Grilled Portobello Pizza {Elevate Pizza Night with Classico}

The folks at Classico asked me to share how I'd "Elevate Pizza Night" using their new pizza sauces.  While I did receive product and compensation for this post, all opinions are my own. 





Did you know that October is National Pizza month?  What a perfect way to pay tribute to a food that allows you so much creativity!

I love pizza and I'm often inspired to use new ingredients on pizza based on what I see as I pass by pizzerias and look into their cases filled with almost anything on top of the slices!

When I received a jar of the new Classico Fire Roasted Pizza Sauce, I knew exactly how I wanted to top my pizza.

I immediately started thinking about grilled vegetables!  I love when a pizza is topped with veggies, because that takes some of the guilt away from digging in and enjoying an extra slice!

With Halloween right around the corner, having a pizza party to welcome home your trick-or-treaters would be a fun way to finish off the evening!  All kids love pizza (and so do most adults!), so this quick an easy way of putting together a buffet of slices will please everyone!

Purchase the pre-baked pizza crusts and once the oven is ready you can add your topping filled crusts, and in about 10 minutes or so you've got nibbles for everyone!

I like using the personal pizza size and cutting them into appetizer sized slices... this way, when you top each crust differently, everyone can sample a little bit of this... and a little bit of that.

Since I'm all about grilled veggies, I pulled out my Cuisinart Griddler so that I could get grill marks on the sliced portobello mushrooms without going into the chilly autumn air.  This worked beautifully, and it's something I need to remember to do more often since I don't always remember to use this appliance for much more than quesadillas and pancakes...

While I'm grilling up the mushrooms, I had my pizza stone heating in my oven.  Once it's preheated, start by covering your pre-baked pizza crust with Classico Fire Roasted Pizza Sauce followed by the mushrooms - taking care to spread them out evenly on the crust.

Lastly, top with shredded cheese.  I opted for a 2 cheese pizza blend that I found at my local grocery store.  You could simply top with mozzarella or get a little fancy and head to the cheese counter and ask for a nice "melty" cheese to shred and add to the top of your pizza.



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