Sausage and three cheese pizza

Sausage and three cheese pizza Sausage and three cheese pizza
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Serves: 1 pizza, 30 cm (12 in) in diameter

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 200 g (about 1/2 lb) mild Italian sausage meat
  • ½ small onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 450 g (1 lb) pizza dough
  • Extra-fine semolina flour (for preparation)
  • ? cup Rao’s pizza sauce
  • ¾ cup smoked mozzarella (or smoked caciocavallo), grated
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
  • ½ cup ricotta
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme

Directions

  • In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Cook the sausage meat for 5 to 6 minutes, breaking up the meat as it cooks, until nicely browned.
  • Add the onion and bell pepper. Continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until the vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
  • On a lightly floured work surface, stretch the pizza dough into a circle about 30 cm (12 in) in diameter.
  • Sprinkle a pizza peel or baking sheet with semolina flour, then place the dough on top.
  • Spread the pizza sauce over the dough, leaving a border of about 2 cm (3/4 in). Top with smoked mozzarella and Parmesan, then spread the sausage mixture evenly over the pizza.
  • Cook the pizza:a. In a pizza oven: Preheat the pizza oven according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Using the pizza peel, place the pizza in the oven. Cook for a few minutes, rotating the pizza by a quarter turn every 30 seconds, until the crust is nicely browned and the cheese is melted.b. In a conventional oven: Preheat the oven to 230 °C (450 °F). Place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the crust is nicely browned and the cheese is melted.
  • Remove from the oven, top with spoonfuls of ricotta, and sprinkle with thyme.

Made With

Pizza Sauce

Pizza Sauce