Spicy Sausage and Mushroom Pizza

By Shelly17

Time Saver - Use store-bought precooked crust like Boboli.

Budget Buy - Pecorino Romano is a cheaper alternative to Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Ingredients

• 1 pound refrigerated fresh pizza dough
• Cooking spray
• 4 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
• 1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
• 1 cup diced red or green bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup lower-sodium marinara sauce (such as McCutcheon's)
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Details

Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 450°.

2. Place dough in a bowl coated with cooking spray; let dough stand, covered, for 15 minutes.

3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add onion and mushrooms; sauté 4 minutes. Add bell pepper; sauté 2 minutes.

4. Sprinkle a baking sheet with cornmeal; roll dough into a 12-inch circle on prepared baking sheet. Spread sauce over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with sausage mixture. Sprinkle cheeses over sausage mixture. Bake at 450° on bottom oven rack for 17 minutes or until crust is golden.