Pizza with Sausage and Buffalo Mozzarella

Serves 4
Time 45 min
Pizza with Sausage and Buffalo Mozzarella

Creamy, super-fresh tasting buffalo mozzarella makes a fabulous topping for this crowd-pleasing pizza. Use a soy-based sausage for a vegetarian version, or replace the sausage with sautéed mushrooms.

Special Diets:

Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    3/4 poundpizza dough, thawed if frozen
    2 teaspoonsextra-virgin olive oil, divided
    2links (about 7 ounces) fresh Italian turkey or pork sausage, casings removed
    1/2 smallred onion, cut into thin rings
    3/4 cupdrained diced canned plum tomatoes
    8 ouncesbuffalo mozzarella or fresh mozzarella in brine, thinly sliced
    1/8 teaspooncrushed red chile flakes
    1/4 cupbasil leaves, sliced if large

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Method

Place a baking rack on the lowest level of the oven and preheat the oven to 475F.


Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or have a 12-inch round pizza pan ready.


Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. (If dough begins to pull back or resists spreading, cover it with a kitchen towel, let it rest 10 minutes, and then continue rolling; you might have to do this a few times to get dough thin enough.)


Transfer dough to the baking sheet or pizza pan and press back into shape as necessary.


Brush surface with 1 teaspoon oil and set aside.


Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.


Add sausage and cook, breaking up large chunks with a spatula, just until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.


Transfer with slotted spoon to bowl.


Return skillet to heat and add onion.


Cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 3 minutes.


Spread pizza with diced tomatoes, leaving a 3/4-inch border around edge.


Top with mozzarella, sausage and onion.


Sprinkle with chile flakes.


Bake in bottom third of the oven until crust is deeply browned and cheese is bubbling, about 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly and cut into 8 pieces.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

2 pieces

Calories

480

Total Fat

20g

Saturated Fat

9g

Cholesterol

50mg

Sodium

850mg

Total Carbohydrate

45g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

26g

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