Sausage and Pepper Pizza
Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Cindy Barr; 
Using a premade crust helps this dish come together much quicker than making your own. You will need to thicken the sauce with tomato paste to keep the crust crisp. For pizzeria-caliber results, bake on a preheated pizza stone.
| Servings:6 servings (serving size: 1 slice) | Prep Time:n/a | Cook Time:n/a |
Nutritional Info
Ingredients
- 4 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
- Cooking spray
- 1 cup red bell pepper strips (about 1 medium)
- 1 cup yellow bell pepper strips (about 1 medium)
- 1 (16-ounce) cheese-flavored pizza crust (such as Boboli)
- 1 cup Basic Marinara
- 1 tablespoon no-salt-added tomato paste
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded provolone cheese
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- iron:3.1 mg
- poly fat:2.1 g
- protein:16.5 g
- sodium:756 mg
- saturated fat:4.2 g
- calories:335
- calories from fat:29 %
- mono fat:3.4 g
- carbohydrate:42.8 g
- calcium:247 mg
- cholesterol:23 mg
- fat:10.9 g
- fiber:2.9 g
directions
Preheat oven to 450°.
Remove casings from sausage. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sausage and bell peppers to pan; cook 6 minutes or until bell peppers are crisp-tender and sausage is browned, stirring frequently.
Place pizza crust on a large baking sheet. Combine Basic Marinara and tomato paste, stirring with a whisk; spread evenly over crust, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle with cheeses and oregano; top evenly with sausage mixture. Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes before slicing.
