Sausage, Pepper and Onion Pizza

Name: Sausage, Pepper and Onion Pizza
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 283 grams pizza dough; 118 milliliters pizza sauce or marinara; 113 grams mild Italian sausage (about 1 link), casing removed; 118 milliliters shredded mozzarella; 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Sausage, Pepper and Onion Pizzan a try. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 72 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 27 minutes. If you have mozzarella, olive oil, pizza dough, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat a grill for direct, medium-high grilling. If using charcoal, push 2/3 of hot coals to 1 side of grill and spread remaining 1/3 on other side to create a multi-zone fire. If using a gas grill, reduce heat on 1 side to medium.

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Spread

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Grill

In a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, breaking up any large chunks with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes.

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Sausage

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon and transfer to a small bowl, leaving fat behind in skillet.

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Slotted Spoon

Frying Pan

Bowl

Add bell pepper and onion to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 6 minutes, adding 1 Tbsp. olive oil to skillet if mixture looks dry.

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Bell Pepper

Olive Oil

Onion

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a separate small bowl.

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Bowl

Dust a 14-inch-wide pizza peel with flour or cornmeal and generously flour a work surface.

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Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Roll dough into a 12-inch round, adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Transfer dough to pizza peel and brush with remaining 2 tsp. olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Dough

Have your toppings within reach of the grill. Slide dough onto hottest part of grill; cover grill. Cook, rotating as needed, until bottom is blistered and browned, about 2 minutes. Flip dough onto cooler side of grill, cooked side facing up.

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Cooler

Dough

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Grill

Spread pizza sauce over crust and top with shredded mozzarella, leaving a 1/2-inch border.

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Shredded Mozzarella

Pizza Sauce

Crust

Spread pepper-onion mixture and sausage on top. Cover grill and cook until bottom crust has browned and cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes, occasionally uncovering and checking bottom of crust to ensure it's not burning. If it is, reduce heat (if using a gas grill) or move off the grill (if using charcoal).

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Sausage

Cheese