The Best Sausage Pizzas

Name: The Best Sausage Pizzas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 pizzas (8 slices each).
Cuisine: Asian Appetizers, Asian Dinners, Indian Recipes, Italian Dinners, Italian Pizza Recipes, Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk Italian sausage; 1 batch Best Pizza Dough; 1 cup pizza sauce; 4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1 medium red onion, sliced; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms; Grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh oregano leaves, optional

What makes this recipe unique is the slow overnight fermentation of the dough. The flour has time to hydrate and relax, which makes the dough so much easier to roll out! —Josh Rink, Taste of Home Photo Stylist

Ingredients

1 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 batch Best Pizza Dough
1 cup pizza sauce
4 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 medium red onion, sliced
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
Grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh oregano leaves, optional

Directions

Divide dough in half. With greased fingers, pat each half onto an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
Spread pizza sauce over crusts. Top with cheese, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and sausage. Bake at 400° until golden brown and cheese is bubbling, 12-15 minutes. If desired, top with grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh oregano leaves. Or wrap pizzas and freeze for up to 2 months.
To use frozen pizzas: Unwrap and place on pizza pans; thaw in the refrigerator. Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 344 calories, 20g fat (7g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 651mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 15g protein.

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NH-rescue

Apr 30, 2020

A flavorful pizza with a well-baked crust! We spread some minced garlic on the crust before baking and used a mozzarella-mix for the cheese. You can make the whole pizza a bit spicier by using hotter, spicier sausage. Simple but great recipe.
ReneeMurby

Feb 29, 2020

We loved it! Simple and delicious. Hearty and satisfying. Great Pizza!
echarest

Feb 28, 2020

The amount of sausage and veggies is different here from what was published in the February / March 2020 magazine.
aug2295

Feb 18, 2020

I left out the mushrooms. This was sooo good and really easy to make.
William

Feb 17, 2020

Indeed it's the simplest way to make delicious Pizza. I will try it soon and will tell you about my experience. My mouth is watering already. Although I did a bit of work on pizza packaging for business starters. Read it here: https://custompackingsolutions.blogspot.com/2020/02/even-simple-changes-can-make-alluring-custom-pizza-boxes.html
amsm

Feb 16, 2020

I enjoyed this pizza very much. I was able to customize it to my taste. My husband loves mushroom and I don't, and I love onion and he doesn't! So I put what we like on each half!
ronjon3

Feb 9, 2020

Quite possibly the worst crust ever. I have just scraped off all the ingredients and pitched the crust. Now going to the grocery store to buy a crust and build another pizza.
Linda

Dec 18, 2019

What do the abbreviations for the dough mean??