Sauerkraut Pizza Recipe

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Need a different pizza flavoring for a get-together, try sauerkraut! It makes such a delicious combination.—The Fremont Company

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Sauerkraut Pizza Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
1 to 1-1/4 pounds bulk pork sausage
1 cup chopped onion
1-1/2 teaspoons fennel seed, divided
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian diced tomatoes, drained
1 can (14 ounces) sauerkraut, well drained
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Press pizza dough onto a lightly greased 14-in. round pizza pan. Bake at 450° for 4 minutes; set aside.
In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, 1 teaspoon fennel seed, oregano, basil and garlic until the sausage is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain.
Sprinkle crust with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Spread with pizza sauce, sausage mixture, tomatoes, sauerkraut and remaining fennel seed and mozzarella. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake at 450° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 472 calories, 25 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 1,727 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Sauerkraut Pizza in Country Woman September/October 1997, p40