onion and sausage pizza

Dinner

Onion and Sausage Pizza

A robust and meaty pizza topped with browned sausage and sautéed onions — simple yet deeply satisfying

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Servings:

4

Ingredients

1 pound sweet italian sausage
5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 large onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
crushed red pepper to taste
1/4 cup sliced stuffed green olives
1 (1 pound) loaf french bread,
sliced horizontally
6 ounces mozzarella cheese,
shredded

Directions

Remove sausage from casings and saute sausage in 2 tablespoons
olive oil until browned. Drain to remove excess oil. Remove from
skillet and set aside. In skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil, add
onions, garlic and saute stirring until onions wilt down. Add tomato
sauce, salt, pepper and red pepper to taste. Simmer about 5
minutes on low.
Stir together the sausage and onion and chopped olives. Toast
bread lightly under broiler. Top with sausage mix and sprinkle
grated mozzarella over all. Broil about 3 minutes under broiler until
cheese melts. Watch carefully with oven door open. Remove from
broiler, slice and serve.