Pepperoni Sausage Pizza Fondue Recipes

PEPPERONI-SAUSAGE STUFFED PIZZA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine oil, salt, sugar, yeast mixture and 1 cup flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 425°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan. Punch down dough; divide into three portions. On a lightly floured surface, combine two portions of dough and roll into a 15x11-in. rectangle. Transfer to prepared pan, pressing onto bottom and up sides of pan. Top with 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 2 cups cheddar cheese. Sprinkle with flour, seasonings, cooked sausage, mushrooms and pepperoni., Roll out remaining dough into a 13x9-in. rectangle. Place dough over filling, crimping edges to seal; prick top with a fork. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake on a lower oven rack 10 minutes., Reduce oven setting to 375°. Spread pizza sauce over cheese. Bake 30-35 minutes longer or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese., Freeze option: Freeze cooled baked pizza pieces in a resealable freezer container. To use, reheat on a baking sheet in a preheated 375° oven until heated through.

SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA PASTA

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, mushrooms, pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender; drain and remove from pan., Cook pepperoni in the same pan until heated through. Return sausage mixture to the pan., Stir in the water, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce mix, olives, oil and garlic salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes to allow flavors to blend., Drain pasta; stir into sausage mixture. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.

PIZZA PASTA BAKE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat until just lightly pink. Add green bell pepper and onion to the sausage. Continue cooking until the meat is cooked through. Add the pepperoni, olives, cream cheese, and sauce. Cook over low heat until heated through and cheese has melted.
• When pasta is done, drain and return to the pot. Stir the sausage mixture into the pasta; stir to coat the pasta.
• Add half of the pasta mixture to prepared baking dish. Top with half of the mozzarella cheese. Spread the remaining pasta over the cheese and top with the remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning and place a few pepperoni slices on top, if you like.
• Bake until the cheese has melted and the pasta is heated through, about 15 minutes.

SAUSAGE, PEPPERS AND ONION DEEP DISH PIZZA

Steps:

• In a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the flour, sugar, yeast and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Add the water and oil and mix to combine (you may have to get in there with a spatula to help everything incorporate). Turn the mixer to medium-high and knead the dough until it is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl without sticking, adding more flour 1 tablespoon at a time if needed, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Coat a large bowl with oil and transfer the dough to the bowl. Toss a few times to coat the dough. Cover and let sit at room temperature until it has doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.
• Once the dough is ready, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Liberally coat two 10-inch cake pans with the softened butter. Divide the dough into two balls and place each one in a pan. Cover loosely and let sit for about 20 minutes while the oven preheats and you prepare the other toppings.
• Place the tomatoes in a strainer and sprinkle on a couple good pinches of salt; let drain for 10 minutes. Flatten out the dough all over the bottoms of the pans and about 1 1/2 inches up the sides. Top with cheese slices, overlapping them. Tear the sausage into golf ball-size pieces, then press on top of the cheese and flatten, leaving little holes for the cheese to poke through. Top with the tomatoes, peppers and onions. Sprinkle over the Pecorino-Romano and oregano.
• Bake until the crust is a deep golden brown, the cheese on top is turning golden and the sauce has begun to bubble, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before slicing. Sprinkle with crushed red pepper, if desired.

EASY PIZZA FONDUE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until soft and translucent, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Stir beef, onion, and pizza sauce together in the same pot over medium-high heat. Add mozzarella cheese and Cheddar cheese one handful at a time, stirring until cheeses melt into the fondue before adding the next handfuls. Ladle fondue into bowls.

SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA "PIE"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Fry sausage in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until cooked through, turning occasionally, Drain. Dice sausage.
• Dust 1 side of 1 crust with 1 teaspoon flour. Gently transfer crust to 9-inch-diameter pie pan, floured side down. Press into pan. Arrange half of mozzarella over bottom of crust. Spread 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce over mozzarella. Sprinkle half of Jack cheese atop sauce. Drizzle 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce over cheese. Top with half of pepperoni and half of sausage. Repeat layering with remaining mozzarella, 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, remaining Jack cheese, pepperoni and sausage. Sprinkle with olives and drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce. Top with remaining pie crust. Pinch edges of crust together to seal. Crimp edges to make decorative border. Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let pie stand 30 minutes before serving.

EXTRA CHEESE-SAUSAGE-AND-PEPPERONI PIZZA POT PIE

Steps:

• Combine the oil and red pepper flakes in a small bowl; set aside.
• In a large, heavy skillet, cook both sausages in batches over medium heat, stirring often, until browned--about 10-15 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a large bowl; stir in the pizza sauce and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk 4 of the eggs until frothy; stir in the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, basil, oregano, and pepper.
• Spoon 1/2 the sausage mixture into a shallow 6-quart casserole dish; spoon small dollops of the ricotta mixture over the sauce.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 the mozzarella; arrange the pepperoni over the cheese.
• Repeat with remaining sauce, ricotta mixture, and mozzarella.
• Cover dish with foil and refrigerate for 1-2 hours (the flavors will blend well).
• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out 3/4 of the dough about 1/4" thick; trim to the shape of the baking dish, but leave the dough 1" larger.
• Place dough over the filling, turn edges under, and crimp.
• Whisk the remaining egg with 1 tablespoons.
• water; brush some over the dough.
• Roll out remaining dough and cut out shapes with a small cookie cutter; arrange shapes over crust and brush with remaining egg mixture.
• Brush the entire crust with the reserved olive oil-pepper flake mixture.
• Bake the pie, uncovered, for 35-45 minutes, or until the top is golden and the filling is heated through.
• Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes before cutting and serving.