Pesto Sausage Pizza Makeover

Name: Pesto Sausage Pizza Makeover
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams loaf frozen bread dough, thawed; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 473 milliliters sliced fresh mushrooms; 227 grams Johnsonville® Mild Ground Italian Sausage; 170 grams 1-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 64 grams can sliced ripe olives, drained; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 59 milliliters prepared pesto; 237 milliliters roasted garlic Parmesan spaghetti sauce

Pesto Sausage Pizza Makeover might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. For $1.16 per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 12. One serving contains 334 calories, 11g of protein, and 21g of fat. Head to the store and pick up mild ground sausage, onion, roasted garlic parmesan spaghetti sauce, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.

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Sausage

Onion

Meat

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Frying Pan

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 16-in. x 11-in. rectangle.

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Dough

Roll

Transfer to a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Build up edges slightly.

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In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and pesto until blended.

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Cream Cheese

Pesto

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Bowl

Spread over dough.

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Spread

Dough

Layer with spaghetti sauce, sausage mixture, mushrooms, olives and Monterey Jack cheese.

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Monterey Jack Cheese

Pasta Sauce

Mushrooms

Sausage

Olives

Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.

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Cheese

Crust

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Servings:

454grams

loaf frozen bread dough, thawed 227grams

package cream cheese, softened 473milliliters

sliced fresh mushrooms 227grams

Johnsonville® Mild Ground Italian Sausage 170grams

1-1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese 64grams

can sliced ripe olives, drained 237milliliters

chopped onion 59milliliters

prepared pesto 237milliliters

roasted garlic Parmesan spaghetti sauce

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Antipasti. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. You could try Viva Diva Moscato Colada. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.9 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 11 dollars per bottle.

Viva Diva Moscato Colada

Sweet Moscato wine infused with natural coconut & pineapple flavor. Light orange in color. Fruity, typical of coconut & pineapple with light hints of Moscato. Excellent as an aperitif or mixing with cocktails.