Smoky Sausage & Apple Pizza Recipe

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This good-for-you pizza combines savory chicken sausage with fresh fruit and vegetables. It makes for a healthy dinner that won’t sabotage your waistline. —Lindsay Williams, Hastings, Minnesota

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Smoky Sausage & Apple Pizza Recipe

Prep: 40 min. + standing Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

40 15 55

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 to 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon quick-rise yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash sugar
1/2 cup warm water (120° to 130°)
4-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
TOPPINGS:
1 small onion, chopped
3 teaspoons cider vinegar, divided
2 teaspoons maple syrup, divided
Dash salt
Dash cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
1-1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon cornmeal
2 cups chopped beet greens or fresh spinach
1/2 cup chopped apple
2 fully cooked apple chicken sausage links or flavor of your choice (3 ounces each), sliced
3/4 cup shredded smoked cheddar cheese

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Stir in the water, oil and honey; beat just until moistened. Stir in enough remaining whole wheat flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onion, 2 teaspoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon syrup, salt and cayenne in oil until onion is tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the sage, mustard and remaining vinegar and syrup.
Grease a 12-in. pizza pan; sprinkle with cornmeal. Roll out dough to fit prepared pan; prick thoroughly with a fork. Bake at 450° for 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Arrange the onion mixture, beet greens, apple, sausages and cheese over top. Bake 5-7 minutes longer or until crust is golden and cheese is melted. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 slices equals 388 calories, 17 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 836 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.

Originally published as Smokey Sausage & Apple Pizza in Country Woman August/September 2011, p43