Spicy Three Cheese + Italian Sausage and Red Pepper Pizza

By ebdonahue

Ingredients

• 1 recipe Whole Wheat or Regular Pizza Dough {links are in the post above}
• 1 recipe for Pizza Sauce {link is in the post above}
• 4 Hot or Mild Italian Sausage Links, casing removed, crumbled and cooked
• 1 medium Red Onion, sliced into rings
• 2 medium Red Bell Peppers, sliced into rings, seeds and stems discarded
• 8 ounces freshly grated Mozzarella Cheese
• 8 ounces freshly grated Sharp Provolone Cheese
• 8 ounces freshly grated Fontina Cheese
• Red Pepper Flakes

Details

Servings 2
Cooking time 80mins
Adapted from simplyscratch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees and use olive oil to grease two rimmed baking sheets generously.

Divide the dough in half and on a lightly floured surface, roll thin using a rolling pin.

Transfer the dough to the prepared pan(s) and top with pizza sauce.

Divide the cooked sausage among both pizzas and top with slices of red pepper and onion.

Divide the cheese among both pizzas and bake at 450 for 15-20 minutes, rotating the pans if necessary.

Remove and sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Let the pizzas rest for 5 minutes on the pan before transferring to a cutting board and slicing into pieces.

YIELD: 2 medium pizzas PREP TIME: 1+ hours {for dough} COOK TIME: 15-20 TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 20 minutes approximately