Sausage Sweet Red Pepper Pizza Recipes

SAUSAGE & SWEET RED PEPPER PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cook sausage in skillet on medium heat 10 min., turning occasionally. Meanwhile, unroll pizza dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; pat into 15x10-inch rectangle. Reserve 1 tsp. Parmesan for later use. Mix remaining Parmesan with oil; brush onto edges of dough.
• Bake 5 min. or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, remove sausage from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet; cut sausage into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Top crust with sausage, peppers, tomatoes and mozzarella.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until cheese is melted and edges of crust are golden brown. Meanwhile, add spinach to reserved sausage drippings; cook 3 min. or just until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally.
• Top pizza with spinach; sprinkle with reserved Parmesan.

SICILIAN PIZZA WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Drizzle the olive oil in a 10-by-15-inch baking dish or on a rimmed baking sheet. Place the balls of dough side by side in the baking dish and pinch the edges together to make one large piece of dough. Press and stretch the dough so it fills the dish. (If using a baking sheet, press and stretch the dough into a 10-by-15-inch rectangle.) Spread the crushed tomatoes over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge. Top with the red pepper flakes, cheese, sausage and green pepper. Bake the pizza until the crust is golden brown and the sausage is fully cooked, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut into squares.

SWEET RED PEPPER PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients together in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer 15-20 minutes, stir frequently.
• This can be doubled or tripled and frozen.
• *Make red pepper paste as follows:.
• 3 large red peppers, cut in half, cored and deseeded.
• Press halves flat (don't worry if they split). Place on cookie sheet, skin side up and roast at 450F until skin is blackened.
• Remove from oven and place in paper bag and close. Set aside while preparing rest of sauce.
• Remove cooled peppers from bag and rub charred skin off with clean tea towel. Don't be concerned is some is left on.
• Cut into chunks.
• Place in blender or food processor and pulse until broken down.
• Add drizzles of extra virgin olive oil until smooth paste.
• Add splash of balsamic vinegar and pinch of kosher salt.
• Blend and add 1/3 cup to rest of ingredients.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE, PEPPERS, AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Place the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet, and slice.
• Melt butter in the skillet. Stir in the yellow onion, red onion, and garlic, and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in red bell pepper and green bell pepper. Season with basil, and oregano. Stir in white wine. Continue to cook and stir until peppers and onions are tender.
• Return sausage slices to skillet with the vegetables. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until sausage is heated through.

PEPPER SAUSAGE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a bowl, combine 1 cup flour, yeast and sugar. Add water; beat until smooth. Add the oil, salt, dried basil, pepper, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and 2 cups flour; beat until blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest 5 minutes., Meanwhile, place spinach in a microwave-safe bowl; cover and microwave on high 30 seconds or just until wilted. Uncover and set aside., Press dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pizza sauce; sprinkle with 2-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, sausage, onion, spinach, mushrooms and yellow pepper. Top with remaining Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. Sprinkle with pizza seasoning. Bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Sprinkle with fresh basil if desired. Cut into squares.

SAUSAGE & PEPPER PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Prepare pizza dough according to package directions. Press dough onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Spread with pizza sauce. Top with 1 cup cheese blend, onion, pepper and sausage; sprinkle with remaining cheese blend., Bake 17-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown. If desired, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

SAUSAGE DIAVOLO PIZZA

Steps:

• Position oven rack to center and preheat to 450 degrees F. Lightly oil a pizza pan and roll out crust, thin.
• In a large skillet, heat oil and saute sausage and red pepper flakes until browned. Remove from heat, drain fat, cool slightly and chop.
• Add garlic and onion to skillet and cook about five minutes until onion is soft.
• Add cherry tomatoes, canned tomatoes, wine and oregano. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer about 20 minutes, stirring when necessary, until cherry tomatoes are soft and sauce thickens. Add parsley and sausage back into skillet. Remove from heat.
• Top pizza crust with sausage mixture, grated cheeses and red pepper slices. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with fresh herbs, cut and enjoy!

SAUSAGE ONION AND PEPPER PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500. Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add sausage and flatten with a spoon. Cook over medium high heat, breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon into small pieces, until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Drain sausage on paper towels. Wipe out skillet if necessary.
• Coat skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium high heat. Add green and red bell peppers, onion and garlic. Coat vegetables lightly with cooking spray.
• Cook, stirring often, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in oregano and pepper flakes.
• Spread tomato sauce over crust. Top with vegetable mixture. Dot with sausages and sprinkle cheese over everything.
• Bake pizza for about 12 minutes, until crust is golden. Slide pizza onto a large cutting board. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Cut into wedges and serve.