Pizzeria-Style Sausage Pizza image

Where to Buy
PREP TIME

20 mins

COOK TIME

45 mins

SERVING SIZE

6

Pizzeria-Style Sausage Pizza image

What You’ll Need

1 pound fresh bulk pork sausage, mildly seasoned


1 cup chopped green pepper
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon oregano leaves
1 loaf frozen pizza dough, thawed
2 cups shredded provolone cheese
2 cups chopped tomatoes (seeds removed)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Heat oven to 375ºF. 

Brown pork sausage with green pepper in medium skillet; drain well. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, fennel seed, sugar and oregano. Simmer 5 minutes. 

Using 14-inch pizza pan or 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan, prepare pizza crust following package directions. 

Layer provolone cheese, sausage mixture, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese on pizza crust. Bake on lowest rack of oven for 35-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.