Spicy Sausage Pizza Pie Recipes

SAUSAGE PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly grease/spray a pie dish.
• Unroll crescent dough and scatter triangles in the pie dish. Spread dough around bottom and halfway up the sides with fingers and press seems together to form a crust in the pie plate; set aside.
• In a skillet, brown the sausage with the garlic, onions, and green pepper. Cook, breaking up sausage with a spatula until no longer pink. Drain off fat.
• Place cooked, drained sausage mixture over crescent dough crust.
• Top with the drained mushrooms.
• Evenly pour the tomato sauce over top.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, oregano, basil and salt (to taste). Evenly pour over cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes or until set.

SPICY SAUSAGE PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease large cookie sheet. Cook sausage in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and oregano; set aside.
• Stir Bisquick mix, cheese spread and hot water until soft dough forms. Place on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into ball; knead 5 times. Roll into 14-inch circle; place on cookie sheet. Spread sausage mixture over crust to within 3 inches of edge. Fold edge over mixture, leaving center open. Top with bell pepper rings. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until crust is light golden brown and cheese is melted.

DEEP-DISH PIZZA WITH SPICY SAUSAGE AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Make the dough. Transfer one 1-pound ball of dough to a 9-inch round cake pan coated with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Cover and let the dough rise again until almost spread to the edges of the pan, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 500˚ F (use the convection setting, if available) with a pizza stone, baking steel or inverted large baking sheet in the lower third of the oven.
• Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon and let drain and cool.
• Press the dough to reach the edge of the pan, then press the dough up the sides to create a lip 1/2 to 3/4 inch higher than the center of the dough. Top with the Parmesan and sliced mozzarella, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Spread the pizza sauce over the cheese, almost to the edge, and top with the sausage, olives and the shredded mozzarella.
• Place the pan on the hot stone and bake the pizza until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling and browned in spots, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then loosen the edges with a small offset spatula and remove the pizza to a cutting board. Sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley.
• Sprinkle the yeast over the hot water in a small bowl. Let stand until dissolved and slightly foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the bread flour, all-purpose flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the yeast mixture into the well and add the olive oil. Stir with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, dust the dough with flour and knead, dusting with more flour as needed, until very smooth and elastic but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours. Divide the dough into two 1-pound balls. (If making sheet-pan pizza, let the dough rise, covered, on an 11-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet coated with 3 tablespoons olive oil instead of in a bowl; do not divide into two balls.)
• If not using the dough right away, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Bring to room temperature before using.
• Combine crushed tomatoes, garlic clove, olive oil, dried oregano and a pinch each of sugar, salt and pepper in a medium bowl; season with more salt and sugar if needed. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

HOT AND SPICY PIE

Steps:

• Put a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F.
• Make the chicken: Combine the salt, cayenne, white pepper, garlic powder, black pepper, cumin and dried basil in a bowl. Brush the chicken with olive oil, then rub with the spices. Heat a grill pan to medium high; grill the chicken until cooked through, about 7 minutes per side. Grill the sausage, turning, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool, then dice the chicken and crumble the sausage.
• Stretch the pizza dough on a floured surface into a 12-inch round. Put on a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel or upside-down baking sheet; slide the dough onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet and cook 7 minutes.
• Slide the crust back onto the peel. Spread with the pizza sauce, then top with 1/2 cup mozzarella, the chicken, pepperoni and sausage. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and the parmesan. Return the pizza to the oven and bake until bubbly, about 7 more minutes. Top with the fresh basil.
• ACTIVE: 40 min l TOTAL: 55 min l MAKES: one 12-inch pizza

SAUSAGE PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 375°. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Cook sausage in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and oregano; set aside.
• Stir Bisquick mix, cheese sauce and hot water until soft dough forms. Place on surface dusted with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into a ball; knead 5 times. Roll into 14-inch circle; place on cookie sheet.
• Spread sausage mixture over dough to within 3 inches of edge. Fold edge over mixture. Top with bell pepper rings. Sprinkle cheese over sausage mixture. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until crust is light golden brown and cheese is melted.

THE BEST SAUSAGE PIZZAS

Steps:

• Divide dough in half. With greased fingers, pat each half onto an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain., Spread pizza sauce over crusts. Top with cheese, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and sausage. Bake at 400° until golden brown and cheese is bubbling, 12-15 minutes. If desired, top with grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh oregano leaves. , Freeze option: Wrap unbaked pizzas and freeze for up to 2 months. To use, unwrap and place on pizza pans; thaw in the refrigerator. Bake at 400° until crust is golden brown, 18-22 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE RICOTTA PESTO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove pie crust from the freezer.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage. Cook, breaking up the sausage, until juices are released, about 3 minutes. Add red onion, red bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until sausage is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes more. Drain and discard grease.
• Combine ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, pesto, Romano cheese, lime juice, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and lemon pepper in a small bowl. Spread over the pie crust. Sprinkle the sausage mixture over the cheese mixture. Arrange zucchini and walnuts on top. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned, about 30 minutes.

SPICY PIZZA SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir well.
• Over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet, brown the sausage, stirring to crumble into pieces of the desired size (I like big-ish chunks rather than "gravel"), about 7 to 9 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Use on your pizza.
• Makes 5 cups (5 servings of 1 cup each, for a large pizza) of pizza sausage - you can put it into Ziplock bags and freeze them for later use, if you like.