This super easy Grilled Tortilla Pizza Margherita is extra perfect for pizza cravings when you don’t want to turn on the oven. They can be made year-round on the grill or in the oven, and you can have all the goodness of pizza with just a few minutes of prep work. This recipe is super popular with kids and can be customized to include your favorite pizza ingredients. It’s also naturally lower in carbs since the crust is a tortilla, and you can lower it even more by using an almond flour tortilla.
Pizza… it’s a tradition around our house. Crispy, with just a slick of tomato sauce and melty cheese. Aww yes, this is what weekends are made of!
For years we had pizza every Saturday night after we came home from hiking in the mountains. But since we’ve changed our eating habits, pizza has been the hardest thing to let go of. I mean nothing quite replaces it.
These days, you’ll find us eating a Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad instead. But there’s still the urge to celebrate with our favorite pizza – Pizza Margherita.
So… today pizza is getting a ‘quick and easy’ makeover (husband approved of course). Not only is it grilled but there’s no traditional yeast-raised dough for the crust.
We’ve tried a number of gluten-free and paleo pizza crusts. And I’m not going to lie, some of them have been bad enough that I actually threw them away (and mourned the loss of good mozzarella).
Every once in a while, I make an old-fashioned (not gluten-free) all-out kind of pizza. But… I’ve been looking for a way to get pizza back into my life more often, and this is it! It’s quick and easy, made on the grill (so no mess), and you can use whichever kind of tortilla fits your diet.
I’ve personally tried this recipe using regular flour tortillas, almond flour tortillas (from Siete), rice flour tortillas, and sprouted spelt tortillas – all of which turned out great!
Now let’s jump in and make this Grilled Tortilla Pizza Margherita step by step
Step 1: Start by assembling all of your ingredients. I like using a tomato basil pasta sauce for my pizza sauce or if I have time, I make my Simple Marinara Sauce. I like to steer clear of regular pizza sauce for this recipe because it’s often too heavy in oregano. But really any tomato-based sauce you love will work here.
Step 2: Spread your choice of sauce thinly over the tortilla.
You want to be careful not to overload the tortilla with sauce so it doesn’t become soggy.
Step 3: Top the sauced tortilla evenly with torn fresh mozzarella. Or sprinkle with grated mozzarella if you don’t have/can’t find fresh mozzarella.
Tip: Use a cutting board to transfer your pizza to and from the grill. Carefully slide it on and off the grill – you don’t want to loose any of that precious cheese!
Step 4: Carefully transfer the loaded-up tortilla to a preheated grill.
Step 5: Grill over medium heat just until the cheese melts.
Be sure to keep the grill heat low enough to melt the cheese without burning the bottom.
Step 6: Sprinkle with sliced fresh basil and slice it up!
Ways to serve this
- Use any pizza toppings you love in this recipe. Pizza Margherita is a favorite of ours, but we love pepperoni, Canadian bacon, and pineapple, or loaded up with some cooked veggies. BBQ chicken, or a meat lovers version.
- Add a fresh side salad to make this a rounded-out dinner like my Strawberry Spinach Salad or Apple Spinach Salad.
Storing leftovers
- To store – this is best eaten right away when possible. But you can place any leftover tortilla pizza into an airtight container and refrigerate for 2-3 days.
- Reheating – place the leftover tortilla pizza into a non-stick skillet and heat partially covered over medium heat until lightly crispy on the bottom and the cheese has melted. Or you can also microwave the leftovers until heated.
- To freeze – this can be frozen in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Defrost in the fridge overnight an reheat as directed above. It’s not quite as good as fresh by any means, but this does work ok!
I really hope you enjoy this Grilled Tortilla Pizza Margherita! And if you do get a chance to make this, I hope you’ll leave me a comment/rating below. I always love hearing from you here! Also for more pizza inspired recipes, head over to the recipe index.
So… here’s to the easiest pizza you’ve ever made in your life!
