Italian Sausage Pizza with Roasted Peppers, Tomatoes and Basil
You'll love the combination of flavors on this Italian sausage pizza with roasted peppers, tomatoes and basil. It's classic and delicious!
Ingredients
- 4 oz spicy or sweet Italian pork sausage
- 1 small bell pepper
- Pizza dough for 1 pizza
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup cherry/grape tomatoes or 1 medium heirloom tomato , sliced
- 4 oz fresh mozzarella , thinly sliced (225 grams)
- Salt and pepper , to taste
- A handful of fresh basil leaves
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500°F (or its highest setting if it doesn't go to 500°F) for 30 minutes. If baking on a pizza steel or stone, preheat it in the oven at the same time, see Notes.
- Brown sausage in a skillet until cooked all the way through, then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Roast the whole bell pepper directly over the flame either on a gas stovetop or grill, using tongs to turn it every minute or so until bell pepper is charred all over. Let it cool enough to touch, then slice into strips, discarding the seeds and stem.
- On a well-floured surface roll out pizza dough to a rough 15-inch circle. If you like thin crispy crust, roll it a little thinner.
- Make sure the pizza dough is loose on the countertop, add more flour if needed. Then spread olive oil over the dough and top with cheese, cooked sausage, roasted peppers and tomatoes. Add a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Use a pizza peel to transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until edges of the crust are browned and cheese is melted on top, bubbly and just starting to brown.
- Immediately slice pizza, top with fresh basil, and and serve.
Notes
- Feel free to use a homemade pizza dough recipe or store-bought. If using refrigerated pizza dough, allow it to come to room temperature at least 1 hour before rolling it out.
- I recommend using a baking steel if you make a lot of homemade pizza. It makes a big difference in texture and appearance! However, you can bake this pizza recipe on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper (the parchment paper shouldn’t burn, but it will turn dark brown at the edges). Transfer dough to the sheet pan before adding toppings.
- Notes on ingredients:
- You can also use shredded low-moisture mozzarella (whole milk, not part-skim) in place of the fresh mozzarella.
- Use sweet or spicy Italian sausage or bulk ground/breakfast sausage.
- Feel free to use jarred roasted red peppers in place of bell pepper.
Calories: 225kcal, Carbohydrates: 3g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 44mg, Sodium: 388mg, Potassium: 197mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 1214IU, Vitamin C: 43mg, Calcium: 152mg, Iron: 1mg
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