Spicy Sausage and Mushroom Pizza

Name: Spicy Sausage and Mushroom Pizza
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 113 grams hot turkey Italian sausage; 118 milliliters lower-sodium marinara sauce (such as McCutcheons); 227 grams package presliced mushrooms; 237 milliliters thinly sliced onion; 28 grams 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 57 grams 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 237 milliliters diced red or green bell pepper; 454 grams refrigerated fresh pizza dough; 1 Tbsp yellow cornmeal

Spicy Sausage and Mushroom Pizz A mixture of cornmeal, lower-sodium marinara sauce, pre mushrooms, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the refrigerated pizza dough you could follow this main course with the Grilled Dessert Pizza as a dessert. It is a rather cheap recipe for fans of Mediterranean food.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Place dough in a bowl coated with cooking spray; let dough stand, covered, for 15 minutes.

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Dough

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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray.

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Remove casings from sausage.

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Add sausage to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring to crumble.

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Add onion and mushrooms; saut 4 minutes.

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Onion

Add bell pepper; saut 2 minutes.

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Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal; roll dough into a 12-inch circle on prepared baking sheet.

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Roll

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Spread sauce over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with sausage mixture.

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Sprinkle cheeses over sausage mixture.

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Bake at 450 on bottom oven rack for 17 minutes or until crust is golden.

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Servings:

113grams

hot turkey Italian sausage 118milliliters

lower-sodium marinara sauce (such as McCutcheon's)227grams

package presliced mushrooms 237milliliters

thinly sliced onion 28grams

1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 57grams

1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 237milliliters

diced red or green bell pepper 454grams

refrigerated fresh pizza dough 1Tbsp

yellow cornmeal

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian works really well with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Badian a Coltibuono Cultusboni RS Chianti Classico ( half-bottle) with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 11 dollars per bottle.