Name: Spicy Sausage and Gorgonzola Pizza
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 Italian hot sausages (about 12 ounces), casings removed; 1 10-ounce purchased fully baked thin pizza crust; 1 1/4 cups purchased refrigerated marinara sauce; 1 1/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 5 ounces); 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves; 1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 4 ounces); 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, halved; 4 thin rounds green bell pepper, halved

Spicy Sausage and Gorgonzola PizzaLeo Gong

Uncork a bottle of hearty Chianti to go with the great Italian flavors in this new twist on a traditional tomato-sauced pizza.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 Italian hot sausages (about 12 ounces), casings removed

1 10-ounce purchased fully baked thin pizza crust

1 1/4 cups purchased refrigerated marinara sauce

1 1/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 5 ounces)

1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves

1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 4 ounces)

1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, halved

4 thin rounds green bell pepper, halved

Preparation

Step 1
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425°F. Sauté sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat until just cooked through, breaking into 1/2-inch pieces with back of spoon, about 10 minutes. Drain off fat; set sausage aside.
Step 2
Place pizza crust on rimless baking sheet. Leaving 3/4-inch plain border, spread 1 cup sauce over crust. Top with 3/4 cup mozzarella, 3/4 of basil, sausage, 1/2 cup Gorgonzola, olives, 1/2 cup mozzarella, bell pepper and 1/2 cup Gorgonzola. Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup sauce over. Bake pizza until crust is crisp and topping is heated through, about 13 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining basil.

TagsPizza Italian European Sausage Meat Gorgonzola Blue Cheese Cheese Dairy Mozzarella Main Dinner Lunch Nut Free Oven Bake Bon Appétit

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