Sausage Pizza
Description
Make any night pizza night at home with this recipe for sausage pizza. Once you get the hang of making your own pizza, you'll never get the frozen stuff again.
Ingredients
- 1 batch the best pizza dough
- 1 pound bulk italian sausage
- 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
- optional: grated parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh oregano leaves
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 no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; 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.