Tortilla Pizza Margherita
INGREDIENTS
- 1 tortilla of choice - see notes
- 1 tsp olive oil - for brushing the tortillas edges
- 2 tbsp Homemade Marinara - or tomato sauce of choice
- 2 ounces fresh mozzarella - torn into small pieces, 1/3 cup, or grated mozzarella
- 2-3 basil leaves cut into thin slivers - chiffonade
- Flaked sea salt for topping if desired
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the grill over high heat, then lower the heat to maintain a temperature between 350º-400ºF.
- These tortilla pizzas can also be cooked in the oven at 425ºF for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese melts and the tortilla is crispy.
- Lightly brush the edges of each side of the tortilla with olive oil and place it on a cutting board.
- Spread the marinara evenly over the tortilla, using more or less depending on the size of your tortilla.
- Break the mozzarella up into small pieces, and place them evenly across the top.
- Carefully slide the tortilla (using a spatula to help) onto the grill.
- Cook until the cheese is melty – about 3-5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with your thinly sliced basil and optional sea salt, and enjoy!
NOTES
nutrition facts
This post was originally published in 2014 but has been updated in 2021 to include more information, tips, new photos, and nutritional info.
Tried this and really good going camping today all dressed will be our dinner today
So glad you enjoyed them! I make versions of this camping quite a bit because it’s so easy – sure hope you have a great trip!
Didn’t feel like waiting 30 mins for our oven to preheat so I found this recipe! Just what I was looking for. Delicious and popular with a picky 4 year old!
So glad you and your family enjoyed it, it’s always the best compliment when picky young ones are happy too! We love making this when the weather is hot, so easy and no need to heat up the oven!
Who does not love to eat pizza? Thank you for sharing this delicious homemade pizza recipe, it looks very delicious!
Right!?! Everyone sure love pizza!
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These look yummy! Have you tried them in the oven for when the weahter isn’t condusive to grilling?
I haven’t tried them in the oven yet but they should work just fine. I would try using lined cookie sheets, and baking them at around 425ºF so that the cheesy gets nice and bubbly!
Wow – these look amazing! I never thought to make pizza on tortillas before although I’ve tried slices of bread and that definitely didn’t work.
Going to try this one for sure – I know the kids will love it 🙂
Thanks for sharing.
They’re a hit with everyone, so I think you’ll enjoy them! 🙂
This is a fab idea! We don’t do pizza much either because it makes me sick (although I do splurge every now and then) but lately we’ve been using a lot of masa flour for tortillas instead of flour tortillas. The corn doesn’t make us sick and the taste is wonderful.
So now I’m going to go try this! Thanks for the awesome idea!
I love masa flour tortillas, especially when they’re hot, right out of the pan. Sometimes, I fry them in avocado oil for a serious treat – it’s like a gourmet frito and then we dip them in homemade guacamole – don’t even need dinner after that!
What brand of tortillas do you use? Rice and Paleo. Don’t want to spend an hour reading the ingredients. I know you already tried them all – so which is the best?
I like the sprouted spelt ones for the most ‘doughy’ taste (Natural Grocers in the refrigerated section). The rice flour tortillas are really good too (freezer section, I think there’s only the one brand) just look for any brand without additives. For a paleo base w/o any grain or additives, I used my crepes from the strawberries and cream crepes (link in the recipe). 🙂
Oh yummmm super excited to try these
So much easier than making dough in the morning for dinner that night
thank u thank u thank u for such a great idea!
This idea is almost dangerous because I always have tortillas and marinara in the freezer – I’m just a grate of cheese away from yummy!
I can totally relate when you say pizza has been the hardest thing to let go of.
I mean, I love cauli crust pizza, and this grilled tortilla pizza sounds like an awesome alternative too…but nothing is quite like the real thing.
That being said, I’m so going to give this tortilla pizza a try because it surely looks delicious!
So far, I’ve only let it go to arm’s length (I still have the real thing every 3 months or so)! I just feel so much better without all that processed food on a regular basis that it makes it just a little easier! 🙂