunny-side up perfection in a smoky, spicy tomato sauce on this delightfully over-the-top, feta-sprinkled grilled shakshuka pizza.

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    grilled shakshuka pizza with one slice out it and a side of finely chopped italian parsley

    Pizza Night is the Best Night.

    While it’s true that we’ve been known to mess around with some pretty out-there pizza toppings (we’re looking at you, Thai chicken pizza) shakshuka pizza is not nearly as unusual a combination as it sounds! Think about it—shakshuka and pizza share flavor profiles that are built around the sweet, umami-rich flavor of cooked tomatoes and the contrasting salty, milkiness of cheese (feta and mozzarella, respectively). If you need this pizza to be gluten free, just make it with our homemade gluten free pizza dough!

    Ingredients for grilled shakshuka pizza

    What Is Shakshuka?

    Shakshuka is a traditional North African dish in which whole eggs are poached in a chili pepper-laced, chunky tomato sauce. It’s been popular throughout the Middle East for a long time, and has recently surged in popularity here in the U.S., too. Our first encounter with the paprika-spiced, one-pan tomato and egg dish was at one of our favorite brunch spots a few years ago. And while we love it for brunch, it’s also good (maybe even better?) for dinner on top of grilled pizza!

    Canned Tomatoes = Shakshuka, Anytime!

    If there is one true cupboard staple that we always, always keep on hand, it is cans of diced tomatoes. They appear in many of our most beloved recipes—Penne ala Vodka, Chicken Tortilla Soup and our favorite Meatballs with Tomato Sauce. And now we can add this recipe, shakshuka pizza, to the list of reasons a good can of diced tomatoes is an absolute pantry must. If you’ve ever had shakshuka served with a hunk of grilled crusty bread, or a piece of chewy warm pita, you will understand why for us, the idea of spreading the smoky, spicy shakshuka sauce on grilled pizza just made sense.

    For this recipe, we used two cans of Muir Glen organic diced tomatoes. When using humble ingredients, we feel strongly that it becomes all the more important to make sure they come from the highest-quality sources and are full of flavor. If the tomato flavor in your shakshuka is anything less than full-bodied and robust, you’ll be missing out on how truly delicious this dish can be.

    pizza dough rolled around a rolling pin topped with flour
    piece of grilled pizza dough

    How to Grill Pizza

    Grilling pizza is really pretty easy—especially if you have a gas grill, it can be an any-time-of-year activity. Cooking pizza on a grill is also the best way to mimic the beautiful, wood-fired pizzas we love to order out at restaurants. It lends a little char to the pizza dough as it cooks. Here’s how to do it:

    1. Begin with really good pizza dough! Our best trick for making pizza at home is to buy the dough from your favorite neighborhood pizza place. Most pizzerias will gladly sell you a round of raw pizza dough.
    2. While the grill warms up, roll out the pizza dough. Or, if you have little kitchen helpers, let them do it!
    3. Brush olive oil on both the pizza dough and your grill grates so that the dough doesn’t stick.
    4. Getting the dough from your countertop to the grill is the trickiest part. Take a deep breath, and drape the dough over your rolling pin to move it. The key here is to take your time and work carefully.
    5. When the dough puffs up and has nice grill marks on the bottom, pull it off the grill! Watch it closely as it grills—pizza dough cooks fast on a hot grill!
    6. Top the cooked pizza dough with shakshuka sauce, cheese and eggs, and then you’ll slide it back onto the grill for a final cook.
    Muir Glen Tomatoes being added to onions, peppers and spices
    shakshuka sauce in a cast iron skillet
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    grilled shakshuka pizza on a wood pizza peel topped with fresh parsley and feta

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    Whole grilled shakshuka pizza topped with feta and fresh parsley
    grilled shakshuka pizza with a slice cut out topped with eggs, feta and parsley

    Our Favorite Pizza Recipes

    Once you start flexing your pizza-making muscles, it can be hard to stop. And why would you want to, anyway? Here are four pizza recipes (and pizza-ish recipes) to try next!

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    Grilled Shakshuka Pizza

    Updated on December 3, 2024

    • Serves:  4
    • Prep Time:  20 min
    • Cook Time:  45 min
    • Calories:  673
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    Ingredients

    • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 Anaheim peppers, roughly chopped
    • 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped
    • 4 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • Flour, for dusting
    • 1 pound raw pizza dough, store-bought or homemade, room temperature
    • 1 ½ cups grated mozzarella cheese
    • 4 large eggs
    • Freshly cracked black pepper
    • ¾ cup crumbled feta
    • 2 tablespoons minced fresh flat leaf parsley

    Method

    1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the Anaheim peppers and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 1 minute more. Stir in the cumin, paprika, and tomato paste until incorporated. Reduce the heat to medium, add the diced tomatoes, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the salt and sugar.

    2. Preheat the grill on medium-high. Generously dust a rimless sheet pan with flour (note: you can also use the back side of a rimmed sheet pan).

    3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until 14-inches in diameter and ¼-inch thick. Brush the top of the dough with 1 tablespoon of the remaining olive oil. Carefully place the dough, oiled side down, directly on the grill and cook until slightly puffed, about 3 minutes. Using a large metal spatula, flip the grilled dough onto the prepared sheet pan, oiled side up.

    4. Spread the tomato sauce over the dough in a thick layer, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle evenly with the mozzarella. Create 4 (4-inch wide) wells in the cheese and sauce, then crack 1 egg into each well. Season the eggs with pepper.

    5. Reduce the grill to medium and oil the grates with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Carefully transfer the pizza back onto the grill. Close the grill and cook until the crust is browned and the egg whites are firm, about 5 minutes.

    6. Serve sprinkled with feta, parsley and flaky salt.

    Nutrition Info

    • Per Serving
    • Amount
    • Calories 673
    • Protein 30 g
    • Carbohydrates 69 g
    • Total Fat 31 g
    • Dietary Fiber 2 g
    • Cholesterol 201 mg
    • sodium 687 mg
    • Total Sugars 12 g

    Grilled Shakshuka Pizza

    Questions & Reviews

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    • Alexis

      Can I make this pizza without a grill? And If I can make it in the oven would I need to cook it different from other pizzas? Like temp or time? Thanks!

      It should work just like any other pizza in the oven.

    • Jenn

      This was absolutely delicious! Didn't realize you could grill a pizza and now I want it every night!

      Thanks Jenn, we are so happy you tried it!