Sausage Spinach Pizza

Name: Sausage Spinach Pizza
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 118 milliliters shredded Asiago cheese; 473 milliliters fresh baby spinach; 397 grams can Italian diced tomatoes, undrained; 532 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 6 slices reduced-fat provolone cheese, halved; 1 teaspoons salt; 340 grams Italian turkey sausage links, thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp sugar; 237 milliliters warm water (110° to 115°)

Sausage Spinach Pizza requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 328 calories. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have flour, provolone cheese, canned tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a Mediterranean main course.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water.

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Water

Yeast

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Add flour, oil, sugar, Italian seasoning and salt; beat on medium speed for 3 minutes or until smooth. Stir in Asiago cheese.

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Italian Seasoning

Asiago Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Cooking Oil

Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-6 minutes.

Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

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Cooking Spray

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Preheat oven to 425°. Punch dough down; divide in half. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 13-in. circle.

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Dough

Punch

Roll

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Transfer to two 12-in. pizza pans coated with cooking spray. Build up edges slightly. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork.

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Dough

Bake 5-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

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Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.

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Sausage

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Place tomatoes in a food processor; cover and pulse until finely chopped.

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Tomato

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Spread tomatoes over crusts; layer with spinach, sausage and provolone cheese.

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Provolone

Tomato

Sausage

Spinach

Spread

Bake 8-12 minutes or until crusts and cheese are lightly browned.

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Cheese

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Servings:

7grams

package active dry yeast 118milliliters

shredded Asiago cheese 473milliliters

fresh baby spinach 397grams

can Italian diced tomatoes, undrained 532milliliters

all-purpose flour 2teaspoons

Italian seasoning 2Tbsps

olive oil 6slices

reduced-fat provolone cheese, halved 1teaspoons

salt 340grams

Italian turkey sausage links, thinly sliced 1Tbsp

sugar 237milliliters

warm water (110° to 115°)

Recommended wine: Sangiovese, Shiraz, Barbera Wine

Sangiovese, Shiraz, and Barbera Wine are great choices for Pizza. The best wine for pizza depends on the toppings! Red sauce pizza will call for a red wine with some acidity, such as a barberan or sangiovese. Add pepperoni or sausage and you can go bolder with a syrah. You could try Monte Bernardi Retromarcia Chianti Classico. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.

Monte Bernardi Retromarcia Chianti Classico

Deep, ruby red with hints of purple. Intense mountain herbs, aromas of cranberry, wild cherry and red plums, anise, spice, and orange peel. Fresh and fruity, medium-bodied, well balanced, with a nice structure, juicy acidity and a long finish.